Ali Abdel-Aziz, the manager of the Russian fighter, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight champion Islam Makhachev, believes his ward should defend the title in a fight with Dariusz Beneil.
“A rematch with Volkanovski will not gain Makhachev anything. He had already beaten him once, and it wouldn’t do him any good if he beat him again. Frankly, I wanted to watch the rematch, but after everything your team said against us, everything turned upside down.
Islam can defend the title against Beneil and if he continues to win he will be promoted to middleweight at some point. But now Dariush is ahead and this is the hardest challenge in Islam’s career,” he said. schmo.
Beneil Dariush will face Charles Oliveira this May.
On February 12, Makhachev defeated Volkanovski by unanimous decision after five rounds at UFC 284 in Perth, Australia. This victory for the Russian took the 24th place in his professional career with a loss.
Formerly Justin Gaethje He said he wanted to fight Islam Makhachev.