Islam Makhachev has been urged to stand opposite former interim lightweight champion, Dustin Poirier in his next Octagon walk according to Daniel Cormier – with the Russian’s former training partner claiming a fight with the former is the biggest he could book right now.
Makhachev the current pound-for-pound number one ranked fighter under the promotion’s banner and the incumbent lightweight champion, has been sidelined since he finished former featherweight best, Alexander Volkanovski back in October at UFC 294 with a first round knockout last October.
As for Poirier, the former interim division champion turned in a stunning knockout win in a clash with the surging French contender, Benoit Saint-Denis earlier this month in the co-main event of UFC 299 with a second round finish.