Javier Mendez firmly believes that Islam Makhachev will be the next UFC welterweight champion – but he acknowledges that it isn’t going to be easy.
On Saturday night, Islam Makhachev will challenge Jack Della Maddalena for the UFC welterweight championship in the main event of UFC 322. If he wins, Islam will join a very exclusive club by becoming a two-weight world champion, firmly establishing himself as one of the greatest fighters of this or any other generation.
Of course, Della Maddalena isn’t just going to sit by and let him take the crown that he worked so hard to earn.