The Islam Makhachev hate is so forced it’s actually pathetic. He’s somehow ducking a fight that was never official 2 months after he last fought? Days since UFC champions last fought for their title: Kayla Harrison - 504 days Tom Aspinall - 324 days (until vacating) Petr Yan - 322 days Alexander Volkanovski - 266 days Carlos Ulberg - 196 days Sean Strickland - 168 days (refusing to fight) Justin Gaethje - 132 days (retirement?) Ciryl Gane - 132 days Islam Makhachev - 70 days Mackenzie Dern - 70 days Joshua Van - 35 days Joshua Van is the only champion who’s defended his belt more recently than Islam but these fans don’t keep the same energy