Henry Cejudo, a former UFC champion in two weight classes, has named Islam Makhachev as the main threat at the moment to the organization's current lightweight champion.
"I don't think Tsarukyan won by split decision. In my opinion, Arman definitely took the second and third rounds. And his ability to get out of the choke hold in the first round says a lot about Tsarukyan in general. This guy is the biggest threat to champion Islam Makhachev. Because Arman can fight, because he's short, and Makhachev has problems with lowly opponents. Arman Tsarukyan should fight the winner of the Islam Makhachev vs. Dustin Porier fight," Sehudo said on the YouTube show Pound4Pound.