The coach revealed what determines the choice of the next opponent for Makhachev

Dmitriy Kel Dec. 7, 2023, 2:35 a.m.

The head coach of the AKA gym, Javier Mendez, said that his ward, the UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev, cannot choose his own opponents.

The specialist emphasizes that all decisions regarding the Dagestani’s next fight will be made only by the promotion’s management.

“There is no doubt that Gaethje has earned the right to fight Makhachev. However, Islam will fight whoever the UFC gives him. I know that he doesn’t choose rivals. Whoever they tell him to meet is the one he will meet.

However, I repeat once again, neither Gaethje nor Oliveira will give up their position to Tsarukyan. It just wouldn’t be fair,” the MMA News specialist quotes.

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