Makhachev will agree to fight Holloway… If he wins before Topuria
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Future Decoding And the identities of their new kings are up in the air. Many new champions want to make their way in the largest mixed martial arts company in the world while others are more firmly defending their legacy. One of the classics, the best pound for pound in the world right now, It’s Islam Makhachev (26-1).
Russian lightweight champion, He was present at the WFC Abu Dhabi to participate in a Q & A with the fans In the Union Arena… Before tomorrow evening, where his teammate Umar Nurmagomedov will fight.
One of those questions related to Dagestan… With Ilya Topuria (15-0) and Max Holloway (26-7). To Makhachev He was asked if, in the future, he would accept a fight with Hawaii. And he did not hesitate to say yes. But with circumstances.
“If Max wants, let’s do it. It will be something ‘crazy’ for the fans. If he beats Topuria, it’s a difficult battle for him, and VK wants to do it… Let’s do it,” Makhachev commented. He added: “Why not? I have already won Arman Tsarukyan. If the decoder puts it next, no problem, but it did not excite me much… I need a new name, new competitors, I have already beaten Arman.”
If Max wants, let’s do it. It will be something ‘crazy’ for the fans. If he beats Topuria, it’s a difficult battle for him, and VK wants to do it… Let’s do it
Islam Makhachev
He is referring to the fight that he will have with Tsarukyan… Presumably at the end of the year or the beginning of 2025. Everything will depend on Makhachev’s recovery from the injury he suffered to the ligaments in his hand.
