“After he beats Oliveira, Islam will fight Gaethje. That’s what we want and that’s what the UFC wants. Justin Gaethje deserved it too. If you knocked out Dustin Poirier, you can’t help but deserve a championship fight. I think Justin deserves this. a step forward,” Russian manager Abdel-Aziz said in an interview with YouTube blogger The Schmo.
The fight between Makhachev and Oliveira will take place on October 21 as part of the UFC 294 tournament.
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