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The new UFC welterweight champion may always be Khabib Nurmagomedov’s student, but he is no longer second to Khabib.
In the main event, former lightweight champion Islam Makhachev made light work of Jack Della Maddalena to claim his welterweight title. Earlier on the fight card, a pair of 170-pound contenders, Michael Morales and Carlos Prates, pulled off impressive KO wins to throw their names into the mix of potential challengers for Makhachev's new belt.
With his one sided win over Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 322, Islam Makhachev is now the new welterweight champion. The 170 pound division is hotter than it’s been in years, full to the brim with new young challengers hungry to get their shot at gold.
Islam Makhachev's wife is somewhat mysterious, as no one has come up with a name. He revealed in the past that he is married, though, and that he has three kids. His wife was spotted in a wedding video that went viral on the Internet,