{"id":378227,"date":"2021-03-07T07:11:20","date_gmt":"2021-03-07T15:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=378227"},"modified":"2021-03-07T07:11:20","modified_gmt":"2021-03-07T15:11:20","slug":"islam-makhachev-shares-his-dream-fight-following-dominant-victory-at-ufc-259","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/islam-makhachev-shares-his-dream-fight-following-dominant-victory-at-ufc-259\/","title":{"rendered":"Islam Makhachev shares his \u201cdream fight\u201d following dominant victory at UFC 259"},"content":{"rendered":"

UFC lightweight contender Islam Makhachev shared his dream fight inside the Octagon following his dominant win over Drew Dober at UFC 259.<\/p>\n

Makhachev dominated Dober with his grappling skills on the UFC 259 pay-per-view card, controlling Dober on the mat until finding a submission in the third round with the arm-triangle choke<\/a>. It was the seven straight win for Makhachev, who improved to 8-1 overall in the UFC with the victory. By beating a respected veteran such as Dober in the fashion that he did, Makhachev likely earned himself a step up in competition against someone in the top-10 of the stacked UFC lightweight division. He even has a name in mind.<\/p>\n

Speaking to the media following UFC 259, Makhachev requested that he would like to fight Tony Ferguson next. Ferguson is coming off of back-to-back losses to Justin Gaethje and Charles Oliveira, but he remains one of the best lightweights in the UFC. With Makhachev looking for a step up in competition, he called out “El Cucuy” (h\/t Shaun Al-Shatti<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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Islam Makhachev: "My dream fight is Tony Ferguson. That\u2019s my dream fight. I just want to make him retire. He talks too much. Khabib is retired, now he keeps pressuring him, for what? I\u2019m here, I have a 7-fight win streak, make this happen." #UFC259<\/a><\/p>\n

— Shaheen Al-Shatti (@shaunalshatti) March 7, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n