According to Islam Makhachev’s coach, Javier Mendez, the former lightweight champ is planning to retire after three more fights, and the news didn’t go well with fight fans who want to see him in the cage for years to come. Now, the former UFC two-division champion and UFC commentator Daniel Cormier shared his honest take on Islam Makhachev’s decision, who plans to retire from professional MMA in his prime like Khabib Nurmagomedov. According to Daniel Cormier, Islam Makhachev’s early retirement plans aren’t good for the MMA community.
In a recent YouTube video, Daniel Cormier said this on the retirement plans of the former champ.
”Islam Makhachev might have three fights, including Jack Della Maddalena. That right there is where our energy should be spent as Islam fans. How in the world does it feel like another dominant champion may be saying ‘It’s about time’?. If Islam comes out and tells us ‘I’ve got three fights left’, we gotta lock in. We saw Khabib do it, and he never looked back. That should be worrisome to us as Mixed Martial Arts fans. We have so many more fights we want to see. We want to see him against Jack Della, we want to see him against Usman, and Ilia Topuria. It’s crazy!”
Daniel Cormier said
If Islam Makhachev has three fights left, then one of the three will be against Jack Della Maddalena, whom he is planning to defeat in his next fight to become the Welterweight champion. After defending his title for the fourth time, Islam decided to move up in the 170 lb division and will likely fight for the title in October 2025. However, whether he will be able to become a two-division champ or remain a former lightweight champ will be interesting to see.
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