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Islam Makhachev announces plans for active title run in 2024: ‘I would like to have time to do three fights’

Undisputed lightweight championship holder, Islam Makhachev has confirmed plans for an active fighting schedule in 2024, revealing he plans to fight at least three times under the banner of the UFC next year.

Makhachev, the current undisputed lightweight champion and newly-minted pound-for-pound number one fighter under the banner of the promotion, headlined UFC 294 back in October in Abu Dhabi, UAE, landing a stunning first round high-kick and strikes KO win over undisputed featherweight champion, Alexander Volkanovski in the pair’s short-notice title fight rematch.

Islam Makhachev plans three-fight title spree in 2024

And expected to make his comeback in a title fight rematch against former undisputed champion, Charles Oliveira, dominant Russian force, Makhachev has revealed he plans to fight at least three times under the banner of the promotion next year.