Friday, December 6

Early Morning Report: Islam Makhachev ‘not thinking about rematches,’ targets Justin Gaethje next

Charles Oliveira may begin sweating after Islam Makhachev’s latest remarks.

UFC 294 was expected to be headlined by the huge rematch in between the light-weight department’s last and present champs. When it concerns supremacy, nobody at 155 pounds has actually been as strong as Oliveira and Makhachev over the previous couple of years. For Oliveira, his historical and awesome streak through the department came to a stop at the hands of Makhachev in October of last year by means of a second-round arm-triangle choke.

Simply 2 weeks out before Oliveira was to challenge Makhachev in their rematch, he suffered a bad cut over his eye that required his withdrawal. The featherweight champ Alexander Volkanovski went into in his location to conserve the day and eventually failed through a first-round head kick and punches knockout. Now, Oliveira is anticipated to be rebooked in the title shot he initially had, however leading competitors Justin Gaethje and the just recently emerging Arman Tsarukyan have actually tossed possible wrenches into the strategy.

“To be sincere, I’ve currently informed [UFC] I’m not thinking about rematches,” Makhachev stated in an interview in Russia over the weekend (h/t “king Makhachev” on X). “Because if you wish to [be a champion] in an excellent way,

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