Islam Makhachev has been dominating the lightweight class for a long time . His winning streak reached next level in October of last year when he defeated Charles Oliveira by submission to capture the UFC lightweight championship. Islams submission of charles olivera took makhachev’s dominant stardom to next levelsince charles olivera is the fighter with most submission victories in ufc history. Makhachev then defended the belt against 145-pound champion Alexander Volkanovski four months later. Since then, the Dagestani has been inactive.
But now, the champ has revealed the name of his next preferred challenge. In the shark tank that is the UFC 155 lbs division, Makhachev has no shortage of contenders. However, there is one that stands above the rest for the Khabib protégé.
Lightweight star Beneil Dariush has the champion’s attention regardless of his upcoming fight against former champion Charles Oliveira. Regardless of the outcome of this fight, Makhachev has declared his interest in fighting Dariush.
Back when Islam Makhachev became the lightweight champion at UFC 280, his team had stated they wanted to stay active. They followed through on their promise by fighting in February at UFC 284. However, he has been out of action since then.
In all probability, his next opponent will be the winner of Charles Oliveira vs. Beneil Dariush, which takes place at UFC 289. Nevertheless, Makhachev prefers Dariush over Oliveira to be his next opponent. In an interview, he was giving one-word opinions on fighters. When Dariush’s name came up, Makhachev said, “Next target,” whereas for ‘Do Bronx’ he said “former champion.