The next UFC welterweight title fight is expected to be Muhammad vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov. Makhachev recently admitted that he’d rather not fight Rakhmonov either, which would make his welterweight title aspirations tough. Time will tell if Makhachev will eventually move up to 170 pounds and attempt to secure UFC gold in a second weight class.

Belal Muhammad reminds Kamaru Usman that he spent years saying he would never fight Israel Adesanya after he suggested that Islam Makhachev should move to welterweight to try and take his title

Kamaru Usman is having a difficult time comprehending Islam Makhachev’s unwillingness to fight Belal Muhammad because of them being ‘training partners’ and for the ‘friendly bond’ they share. The former UFC welterweight champion believes Islam Makhachev should dismiss such notions and step ahead to fulfill his goal of becoming a double champion.