Islam Makhachev vacated his 155-pound championship to move up to the welterweight division in pursuit of a second UFC division title. The Khabib Nurmagomedov protege headlines Saturday’s UFC 322 fight card at Madison Square Garden in New York against welterweight titleholder Jack Della Maddalena. Makhachev put on pounds for the welterweight move and feels comfortable with the added mass. “I’m not like big for welterweight, but sure I’m not small,” Makhachev told TNT Fight Sports . “I gained weight.
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Islam Makhachev ‘feeling comfortable’ at welterweight heading into UFC 322 – MMA Weekly