5 UFC fighters who should be awarded title shots

#2. Beneil Dariush vs. Islam Makhachev winner

UFC Fight Night: Makhachev v Moises

The match that the division needs but has yet to see is Dariush vs Makhachev. The Dagestani fighter is currently riding a 10 fight win streak and was already scheduled to take on Dariush, but injuries wouldn't allow Dariush to compete.

The 32-year-old is riding an impressive streak of his own; 7 wins with 4 finishes. If these two collide, it'll truly be a fight for the next title shot. There's nobody else in the division that is more deserving than Makhachev and Dariush.

While there's still the variable of Justin Gaethje defeating Charles Oliveira, an immediate rematch should take the backburner to the winner of this entry.

#1. Max Holloway

UFC Fight Night: Holloway v Kattar

Although Max Holloway was given the third match against Alexander Volkanovski, an injury forced him out of the bout and Chan Sung Jung took his spot. Regardless, Holloway deserves the next shot at the belt after Volkanovski and 'The Korean Zombie' battle it out.

While the trilogy between Holloway and 'The Great' doesn't look great on paper, it's largely believed that Holloway did enough to win his featherweight belt back in their rematch, although the judges didn't see it that way.

'Blessed' has since put on a career-best performance against Calvin Kattar and was in an absolute war against Yair Rodriguez. Possibly sidelined for a bit, his return fight undoubtedly should be for the featherweight title.