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Colby Covington sees an undefeated contender as most worthy for the next UFC welterweight title shot against Islam Makhachev . Makhachev (28-1 MMA, 17-1 UFC) awaits his first title defense after dominating Jack Della Maddalena to capture the title at UFC 322 . Ian Machado Garry and former champ Kamaru Usman have been heavily campaigning for their shot, but longtime staple in the division Covington thinks Morales should be the one.

Morales (19-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) remained unbeaten when he quickly finished Sean Brady by TKO this past November. "For right now, what's on the table, I think Michael Morales makes the most sense," Covington told MMA Junkie. "He's undefeated, he's from Ecuador, we need that Ecuador market, it looks good for South America, and he's just undefeated.

He's been knocking everybody out, he's an exciting fighter, he has some charisma, he's a funny guy. "He says some weird things. I know he does some weird things in the streets.

He dances in dresses. I don't like that. I don't think you should be teaching the youth about being a man dancing in dresses.