Team Islam Makhachev doubles down on retirement talk, saying the lightweight champ may only have 7–8 more fights left in his career.

Islam Makhachev could follow his UFC mentor Khabib Nurmagomedov into an early retirement. That's according to Javier Mendez, who coaches Makhachev, and is the former long-time trainer of Nurmagomedov.

Former UFC double champ voices concern over Islam Makhachev having only 3 fights left before retirement ... He stated that fighters like Makhachev walking away so early is disheartening for ...

If it is only 3 bouts, it will be interesting to see who the UFC matches him up against. Javier Mendez on Islam Makhachev’s UFC career . In a recent interview with the Submission Radio, Coach ...

Jack (Della Maddalena) can beat Islam. That’s a very hard match. But if Islam does beat Jack — then the next two [fights], Belal (Muhamamd) and Kamaru Usman — do a legends fight,” he proposed.

Jack Della Maddalena will face an uphill task trying to defeat pound-for-pound great Islam Makhachev in his first title defence – but one ex-opponent reckons he will be able to do it.

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Fans ruminated that it would be the lightweight clash between Islam Makhachev and Ilia Topuria, if not something else if Jack Della Maddalena tempted Makhachev to welterweight with a win at UFC 315.