AMC Fight Nights Champion Dmitry Bikrev in a conversation with , he suggested that the UFC would be the Russian’s next opponent Islam Makhachev considers the winner of the duel between Americans Justin Gaethje and Dustin Poirier.
At the same time, Bikrev noted Brazilian Charles Oliveira would be next in line for a lightweight title fight.
On Saturday in Vancouver, Oliveira defeated American Beneil Dariush by technical knockout in the first round. For the Brazilian, the victory was the first since losing the vacant UFC lightweight belt to Makhachev in October last year.
The fight between Gaethje and Poirier will take place on July 29. These rivals have already fought in April 2018, when Poirier was stronger. The fighters are united by the fact that they both lost to Oliveira and Khabib Nurmagomedov.
– Initially, I considered a scenario such that Dariush would try to extend the fight and Oliveira would climb forward from the start. Well, that’s his style, he tries to take risks. And now he paid dividends, but he didn’t play against Makhachev. The fight turned out cool, and I can’t say I’m surprised with the outcome. As for Oliveira’s revenge against Makhachev… A big question mark. I would rather watch the fight between Makhachev and the winner of the Gatji-Porier pair. I think the UFC will do just that, and Oliveira will be left for the next defense. Although the second fight between Makhachev and Oliveira will attract attention, the Brazilian will try to draw conclusions from it, but … Islam will still move him. Makhachev is just physically stronger and more powerful,” Bikrev told .
Makhachev, 31, has 24 wins and one loss. After a first victory over Oliveira, the Russian made a lightweight belt defense against featherweight champion Alex Volkanovski – in February in Australia, Makhachev won by unanimous decision.
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