Islam Makhachev Confident He Could Move to 185 Pounds, Defeat Dricus Du Plessis Islam Makhachev doesn’t think an eventual move to 185 pounds is unrealistic.

I would 100% agree to fight at middleweight. “I’m not saying that I have a better chance, that I can 100% finish [Dricus] Du Plessis, but watching his fights, watching his style, I think I ...

Undisputed UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis has heard the talk suggesting that Islam Makhachev could move up as high as middleweight in a bid to capture a second world title and said he ...

Dricus Du Plessis does not seem to be catching a break. While his middleweight title defense awaits at UFC 312, ‘Stillknocks’ seems to be fixated on Islam Makhachev. It is no secret that ...

Islam Makhachev doesn't think an eventual move to 185 pounds is unrealistic. The reigning UFC lightweight champ hasn't been ...

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 18: Dricus Du Plessis of South Africa fights Israel Adesanya of Nigeria in the middleweight championship fight during UFC 305 at RAC Arena on August 18, 2024 in Perth ...

TORONTO, ONTARIO - JANUARY 20: (L-R) Dricus Du Plessis of South Africa punches Sean Strickland in a ... [+] UFC middleweight championship bout during the UFC 297 event at Scotiabank Arena on ...

Islam Makhachev’s goal is to become UFC’s first three-weight world champion, which has caught Dricus Du Plessis’s attention. Despite that, the pound-for-pound number one has also recently ...

That fight card, UFC 312, is headlined by a middleweight title fight rematch between current champ Dricus du Plessis and the man he took the title from in January 2024, Sean Strickland.

As eager as Chimaev may be for his first UFC title shot, he’ll have to wait for the dust to settle from next weekend’s UFC 312 main event between Dricus Du Plessis and Sean Strickland.