Because the curtain attracts on UFC 322, Islam Makhachev is the brand new welterweight champion. However, getting a second title does not appear to have quelled the Dagestani’s thirst for fight. He now desires U.S. President Donald Trump to get him on the UFC White Home card subsequent June.
Earlier tonight at Madison Sq. Backyard, the 34-year-old utilized his unparalleled wrestling expertise to neutralize Jack Della Maddalena’s putting menace.
Largely on the defensive and cautious of the take downs, the Australian additionally struggled on the toes, with Makhachev doing appreciable injury with leg kicks, severely limiting the previous welterweight champion’s motion halfway by the struggle.
When the ultimate bell rang, Khabib Nurmagomedov’s protege walked away with a unanimous resolution win, scoring 50-45 throughout the judges’ rating playing cards.
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With the win, Makhachev has turn out to be the eleventh two-division champion in UFC historical past. He has now additionally tied Anderson Silva for the longest win streak within the promotion with 16 straight wins.
Throughout his post-fight interview with Joe Rogan, the sportscaster requested him when he needed to return for his first title protection. It took the sambo maestro no time to reply:
“Donald Trump, let’s go. Open the White Home, I am coming.”
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UFC White Home is scheduled for Sunday, June 14, 2026, with roughly 5,000 attending the occasion dwell from the garden of the presidential residence, with a further 85,000 viewing the fights from a watch get together in a close-by park.
MMA elites, together with former two-division champions Jon Jones and Conor McGregor, have known as for a spot on the historic occasion. Dana White, nonetheless, has stated that he would not begin constructing the cardboard till February.
Edited by Ujwal Jain
