And people (say), ‘Oh, he’s the new Khabib.’ No, he’s not Khabib. You know, a lot of guys say that you know – ‘Makachev is so good’ this and that. Makachev “finishes a lot of guys and he has a very good submission game, better than Khabib. While many are quick to align Makhachev’s potential with Khabib’s legacy, Gilbert isn’t yet sold on that notion. As a multiple-time world champion in Brazilian jiu jitsu, Burns highly rates the ability to finish a fight with a quick submission. Oliveira’s countryman, Gilbert Burns, is all too familiar with this rivalry. Islam Makhachev, Nurmagomedov’s protege, will receive his long-awaited title shot against jiu jitsu master and arguably the greatest submission artist in UFC history, Charles Oliveira. The phrase that lightweight legend and Sambo practitioner Khabib Nurmagomedov made famous in 2013 will be tested at the highest of levels nearly a decade later. MMA Fighting’s Damon Martin chats with Jan Blachowicz.“If sambo was easy, it would be called jiu jitsu.” Terrance McKinney doesn’t expect Paddy Pimblett matchup next: ‘He has to take the baby steps’ Bellator 284 weigh-in results: Ex-champ Ilima-Lei Macfarlane misses weight by 3 pounds Dana White appreciates Oscar De La Hoya’s ‘sincere’ apology, but adds ‘ there’s no way that he and I can ever be friends again’ “On the 22nd of October, we will step into the cage and we plan on finishing him whether he likes it or not,” Nurmagomedov said. a number that’s right in line with the oddsmakers placing the Brazilian as a +145 underdog to Makhachev’s -175 favorite, per Bovada.

At the same time though, Nurmagomedov expects it to be relatively competitive and gives Oliveira a 30 percent chance. Unsurprisingly, the original Dagestani destroyer is expecting his protege to pull off the victory and secure his first world title on that fateful night in Abu Dhabi. He starts to talk about this so-called arrogance and so on but who does this really concern?” It appears to me that he looks at Islam and can’t find that “switch.” So because of that, he gets nervous. So what I believe, and this is solely my point of view, he may consider this arrogance as well but it doesn’t matter. And you can identify the “switch” in their fights that lead them to victory or defeat. for example, someone like Gaethje, or Chandler, or Poirier, you know that they have already lost in the past. “You know when you train to fight someone. I simply think he’s starting to feel the pressure of the fight. Definitely not Islam, he has never insulted anyone. Not Ali, not myself, no one insulted him. “That he wants to beat Islam Makhachev? Am I right? What we’re talking about is true, right? So tell me who offended him. “So what is not arrogant from his side?” Nurmagomedov asked. Oliveira happens to be so confident that he’s even invited Makhachev to start the fight on the ground with him.įor Nurmagomedov, he finds it all to be a bit telling of where Oliveira’s current mentality is at as the big fight approaches. Both fighters are two of the most talented grappling specialists in all of MMA in their own unique ways, leading them to be fully confident in that area should the action go there. That’s the reason we step into the octagon, right?”Ī lot of the chatter from both sides regarding how the fight will play out has centered around the potential ground battle and rightfully so.

Right? He wants to choke his opponent out, break their bones, etc. I think he also wants to hit his opponent in the face, use his kicks, knees, punches, elbow. I think that Charles also has a plan and that he also wants to finish Islam.

If we say that we want to finish the fight early, I don’t see any arrogance in that at all. I think it’s silly to think we’re underestimating this fight. “11 fights in a row he has won with so many finishes. “Well, listen, first of all, how can you disparage the man who won the Fighter of the Year award in 2022? No one is disparaging him,” Nurmagomedov told Sambo Says. When catching wind of Oliveira’s comments ahead of Eagle FC 49, which took place yesterday in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Nurmagomedov was perplexed, to say the least. However, recently discussing the matchup, “Do Bronx” noted how he feels Makhachev and his team, including fellow former lightweight kingpin Nurmagomedov, are getting a bit arrogant which will lead to their downfall. mostly in respectful fashions even when critical. Along the way, both sides of the bout have had plenty to say. 22, the battle for lightweight supremacy will finally be decided when the former champion Oliveira takes on his fellow streaking rival, Islam Makhachev, for the vacant crown. Khabib Nurmagomedov struggles to make any sense of Charles Oliveira’s recent comments.Īt UFC 280 on Oct.

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