There had been talk of Paddy Pimblett vs Ilia Topuria next year and fans have been wondering why the lightweight champ doesn't have a fight announced.

Perhaps the UFC wanted to get tonight out the way and try to make a super fight between Makhachev and Topuria. It would be gigantic.

There's no doubt Khabib laid the foundations for his great friend and training partner to follow in his footsteps and even better his achievements. The selfless retired star was cornering Makhachev as usual tonight and they make for a formidable team.

I'm sure Makhachev's manager Ali Abdelaziz has made a few quid with the victory tonight so he won't mind being thrown around in the octagon afterwards.

Makhachev becomes the 11th double champ in UFC history, joining a group of the biggest names in MMA. He's been building towards this night for his whole career and finally achieved the dream.

There's no shortage of challengers for Makhachev at 170-lbs and there's some brilliant fights to be made and enhance his legacy even further. Morales and Prates' victories tonight put them both in the frame for it but on this form, the Russian looks almost unbeatable.

All my life I wanted two belts! New York, thank you! I swear to God my life has changed, I can wrestle, do whatever I want at this weight class. This is my plan, all my opponents know it but nobody can stop it.

Open the White House, I am coming!

It takes one shot to finish a fight, says Della Maddalena's corner but at the moment that shot looks as though it would come from Makhachev, who has just spent the fourth round as he's done the rest of the fight, edging the stand-up exchanges, avoiding any punishment and landing an takedown with ridiculous ease. He's five minutes from double champ status.