‘King’ David Carr thumped ex-UFC champion Belal Muhammad, now he wants Islam Makhachev

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• For wrestling, for UFC fans and it just grows the sport where you get to see some of your favorite fighters stay active.“In the UFC, you might only get two fights a year or maybe three and it’s really gruesome on your body.
• But in wrestling, you can compete, you might get a bloody nose, you might get a scratch here or there but you can be active and not hurt yourself.
• I think it’s really appealing to all the UFC guys.”On Saturday, Carr defends his welterweight championship against ex-Bellator and PFL fighter Bubba Jenkins, who was an NCAA champion during his wrestling career as well. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWhile he’s certainly not looking past that match, Carr admits he has a couple of dream opponents he’d love to face on the RAF mats including the current No.
• 1 pound-for-pound fighter in the UFC as well as a former rival and Olympic gold medalist.“I think that’s a great question,” Carr said.
• “Dream match, No.