The Lightweight division of the UFC is always considered the best one by many in the MMA community. With absolute killers across the division it is not easy to get the lightweight strap. Islam Makhachev is the current champion who won his title by beating out Charles Oliveira.
All the major lightweight contenders are scheduled to fight next month. Whereas Islam wants to be a busy UFC champion and fight all the major contenders. Dustin Poirier is the only name in the UFC who is not booked to fight in the next few months. Islam made it clear in the interview that even though he does not think Poirier has done enough to fight for the title he’s still ready to take on the MMA veteran.
Fighters predict how will a fight between Islam Makhachev and Dustin Poirier go
Dustin Poirier beat out Benoit St-Denis in a rather spectacular fashion. Islam beat Alexander Volkanovski in his last fight. Islam has made it clear that he would love to fight in the month of June against Dustin Poirier. In a video uploaded by MMA Global many fighters gave their take on a potential bout between the two lightweight legend. Henry Cejudo said,
Dustin Poirier, he’s loved by the people. I am a fan. He’s got crazy power. Does he belong in the UFC Hall of fame? 100%. But you cannot count out the guy who has only lost one time.
Cejudo made it clear that Islam will be the winner between the two fighters as Islam Makhachev has only been defeated once and is just a better all round fighter.
UFC great Demetrious Johnson claimed,
Islam is no joke. Islam is probably the best fighter. Obviously he’s the best fighter in the lightweight division.
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Demetrious Johnson picked Islam to win the scrap for the lightweight title. Johnson wants Poirier to train as much grappling as he can given Islam’s wrestling credentials. Poirier despite being a black belt in Jiu Jitsu himself is going to have trouble with Islam’s grappling.
UFC veteran Anthony Smith said,
You can do everything right. Islam will just beat you. Because he’s technically proficient on the top and he’s very slow, he’s very patient.
All the UFC fighters were quick to point to the fact that Islam will in fact beat Poirier. Poirier has lost both of his title fights via a rear naked chokehold. If this fight actually happens it’ll be interesting to see how does Dustin copes with Islam Makhachev’s grappling ability. The UFC is yet to confirm a bout between the two superstars.
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