Michael Bisping sees a world where Justin Gaethje is next in line for UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev.

Gaethje, a former interim lightweight champion, fell short twice in his pursuit for undisputed gold – suffering submission ...

While both Khabib Nurmagomedov and Islam Makhachev rank among the best fighters in MMA history, Justin Gaethje believes he has a better chance of beating the current UFC lightweight champion.

Khabib Nurmagomedov retired in October 2020 after choking out Justin Gaethje at UFC 254 ... closest we’ll ever get to knowing how Khabib vs Islam would go. One intrigued fight fan recently ...

would play out differently [than Nurmagomedov vs. Gaethje] because they're not the same fighter. Islam is more well-rounded than Khabib ever was. So, Islam is at the point where he's pound-for ...