UFC champion Makhachev confirms retirement plans

UFC welterweight champion Islam Makhachev says his next fight will be "one of the last" of his illustrious career.

The 35-year-old Russian beat Ian Machado Garry in August to defend his welterweight title in a 17th-straight victory in the UFC.

The win meant Makhachev, who is a former lightweight world champion, broke Anderson Silva's 13-year record for the longest win streak in UFC history.

Makhachev says he wants to prove again he is "the best in the world" by facing the winner of Brazil's Carlos Prates and Ecuador's Michael Morales.

The pair are set to fight for the interim welterweight belt at UFC 336 on 30 January.