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UFC lightweight champion Islam Makachev (33, Russia) clearly drew a line that he had little interest in confronting Max Holloway. He expressed his desire to fight by raising his weight to welterweight after he finished arranging the lightweight division.

"Honestly, I don't want to give Holloway a chance. This is because people still say, 'I have to fight against UFC lightweights,'" Makachev said in an interview with ESPN's MMA YouTube channel on Wednesday (Korea time). "I want to challenge for the welterweight title after sorting out the UFC lightweight title." 토토

After playing in the M-1 global league, he joined the UFC in 2014. He made his debut in UFC 187. He beat Leo Kunz with his Rear Naked Choke technique. However, he suffered a bitter defeat in his second UFC fight. He faced Adrienu Martins and fainted in the first round after being hit by a counter punch.

Since then, he has won 13 straight games. He defeated Chris Wade, Nick Lenz, Klayson Tibau, Kazan Johnson, Arman Sarkian, Darby Hamos, Drew Dover, Thiago Moises, Dan Hooker and Bobby Green in a row, earning him the right to challenge for the UFC lightweight title. In October 2022, he beat Charles Oliveira at UFC 280 and wrapped his champion belt around his waist. He then clashed with UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkapotsky twice to win both of them.

He fought for two UFC lightweight titles and won them both. However, his opponent was Volkanovski, who played in the UFC featherweight division. This is why some raised their heads saying that Makachev should fight an "pure" lightweight fighter. This is why Makachev reacted negatively to the fight with former UFC featherweight champion Holloway.

She will have a showdown with Dustin Poirier at the UFC 302 main event to be held at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on June 2. She will seek to secure the third round of UFC lightweight defense against Poirier. If she defeats Poirier, she will likely have one or two more lightweight defense fights. She plans to continue her campaign and raise her weight to welterweight to take on new challenges.

Meanwhile, former UFC featherweight champion Holloway defeated Justin Gaichi in the UFC 300. He had a warm fight and won KO right before the end of the fight. He boosted his stock price by subduing Gaichi, who was ranked high in the UFC lightweight division. He is raising expectations for a big match with UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria, former champion Volkanovski, and UFC lightweight champion Makachev.