After winning the UFC lightweight title against Charles Oliveira in 2022, Islam Makhachev successfully defended it four times before deciding to move up to chase welterweight gold. However, his pursuit didn’t take long before he secured a title fight against UFC welterweight champion Jack Della Maddalena. The pair is now scheduled to square off on November 15 at UFC 322 in Madison Square Garden, New York City.

The Russian, of course, stands a chance to become a two-division champion if he manages to pull off a win next month. Not to mention, there’s also been chatter of a potential super fight against current UFC lightweight champion Ilia Topuria . And the Russian southpaw is dedicated to making all of those things happen come fight night. But before that, the 33-year-old just made

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