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Islam Makhachev Questions UFC Matchmaking After Arman Tsarukyan Title Snub

After UFC set Paddy Pimblett vs. Justin Gaethje for the interim lightweight title, the welterweight champion said, “They make more and more fights that I don’t understand,” noting Pimblett vs. Gaethje will decide who faces champion Ilia Topuria next. That could keep #1-ranked Tsarukyan sidelined for another year, with Makhachev saying his foe should “wait a bit and be patient.”