{"id":41467,"date":"2026-11-05T02:43:29","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T02:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Dana-White-calls-out-Islam-Makhachev-over-UFC-activity-It-backs-up-the-division-203497"},"modified":"2026-11-05T02:43:29","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T02:43:29","slug":"dana-white-calls-out-islam-makhachev-over-ufc-activity-it-backs-up-the-division","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/dana-white-calls-out-islam-makhachev-over-ufc-activity-it-backs-up-the-division\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White calls out Islam Makhachev over UFC activity: \u2018It backs up the division\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Dana White has slammed Islam
\nMakhachev<\/a>‘s activity.<\/p>\n

After defending his title against Ian Garry<\/a> in
\nAugust, Makhachev called for another title defense before Ramadan
\n2027. The Dagestani even singled out Carlos
\nPrates<\/a> as his next challenger. According to the
\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a> CEO, the matchup was verbally
\nagreed for UFC
\n336<\/a> on Jan. 30, 2027, at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto before
\nMakhachev changed his mind.<\/p>\n

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Dana White claims Islam Makhachev vs. Carlos Prates was
\n\u2018verbally agreed\u2019<\/h2>\n

While White doesn\u2019t expect Makhachev to fight three times a year at
\nthis stage in his career, he would like him to fight at least twice
\na year.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was verbally agreed to\u2026 I like when guys fight a lot,\u201d White
\nsaid during a media scrum captured by TheMacLife. \u201cBeing a
\nchampion, I don’t really expect you to fight three times a year.
\nBut twice would be nice. It backs up the division; there are many
\nguys who would like a shot at the title.\u201d<\/p>\n

Makhachev (29-1) hasn\u2019t fought more than twice a year since 2022.
\nPrates (24-7) and unbeaten welterweight contender Michael
\nMorales<\/a> (19-0) are now set to contest interim gold at UFC 336,
\nwith the winner set to fight Makhachev after Ramadan.<\/p>\n