{"id":41236,"date":"2026-10-25T05:40:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T05:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Dana-White-blasts-Islam-Makhachevs-inactivity-after-UFC-title-delay-203340"},"modified":"2026-10-25T05:40:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T05:40:27","slug":"dana-white-blasts-islam-makhachevs-inactivity-after-ufc-title-delay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/dana-white-blasts-islam-makhachevs-inactivity-after-ufc-title-delay\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White blasts Islam Makhachev’s inactivity after UFC title delay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Dana White says Islam
\nMakhachev<\/a> was initially expected to defend his
\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a> welterweight title in January
\nbut now wants to return after Ramadan next year.<\/p>\n

Speaking to reporters after
\nUFC 333<\/a> on Saturday, the UFC CEO explained the decision to book
\nCarlos
\nPrates<\/a> against Michael
\nMorales<\/a> for an interim title and criticized Makhachev\u2019s
\nactivity.<\/p>\n

Dana White says Islam Makhachev’s post-Ramadan return prompted
\nCarlos Prates vs. Michael Morales at UFC 336<\/h2>\n

Prates and Morales will meet at UFC
\n336<\/a> on Jan. 30, 2027, at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. The
\nwinner is expected to face Makhachev in a title unification bout,
\npotentially next summer.<\/p>\n

White said Makhachev\u2019s change of plans prompted the promotion to
\nintroduce an interim championship.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn average, Islam fights like once a year, and he was slated for
\nJanuary and then said, \u2018I don’t want to fight until after
\nRamadan,\u2019\u201d White said. \u201cYou just can’t hold up divisions like this.
\nYou got to keep moving. And this fight makes sense.\u201d<\/p>\n

When asked whether Makhachev had provided a reason for declining
\nthe January date, White responded:<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, no reason.\u201d<\/p>\n