Della Maddalena also doubled down on his motivation for this fight, claiming that he wants to get revenge over Makhachev for his friend and teammate, Alexander Volkanovski.

Oliveira notoriously lost his belt to the scale at UFC 274; otherwise, he'd have two title defenses and three title fight victories to his name. Islam Makhachev thwarted his second attempt at undisputed at UFC 280, and he's been locked out of trying for a third time ever since.

UFC President Dana White shared with fans during a live social media broadcast that Islam Makhachev has vacated his lightweight title and is officially moving up to the welterweight division.

Anatoly Malykhin believes that Islam Makhachev’s lightweight dominance won’t just transfer over to the welterweight division. He believes that the pound-for-pound number one could also achieve the same success in the UFC’s middleweight division if he continued to move through weight classes.

UFC President Dana White recently announced that Islam Makhachev is vacating his lightweight title to pursue the welterweight championship against Jack Della Maddalena. This surprising decision sets the stage for a highly anticipated clash.

Islam Makhachev, the undisputed UFC Lightweight champion, has long been interested in becoming a double champion in the promotion. However, Belal Muhammad, a friend of his, has the Welterweight title,