Vicente Luque: Islam Makhachev has ‘good chance’ at winning UFC welterweight title

Vicente Luque | Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC

UFC welterweight veteran Vicente Luque believes that Islam Makhachev’s entrance in the 170-pound class will be “very cool,” and he expects the Russian star to be successful.

Size could be an issue, though.

Makhachev, a 5-foot-10 lightweight with a 70.5-inch reach, reigned among lightweights with 15 wins in a row, finishing Alexander Volkanovski, Dustin Poirier and Renato Moicano before deciding to move up a weight class for a second belt.