UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev and the first number of the division's rating Arman Tsarukyan did not sign a contract for the fight. This was told by one of the representatives of Makhachev's team.
"No, no contracts have been signed. We personally have not signed anything and have not received anything, but we are preparing for January 18. The date was announced to us in September, we accepted it, but there has been no concrete confirmation on the opponent yet. We assume that it will be Arman Tsarukyan, but the contract has not been sent to us yet".
