After another belt defense, the Dagestani wants to move up to the welterweight category and challenge the winner of the title fight between Leon Edwards and Colby Covington, who will cross gloves on December 16 at UFC 296.
“I don’t know about the UFC’s plans, but my dream is to fight for a second championship belt. Of course, I have an agreement with the UFC, and I will do what they say. But I truly believe I can beat the winner of the Edwards-Covington fight. I look at their skills and what they have as champions and I know my skills.
This will be a great fight. I'm not saying I'll win easily. It's going to be a tough fight against the big guy. But I believe that I can finish any of them,” ESPN quotes Makhachev as saying.
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