""I don't see Islam as a threat,""
""... He's an athlete just like me, he's a person just like me. He bleeds just like me. So all I want is to take the title. He can have his legacy, his history, but that's his, not mine. What's mine is mine. I've worked very hard for what I want. And I won't give him that respect like, 'Oh, you are the champion, all honors to you.' No, I want to be champ.""
Islam Makhachev won the welterweight title at UFC 322 with a unanimous decision over Jack Della Maddalena. Michael Morales also rose as a contender on the same card with a knockout of Sean Brady and carries a 19-0 record. Makhachev seeks a defense potentially against Kamaru Usman while other contenders like Carlos Prates and Ian Garry wait. Morales rejects treating Makhachev as invincible, emphasizes shared humanity and bleeding, and states that he will work hard to take the title rather than idolize the champion or defer to Makhachev's legacy.
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