I. Makhachev faces T. Moses in the UFC Las Vegas 31. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
The longer the fight, the better for Islam makhachev. The Russian, who faces Thiago Moses in the main duel of UFC Las Vegas 31 this Saturday (17), he says he is excited for the first five-round fight in Ultimate. He also projects a future in the lightweight category (up to 70,3kg).
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“I'm excited because it's my first main event. It's good, because before they give me a title fight, I want to prepare to fight five rounds. I have to feel the sensation and change my training routine accordingly. But it doesn't matter how many rounds it is, since I'm always training hard,” said Makhachev in an interview with 'MMA Junkie'.
Makhachev is seen, by many, as one of the future contenders for the lightweight belt. In a good phase, he is on a positive streak of seven wins and hopes to be able to face the top ranked teams, if he manages to get past the Brazilian.
“I think (my opponent after Thiago Moses) will be a fighter close to the top-5. I can think of a few guys like Rafael dos Anjos ou Tony Ferguson. I was going to fight RDA before, in Abu Dhabi, but he caught coronavirus. We should fight, but maybe in the next (fight) it will happen”, he concluded.
Training partner of the former champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, Islam makhachev occupies ninth position in the lightweight category (up to 70,3kg.) and finished Drew dober No. UFC 259, in his last performance. In his record, he has a record of 19 triumphs and one setback.
Former LFA lightweight champion, the Brazilian Thiago Moses arrives for the duel against Makhachev on the back of three consecutive victories, which took him to 14th place in the category ranking. The most recent of these happened in February, when he crashed Alexander Hernandez by unanimous decision. The athlete from São Paulo has a record of 15 wins and four losses.
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