Makhachev responded if he plans to move up to middleweight

Dmitriy Kel Nov. 10, 2025, 4:17 p.m.

Former UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev said that conquering the title in the middle division is not in his plans.

ā€œIn middleweight, I would be fat, it would be hard. Honestly, it's not my category,ā€ quotes Makhachev Championship Rounds.

Recall that this coming weekend, the Dagestani will try to take the welterweight belt from Australian Jack Della Maddalena. The fight will headline UFC 322 in New York, USA.

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