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Makhachev (29-1) recently defended his Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight title against Ian Garry at UFC 330. The win over Garry saw Makhachev break Anderson Silva’s record for the longest winning streak in UFC history, having won 17 straight. The Dagestani wants to extend his win streak to 20 before walking away from the sport.
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Makhachev eyes three more UFC fights while chasing a 20-fight winning streak
Makhachev knows there’s one record that he isn’t likely to break: most title fight wins in UFC history. With seven title wins, Makhachev is still far behind the record holder Jon Jones, who has 16. However, Makhachev notes that he got to fight for a title much later in his UFC career than Jones.
Makhachev revealed that he expects to fight at least three more times before calling it a career. With the logjam of elite contenders in the welterweight division, Makhachev expects those fights to be grueling.
“Well, no record is unbreakable,” Makhachev said at a press conference in Russia. “There are fighters out there who are getting closer… They have 10 or more wins [in a row]. I don’t know… Maybe the title fights record? But it’s a hard one to beat. I had 10 fights before my first title fight, but the one who has this record fought for the title in his third or fourth UFC fight… What I know is there are very good title contenders in my division. So, I think I have at least three more very hard and exciting fights waiting for me.”
The UFC double champ is looking to be as active as possible and wants to fight again before next Ramadan. He’s set his sights on Carlos Prates for his next title defense.
Islam Makhachev says he believes he has at least three more “very hard and exciting fights” left in his career, while admitting he isn’t sure which records he can still chase after breaking one that once seemed unbreakable.
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— Red Corner MMA (@RedCorner_MMA) August 25, 2026
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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