Islam Makhachev Defends His Welterweight Championship and Breaks the All-Time UFC Win Streak

|August 16, 2026

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For all the mama fans that never mentioned his name in the G.O.A.T conversation, there is no running away from it now. Islam Makhachev has entered the chat and will be in the chat for a very long time.

Islam doesn’t have to do much talking his fighting that he does in the cage and his accolades speak for him. His legacy has become undeniable. Last night’s win against the number one ranked welterweight contender in the world catapulted him not to become one of the greatest fighters of all time in the conversation with the likes of Jon Jones, GSP, and Anderson Silva.

Daniel Cormier is the only other two weight class champion to defend both belts a feature not even Jon Janes has accomplished who many regard as the greatest to ever step in the cage. Islam is now on a 17 UFC fight win streak seven of those fights are title fights.

At 34 years of age Islam intends to be more active than ever as he sees his time is limited and there are names n the welterweight division that need to be checked off before he leaves the sport for good. There was an obvious size difference which made life difficult for Islam and looking at his next two possible opponents makes for entertaining fights to say the least.

Morales is known to cut as much as 50 pounds to get to welterweight’s 170 pound limit which is an extraordinary feat in itself. With a judo and wrestling base, on paper it spells out problems for Makhachev. Carlos Prates is not an easy dance partner either with dynamite hands that knocks opponents out cold, Islam has a full plate of difficult opponents to take on.

Islam Makhachev has proved time and time again why his style, his skills, his mental fortitude is the best in the world. Skeptical analysts have concede Makhachev’s status as amongst the greats. We are witnessing greatness unfold every time Islam steps into the cage but with every appearance his opponents have a chance to break down ways to defeat the champion.

Ian Garry utilized three different teams to beat Islam Makhachev and didn’t succeed. As of now he remains a mystery unsolved in his pursuit to greatness.