Islam Makhachev will secure his belt against anyone

Arman Tsarukyan, after his dominant performance in his last fight against Beniel Dariush, rose in the rankings, and now he is standing at number 5 in the most competitive division (lightweight) of the UFC. Arman Tsarukyan registered his biggest knockout victory over Beneil Dariush, where the Armenian fighter knocked Dariush cold in the first round of the fight, proving to the crowd what he is capable of doing in the cage. His exceptional win also makes him a rising opponent for the champion Islam Makhachev, and there are talks in the MMA community about a potential fight between the two fighters.

Islam Makhachev successfully defended his throne against Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 296, where he knocked out Volkanovski in the first round by landing a perfect head kick on the featherweight champion. His dominant performance over Alexander made him the number one pound-for-pound fighter in the UFC, but Arman Tsarukyan challenged the champion during the post-fight interview for a fight and promised to finish him in round one of their title fight.

Islam Makhachev, who has lost only once in the UFC recognizes all the top 5 fighters in the division as good fighters and is confident that there is no one in the light weight division who can give him the competition.

Arman, Dustin, Justin, Charles they all good, they’re TOP 5 in the world, but none of them will get the belt, while I’m here. That’s it! @ufc @espnmma
— Makhachev Islam (@MAKHACHEVMMA) December 6, 2023

In their last fight, Arman Tsarukyan gave Islam Makhachev tough competition. Islam managed to secure a unanimous decision victory over Tsarukyan, but the decision is still being questioned by the fans, so booking a fight between these two makes sense, and fight fans have been waiting for the time to get it official.