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Coach Javier Mendez reveals Islam Makhachev shared the same head-kick setup with Usman that he used against Volkanovski. "Islam Makhachev was cornering with us, and it was Islam's advice that got the job done. He told Usman, 'Feint and feint, then get him with a head kick.' That same... show more

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Javier Mendez believes Islam Makhachev is already showing the same coaching instincts and cornering qualities that made Khabib special. "Islam did the same thing Khabib did. When Khabib was done with sparring and he knew some of his brothers were coming to spar, Khabib wouldn't go on to train. He watched the sparring to give advice. That's Islam doing the same thing." ( via Submission Radio )

Javier Mendez believes Islam Makhachev is already showing the same coaching instincts and cornering qualities that made Khabib special. "Islam did the same thing Khabib did. When Khabib was done with sparring and he knew some of his brothers were coming to spar, Khabib wouldn't go on to train. He watched the sparring to give advice. That's Islam doing the same thing." ( via Submission Radio )

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Kamaru Usman believes he will fight for the Welterweight title next against either JDM or Islam Makhachev. “I need to get back to where I belong and that’s being a Champion. Me personally, I feel that I’m next.” [Via Submission Radio] #UFC322

Kamaru Usman believes he will fight for the Welterweight title next against either JDM or Islam Makhachev. “I need to get back to where I belong and that’s being a Champion. Me personally, I feel that I’m next.” [Via Submission Radio] #UFC322

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😤Alexander Volkanovski says he wants to beat Movsar Evloev to revenge his loss to Islam Makhachev: “Dagestani and Chechen wrestling have been so effective. A lot of fighters don’t know how to deal with it. You’ve seen my fight with Islam, I could deal with that. I would love to get [Evloev] and take out this style. (via Alex Volkanovski)

😤Alexander Volkanovski says he wants to beat Movsar Evloev to revenge his loss to Islam Makhachev: “Dagestani and Chechen wrestling have been so effective. A lot of fighters don’t know how to deal with it. You’ve seen my fight with Islam, I could deal with that. I would love to get [Evloev] and take out this style. (via Alex Volkanovski)

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283,257 views • 5 months ago

Usman Nurmagomedov just revealed that father's plan included Khabib, Islam, and himself. "When Abdulmanap was alive, he talked about how Khabib was going to become champion, and when he moved away, Islam was going to become champion to show that it was not a mistake. After Islam, Usman was going to become champion. This is the legacy." Via Home of Fight

Usman Nurmagomedov just revealed that father's plan included Khabib, Islam, and himself. "When Abdulmanap was alive, he talked about how Khabib was going to become champion, and when he moved away, Islam was going to become champion to show that it was not a mistake. After Islam, Usman was going to become champion. This is the legacy." Via Home of Fight

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Henry Cejudo believes Kamaru Usman can give Islam Makhachev a competitive fight. “Kamaru has the stylistic matchup to not get taken down [by Islam] and then he got a beautiful 1-2,” Cejudo told Red Corner MMA. “And Islam has been hurt. The time that he did lose he’s been knocked out. It’s those punches that you don’t see coming that can change everything,” he added.

Henry Cejudo believes Kamaru Usman can give Islam Makhachev a competitive fight. “Kamaru has the stylistic matchup to not get taken down [by Islam] and then he got a beautiful 1-2,” Cejudo told Red Corner MMA. “And Islam has been hurt. The time that he did lose he’s been knocked out. It’s those punches that you don’t see coming that can change everything,” he added.

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🚨🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 PADDY PIMBLETT WAS GOING CRAZY AFTER ISLAM MAKHACHEV DROPPED IAN GARRY WITH A HEAD KICK! 🥶🔥 🗣️Paddy: Nobody expected that 🤯 🎥 Via: {Paddy Pimblett} 🔹

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Joaquin Buckley believes Islam Makhachev should retire after beating Kamaru Usman 😲 "Whoever wins that fight between Islam vs Kamaru can get out of here, because if Usman wins, he’s one and done, because he said he’s moving to get that title against Khamzat for the rematch. If Islam wins, he said he’s gonna hold it down for a long time, but I don’t believe that. If Islam gets the fight that he wants, that means not only did you submit your name at lightweight over your brother Khabib, but then you also got the double champ status, and then you also beat a GOAT in Usman. So you just pulled the Jon Jones. What else is there to do? What else can he do? You’d be foolish to keep fighting, because to me Islam is not a natural 170 fighter, and that will get exposed if he fights a person like myself, Ian Garry, or Michael Morales." (via Submission Radio )

Joaquin Buckley believes Islam Makhachev should retire after beating Kamaru Usman 😲 "Whoever wins that fight between Islam vs Kamaru can get out of here, because if Usman wins, he’s one and done, because he said he’s moving to get that title against Khamzat for the rematch. If Islam wins, he said he’s gonna hold it down for a long time, but I don’t believe that. If Islam gets the fight that he wants, that means not only did you submit your name at lightweight over your brother Khabib, but then you also got the double champ status, and then you also beat a GOAT in Usman. So you just pulled the Jon Jones. What else is there to do? What else can he do? You’d be foolish to keep fighting, because to me Islam is not a natural 170 fighter, and that will get exposed if he fights a person like myself, Ian Garry, or Michael Morales." (via Submission Radio )

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76,175 views • 8 months ago

👀🏆 Kamaru Usman reveals he tried to get the Islam Makhachev fight for a while, but believes negotiations between Topuria and Makhachev slowed things down He eventually took the Du Plessis fight as he believes it gets him towards a title “We all know the fight that I wanted [Islam], I wanted that fight. I think there was just a lot of back and forth stuff being done and now we hear all the stories of potentially they were tryna make Ilia vs Islam, and all of these things, and I wanted the Islam fight. So all of these things behind th scenes kinda dragged it on and dragged it on. Then DDP was mentioned… and I just need something that gets me to the title.” (via Pound 4 Pound)

👀🏆 Kamaru Usman reveals he tried to get the Islam Makhachev fight for a while, but believes negotiations between Topuria and Makhachev slowed things down He eventually took the Du Plessis fight as he believes it gets him towards a title “We all know the fight that I wanted [Islam], I wanted that fight. I think there was just a lot of back and forth stuff being done and now we hear all the stories of potentially they were tryna make Ilia vs Islam, and all of these things, and I wanted the Islam fight. So all of these things behind th scenes kinda dragged it on and dragged it on. Then DDP was mentioned… and I just need something that gets me to the title.” (via Pound 4 Pound)

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128,276 views • 1 month ago

Craig Jones on his much-discussed exchange with Islam Makhachev and Khabib Nurmagomedov following UFC 322: "Islam was screaming at me. The fight was still going on... He's like, 'Where is your jiu-jitsu now?' I was thinking in my head, 'You didn't get a submission, bro. Mission accomplished on my behalf.' Afterwards, Islam came up, and he was nice about it. Obviously, he said that '2-3 years Dagestan...' Then Khabib came over. I feel like Islam has a better sense of humor than Khabib. I didn't know how that was going to go. Khabib came over and he was just counting names out. He was just like, 'Volkanovski twice. Dan Hooker. Now, JDM. You need to say something good about Sambo.' I was like, 'Whoa, whoa, whoa. I didn't coach Dan Hooker. That's 3, my friend.'"

Craig Jones on his much-discussed exchange with Islam Makhachev and Khabib Nurmagomedov following UFC 322: "Islam was screaming at me. The fight was still going on... He's like, 'Where is your jiu-jitsu now?' I was thinking in my head, 'You didn't get a submission, bro. Mission accomplished on my behalf.' Afterwards, Islam came up, and he was nice about it. Obviously, he said that '2-3 years Dagestan...' Then Khabib came over. I feel like Islam has a better sense of humor than Khabib. I didn't know how that was going to go. Khabib came over and he was just counting names out. He was just like, 'Volkanovski twice. Dan Hooker. Now, JDM. You need to say something good about Sambo.' I was like, 'Whoa, whoa, whoa. I didn't coach Dan Hooker. That's 3, my friend.'"

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453,388 views • 1 month ago

Colby Covington picks Ilia Topuria to beat Islam Makhachev 👀😲 “I think Ilia would beat Islam. He would outstrike Islam. Ilia’s so short and center of gravity to the ground, he’s not gonna be easy to take down. Look what happened when Islam fought Volkanovski, it was very close and you saw what Topuria did to Volkanovski.” (Via N3on )

Colby Covington picks Ilia Topuria to beat Islam Makhachev 👀😲 “I think Ilia would beat Islam. He would outstrike Islam. Ilia’s so short and center of gravity to the ground, he’s not gonna be easy to take down. Look what happened when Islam fought Volkanovski, it was very close and you saw what Topuria did to Volkanovski.” (Via N3on )

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37,959 views • 5 months ago

Coach Javier Mendez says Islam Makhachev has been sparring with much bigger guys for a while now—including heavyweights! 🥊💪 "I have seen him fight with bigger guys—he beats them up. I've seen him spar a heavyweight in Dagestan, and Islam was like, 'Coach, there's no problem.' " Stay tuned for more exclusive content with Javier Mendez at Red Corner MMA. 📹

Coach Javier Mendez says Islam Makhachev has been sparring with much bigger guys for a while now—including heavyweights! 🥊💪 "I have seen him fight with bigger guys—he beats them up. I've seen him spar a heavyweight in Dagestan, and Islam was like, 'Coach, there's no problem.' " Stay tuned for more exclusive content with Javier Mendez at Red Corner MMA. 📹

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40,764 views • 1 year ago

GSP reveals the only way to beat Islam Makhachev is to fight him the way his training partner Mansour Barnaoui did 🤯🔥 “I think right now, on paper, Islam Makhachev is the best fighter pound for pound. I believe if Islam would fight that guy [Adriano Martins], he would beat him 9 out of 10 times, but that one time he got clipped, and that can happen. To beat Islam Makhachev, you would need a guy that can match his wrestling in a way that either controls his takedowns or, if he gets put down, manages to scramble back up and also fight him standing up. There’s a guy that gave him a lot of trouble; he was my training partner, his name was Mansour Barnaoui. It was in Islam’s early career. If you look at that fight, it could’ve gone the other way as well. The way Mansour fought Makhachev is the way you need to fight.” (Via: TheBreakTalk)

GSP reveals the only way to beat Islam Makhachev is to fight him the way his training partner Mansour Barnaoui did 🤯🔥 “I think right now, on paper, Islam Makhachev is the best fighter pound for pound. I believe if Islam would fight that guy [Adriano Martins], he would beat him 9 out of 10 times, but that one time he got clipped, and that can happen. To beat Islam Makhachev, you would need a guy that can match his wrestling in a way that either controls his takedowns or, if he gets put down, manages to scramble back up and also fight him standing up. There’s a guy that gave him a lot of trouble; he was my training partner, his name was Mansour Barnaoui. It was in Islam’s early career. If you look at that fight, it could’ve gone the other way as well. The way Mansour fought Makhachev is the way you need to fight.” (Via: TheBreakTalk)

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236,100 views • 8 months ago

Ilia Topuria says he was offered to fight Islam Makhachev, accepted it, went to sleep and woke up to the news that Islam was injured: "Before I got the confirmation to fight Justin, I was supposed to fight Islam. Dana said he was supposed to make the announcements of the White House card. From the call I got from the UFC I knew that I was fighting Islam. The first fight they offered me was against Islam. So I went to sleep, and middle of the night I got 100 calls from the UFC saying '[Islam] is injured, you're gonna face Justin Gaethje.'" (via One On One)

Ilia Topuria says he was offered to fight Islam Makhachev, accepted it, went to sleep and woke up to the news that Islam was injured: "Before I got the confirmation to fight Justin, I was supposed to fight Islam. Dana said he was supposed to make the announcements of the White House card. From the call I got from the UFC I knew that I was fighting Islam. The first fight they offered me was against Islam. So I went to sleep, and middle of the night I got 100 calls from the UFC saying '[Islam] is injured, you're gonna face Justin Gaethje.'" (via One On One)

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Joe Rogan puts Islam Makhachev higher than Khabib, praising his elite standup and complete skill set 🔥🏆 “Khabib is, without a doubt, one of the all-time greats. But the difference between Khabib and Islam is Islam is elite, standup-wise. Khabib has really good standup, but Islam knocked out Volkanovski with a head kick - that’s not in Khabib’s repertoire. Islam is on another level. Islam is one more level above. He can knock you out standing, knock you out on the ground, he could submit you. You’re always thinking about that grappling when you’re striking. So when you say, like, who’s a better striker, Islam or JDM, well, it depends because if you’ve got to worry about that takedown, your striking is not going to be the same.” (Via Joe Rogan)

Joe Rogan puts Islam Makhachev higher than Khabib, praising his elite standup and complete skill set 🔥🏆 “Khabib is, without a doubt, one of the all-time greats. But the difference between Khabib and Islam is Islam is elite, standup-wise. Khabib has really good standup, but Islam knocked out Volkanovski with a head kick - that’s not in Khabib’s repertoire. Islam is on another level. Islam is one more level above. He can knock you out standing, knock you out on the ground, he could submit you. You’re always thinking about that grappling when you’re striking. So when you say, like, who’s a better striker, Islam or JDM, well, it depends because if you’ve got to worry about that takedown, your striking is not going to be the same.” (Via Joe Rogan)

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143,540 views • 7 months ago

Islam Makhachev’s only loss in his career came because Javier Mendez & Islam differed from Abdulmanap’s game plan Javier believed Islam was ready to strike, Abdulmanap told them both to note down in a journal that he disagreed Abdulmanap’s fight IQ was special, best coach ever.

Islam Makhachev’s only loss in his career came because Javier Mendez & Islam differed from Abdulmanap’s game plan Javier believed Islam was ready to strike, Abdulmanap told them both to note down in a journal that he disagreed Abdulmanap’s fight IQ was special, best coach ever.

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242,224 views • 1 year ago

Alexander Volkanovski says his first fight with Islam Makhachev is his favorite, despite the loss 🫡🔥 "You'd think my favorite fight would be a win, but it's not. It's the Islam No.1 fight. We were just going out there and giving the fans what they wanted. It was P4P1 vs P4P2, and we gave them that. We showed them all the skillsets. So much high-level on the feet. You got people that are that good, but they probably don't have the opponent to push them to go the extra layers. Islam was an opponent that had to make me use more of my layers." (Via Alex Volkanovski )

Alexander Volkanovski says his first fight with Islam Makhachev is his favorite, despite the loss 🫡🔥 "You'd think my favorite fight would be a win, but it's not. It's the Islam No.1 fight. We were just going out there and giving the fans what they wanted. It was P4P1 vs P4P2, and we gave them that. We showed them all the skillsets. So much high-level on the feet. You got people that are that good, but they probably don't have the opponent to push them to go the extra layers. Islam was an opponent that had to make me use more of my layers." (Via Alex Volkanovski )

Red Corner MMA

132,298 views • 5 months ago

🏆 🇷🇺 Joe Rogan picks Makhachev over Nurmagomedov skill wise: “Khabib is one of the all time greats.. The difference between him and Islam is, Islam is elite standup wise.. He knocked Volkanovski out with a headkick.” 📹 Joe Rogan

🏆 🇷🇺 Joe Rogan picks Makhachev over Nurmagomedov skill wise: “Khabib is one of the all time greats.. The difference between him and Islam is, Islam is elite standup wise.. He knocked Volkanovski out with a headkick.” 📹 Joe Rogan

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34,639 views • 5 months ago

Chael Sonnen Believes Usman Deserved the Title Shot Against Islam, but Ian Garry Could Steal It with His Performance Against Belal🔥😳 "As a fan, I believe Kamaru is that guy for Islam. Ian Garry is going to do everything he can to steal that fight, and Garry, with his good performance and one shot on the microphone, can cover more ground than any other fighter having a year’s worth of wins and victories couldn’t do. I believe Kamaru Usman is that guy for Islam. That’s the match I would like to see. That’s the match that will show us what Islam can do standing up, because he is not just going to get on top of Usman. I also think that Islam standing up is probably better than we give him credit for, but this would be his chance to show that. I just think it’s a very fascinating match, particularly in the absence of Rakhmanov." Via: Chael Sonnen

Chael Sonnen Believes Usman Deserved the Title Shot Against Islam, but Ian Garry Could Steal It with His Performance Against Belal🔥😳 "As a fan, I believe Kamaru is that guy for Islam. Ian Garry is going to do everything he can to steal that fight, and Garry, with his good performance and one shot on the microphone, can cover more ground than any other fighter having a year’s worth of wins and victories couldn’t do. I believe Kamaru Usman is that guy for Islam. That’s the match I would like to see. That’s the match that will show us what Islam can do standing up, because he is not just going to get on top of Usman. I also think that Islam standing up is probably better than we give him credit for, but this would be his chance to show that. I just think it’s a very fascinating match, particularly in the absence of Rakhmanov." Via: Chael Sonnen

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48,896 views • 9 months ago

Javier Mendez picks Ian Garry over Alexander Volkanovski as Islam Makhachev’s toughest career challenge. “I’m gonna go with Garry because with Volk, it was only one round, but with Garry, he was tough all the way through. So I’m gonna say, from my perspective, Ian Garry was our toughest challenge.” 🎥 Submission Radio

Javier Mendez picks Ian Garry over Alexander Volkanovski as Islam Makhachev’s toughest career challenge. “I’m gonna go with Garry because with Volk, it was only one round, but with Garry, he was tough all the way through. So I’m gonna say, from my perspective, Ian Garry was our toughest challenge.” 🎥 Submission Radio

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35,831 views • 9 days ago