Con el retiro de Jon Jones y la renuncia a su título de peso pesado de la UFC, solo la campeona de peso gallo femenino, Kayla Harrison, permanece como campeona estadounidense en la empresa.
Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC), quien dejó vacante su título de peso ligero de la UFC para retar al campeón de peso wélter Jack Della Maddalena más tarde ese año, dio su opinión sobre por qué no ha habido tantos campeones de Estados Unidos en los últimos años.
"Simplemente empezaron a fichar a más de nuestros chicos; esa es la razón", dijo Makhachev en una entrevista con Islam Babadzhanov de Ushatayka (h/t Championship Rounds). "... Bueno, si siguen fichando, estoy 100% seguro de que habrá más campeones del Cáucaso, Daguestán y Chechenia.
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