Islam Makhachev Has Reportedly Kickstarted His Training Camp For Upcoming Fight

Islam Makhachev has reportedly kicked off training camp for his next fight, marking the start of his intense fight prep journey

Islam Makhachev

Islam Makhachev has finally started his training camp! After his win against Renato Moicano, many possibilities were being flown around. While a super fight with Ilia Topuria was the number one trend, there were other rumors. Some stated that Makhachev has conquered the lightweight division. And thus, he would be eager to upgrade himself to the welterweight division. But as of now, the latest news has the entire fight world speculating.

According to a recent report from Alvaro Colmenero, Makhachev is preparing for an upcoming fight. And by all means, it might be for his lightweight title defense against Ilia Topuria. Looking at the possibilities, Topuria seems the most plausible opponent for the Dagestani at the moment.

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With Belal Muhammad eyeing his first title defense against Jack Della Maddalena, a move to welterweight is almost out of the question. Moreover, Muhammad recently stated that he would not be fighting Makhachev out of respect. Thus, the fans might be getting the super fight at last. Furthermore, this news is significant as it comes right after the update of Topuria confirmed to fight for the lightweight belt.

UFC Asks Islam Makhachev To Fight Or Vacate!

Islam Makhachev

Ilia Topuria had already announced that he was promised by the UFC for a lightweight title shot. And proving his point further, the UFC has reportedly asked Islam Makhachev to either show up or vacate his title soon. According to updates from Alvaro Colmenero, Makhachev either has to accept the fight or move up to the welterweight division.

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This is because Makhachev, along with Khabib Nurmagomedov, has been reluctant to give Topuria the shot. According to Nurmagomedov, Topuria hasn’t toiled hard enough to deserve a title shot. As for Makhachev, he pointed out that he had already defeated a couple of featherweight champions. But with the Dagestani starting his fight camp, it looks like the UFC fans would be getting a banger of a fight soon.