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Champion Islam Makhachev Regrets Not Moving Up To Welterweight Sooner

The ex-lightweight (155-lb) champion admitted he regretted not moving up to 170-lbs sooner after realizing he matched his last opponent’s size. He said he once dreamed of cracking the elite list and then winning the lightweight belt before finally feeling ready to move up. After fighting on “equal terms,” he now questions years of brutal weight cuts at 155 pounds.