UFC LEGENDS Explain How SCARY Islam Makhachev Really is

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He’s the former lightweight champion and pound for pound king of the UFC… a fearsome grappling threat with an astonishingly well-rounded skillset. He’s lethal on the mat, and deadly on the feet. But what do some of Islam Makhachev’s fellow fighters have to say about himself as his ever improving game? Let’s take a closer look! This is ‘ LEGENDARY Fighters Explain How Scary Islam Makhachev REALLY is. One man who knows a lot more than most about this guy is the former two weight world champion, Daniel Cormier - a man who has been friends and training partners with Islam and his team for quite a long time now. It’s funny how a wrestler as insanely credentialled and experienced as DC can attest to the sheer strength of a man who is 50 or 60 pounds lighter than him. That’s certainly high praise, especially from a fighter who spent his last years fighting heavyweights. Cormier has always been very high on Islam, especially in terms of his ability to be a fitting successor to Khabib. But out of all of the fighters we will feature in this video, it’s Khabib Nurmagomedov who truly knows Makhachev to the greatest degree. To hear Khabib describe his father’s love for Islam as a student is quite a touching tribute. Abdulmanap was incredibly wise when it came to the nurturing of talent, and he very clearly saw something in Makhachev that could be moulded into an elite fighter. Dustin Poirier gave Islam a far tougher fight than most people would’ve expected… pushing the lightweight champ into the championship rounds. The Diamond did himself proud by the way he managed to make the fight uglier than Islam would’ve preferred… making it a contest that suited him a lot better. But when push came to shove, it was Makhachev who was able to create the moment of magic. How about getting some insight from Makhachev’s next opponent, the welterweight champion of the world, Jack Della Maddalena, ahead of their highly intriguing showdown at UFC 322 at Madison Square Garden. Can Islam navigate the weight-difference between the lightweight an