Islam Makhachev stands on the prime of the blended martial arts mountain within the eyes of many, together with a pair of all-time legends inside the sport. The 2 referenced fighters on this context are Israel Adesanya and Demetrious Johnson, who mirrored on Islam Makhachev’s victory over Ian Machado Garry at UFC 330 on August fifteenth.
The previous two-time UFC middleweight champion mentioned this contest with DJ by way of Precision with Mighty and Izzy, with an excerpt of the interview shared by the use of X person @RedCorner_MMA, Adesanya stated,
“Islam [Makhachev] simply proved that he’s the most effective out of the bunch. I like Usman [Nurmagomedov] as nicely becauase I like the best way he kicks. He’s acquired that taekwondo stream. However once you put all of it collectively, with regards to blended martial arts, yeah, Islam is the one. He’s the most effective fighter on the earth proper now. Once more, he retains combating guys I like. So I hold choosing in opposition to him… It’s like he can’t hold getting no wins, no [laughs]. My parlays! Nah, nah, I’m joking [laughs].”
‘Mighty Mouse’ agreed with the evaluation of the Dagestan-based champ being the highest pound-for-pound combatant within the sport at the moment. The previous UFC and ONE Championship titleholder uproariously laughed when Adesanya talked about his quandary with how Makhachev retains combating rivals that ‘The Final Stylebender’ enjoys watching.
Islam Makhachev additionally receives his flowers from Khabib Nurmagomedov after historic UFC 330 title protection
Islam Makhachev is so intently tied to his legendary mentor Khabib Nurmagomedov, and the latter has heaped fairly the reward on the previous because the residual fallout of the weekend’s motion continues to ripple out. The previous UFC light-weight champion took to Instagram to supply his ideas on his star pupil’s large victory in Philadelphia, as Nurmagomedov acknowledged [via BJPenn.com],
“There’s a phrase: Achievement. In sports activities, it means rather a lot, and Islam and ‘achievement’ are synonyms. He has reached the top of this sport, damaged the file for the longest profitable streak in UFC historical past, and is rightfully thought of top-of-the-line athletes to ever step into the Octagon. Might the Almighty hold you protected, Brother.”
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