“I don’t know yet what the UFC is planning, but my dream is to fight for a second belt. Obviously I have a contract, so whatever the UFC says, I will fight, there is no no problem. But Edwards vs. “Colby is me, I really believe I can beat the winner of this fight. I look at their skills and what they do as champions and I know my strengths. I’m sure it will be a good fight. I don’t say it. “It will be easy for me to beat one of them. A difficult, very difficult fight awaits us. But I believe I can win the second belt,” Makhachev was quoted as saying by ESPN.
Islam Makhachev defeated Brazilian Charles Oliveira on October 22, 2022 and won the UFC championship title for the first time in his career. And on February 12, 2023, he defeated Australian Alexander Volkanovski by unanimous decision during the UFC 284 tournament and retained his belt. In total, Makhachev fought 25 fights in MMA – he won 24 victories with one defeat.
Source: Sport
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