Jan 7, 2025 · Islam also has a dog in him that Khabib doesn't Khabib was all about imposing his will and doing his best to win every second of the fight until he ended it or ran out of time. Islam likes the fight.

Nov 2, 2017 · Ali, the promoter, said he believes Islam would defeat Alex Poatan at 205/LHW, by taking him down and submitting him... Ever possible? What do you sherdogs think?

Oct 20, 2004 · Islam Makhachev prefers a move up to welterweight over a clash against featherweight champ Ilia Topuria. Makhachev is scheduled to defend his lightweight title against Arman Tsarukyan at UFC 311 on Jan. 18 at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles. In recent times, the Dagestani has been vocal about a move up to welterweight for a double-champ bid.

Jul 15, 2021 · Islam fights with more finesse. Khabib makes more mistakes but gives less breathing room for his opponents to take advantage. Hes also more unorthodox with his striking which adds to his unpredictability while Islam has a more predictable meat and potatoes style of striking. Islam also had a much better resume before coming to the UFC.

Jan 15, 2025 · The Stockton, California, native also doesn’t recall meeting Makhachev in an elevator. Diaz also took a dig at Nurmagomedov, who was recently controversially removed from a Frontier Airlines flight over alleged language barriers. “WTH goin on, I didn’t even know Islam was there,” Diaz wrote on Instagram.

Mendez did say no one has managed to beat Khabib in sparring, and Islam was the only one who managed to take a single round off of Khabib. Based on this, I say Khabib wins.

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Jan 14, 2025 · Robert Whittaker doesn’t think Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan are on the same level. Makhachev puts his lightweight title on the line in a rematch against Tsarukyan in the main event at UFC 311 on Saturday at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles.

Oct 23, 2023 · I wrote something about Makhachev's kicking tactics and the openings in Volkanovski's game that allowed them to work. When the first fight between Islam Makhachev and Alexander Volkanovski wrapped up, everyone was already thinking about the rematch. Not only was it wonderfully competitive, but...

Khamzat is a big motherfucker but Islam is a much higher expression of mix martial arts ability in literally every quantifiable way except that which comes with being a lerger man (strenght,power ,durability).Name a thing Khamzat does well,and Islam does it better. Simple as that.