Dana White Shuts Down Islam Makhachev’s UFC Middleweight Ambitions. Story by Shayan Malik • 1mo. Makhachev wants to move up to 185 and is eyeing a potential fight against Dricus du Plessis.

Dana White has seen enough to finally put Islam Makhachev at the top of his personal list as the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter over Jon Jones.

Islam Makhachev could be on the cusp of a super fight with the UFC lightweight champion giving an interesting reaction to Dana White’s comments. Recently, the president of the world’s premier ...

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In the video, Dana White also revealed that Renato Moicano is eager to take the fight. Meanwhile, during a call with White, Islam Makhachev stated that he doesn’t care who his opponent is.

After Islam Makhachev's knockout of Alexander Volkanovski in the main event of UFC 294, UFC CEO Dana White said Charles Oliveira is likely to be Makhachev's next fight.

Makhachev (25-1 MMA, 14-1 UFC) was asked at the UFC 302 post-fight press conference what he thought about White’s claims. “I don’t know – maybe it’s his opinion,” Makhachev said.

Dana White reacts to Islam Makhachev saying he’d be willing to move up to 185 to fight Dricus du Plessis: “I don’t know about that. If he wants to move up to 170 we can talk, moving up to ...

SI’s MMA Notes, Quotes, and Anecdotes runs every Monday. In retrospect, there was no way Islam Makhachev was losing. Alexander Volkanovski, it turned out, was in no condition to defeat Makhachev ...