On November 15th, Islam Makhachev will face Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 322. In front of a packed Madison Square Garden Arena, the Dagestani legend will look to call himself a double champ, with the Aussie’s welterweight belt on the line. So far, the odds have favored Makhachev to defeat ‘JDM’ in the most anticipated superfight of the year. So don’t be surprised if he pulls it off when the time comes. However, as the former 155 lbs kingpin gets one step closer to glory, the retirement talks have also started making rounds.

Recently, Henry Cejudo claimed on the Pound 4 Pound podcast, “I’m hearing through the grapevines, too, that Islam Makhachev… might be uh… he doesn’t have too many fights in his career, man.” He also mentioned that Makhachev might follow Khabib’s path and retir

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