"Makhachev vacated the lightweight title and moved up to welterweight to challenge Maddalena for the title at UFC 322 this past November. There were high expectations from Maddalena after he dethroned Belal Muhammad to win the title in a massive upset at UFC 315. However, Makhachev completely dominated Maddalena on the canvas for five rounds to earn a lopsided unanimous decision win."
""I want to get the world title back and also to challenge myself against these guys, all those new contenders and really find out who the best is. I believe I can reign supreme. I'd love to get a shot at Islam again; that'd be the dream. But obviously, he is at a different part of his career. Hopefully, I can get to a point where he grants me the rematch...""
Makhachev vacated the lightweight title and moved up to welterweight to challenge Maddalena at UFC 322 in November, where he dominated on the canvas for five rounds to win a lopsided unanimous decision. Maddalena won the belt by upsetting Belal Muhammad at UFC 315 and entered UFC 322 riding an 18-fight winning streak and eight UFC victories. Michael Morales and Carlos Prates emerged as fresh contenders at UFC 322, while Ian Garry defeated Muhammad at UFC Qatar to stake a claim. Maddalena wants a rematch with Makhachev but acknowledges he must get past at least one hungry Top-5 contender amid stiff competition. Makhachev has since requested a spot on the UFC White House card in June.
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