Mailbag: Can Islam Makhachev surpass Khabib Nurmagomedov in the lightweight pantheon at UFC 311?
Islam Makhachev will never have that. He already has that one loss to Adriano Martins in his second UFC fight back in 2015. But where he could pull ahead of Khabib Nurmagomedov is in longevity and overall career ambition.
The Biggest Thing Islam Makhachev Learned From Khabib Nurmagomedov
The 33-year-old champion has Nurmagomedov in his corner, and it's an alliance that has served Makhachev well, telling GIVEMESPORT and other reporters Wednesday that by following Khabib, he always understood that he could be a champion, too, providing he mirrored a specific skillset of the UFC legend.
Two of the final disciples of Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov headline UFC 311 on Saturday night. Islam Makhachev and Umar ...
Nurmagomedov had previously told GIVEMESPORT and other reporters at the UFC media day in Downtown Los Angeles that Makhachev ...
Arman Tsarukyan is days out from his rematch with Islam Makhachev and comparisons have once again been drawn between Makhachev and his mentor Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov is now one of the top coaches in the sport. Two of his fighters compete ...
In terms of Islam Makhachev surpassing the great Khabib Nurmagomedov, one ex-fighter doesn't think his failure to remain ...
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“Shut Up and Train”- Khabib Nurmagomedov Humiliates His Manager Ali Abdelaziz at Javier Mendez’s AKATeam Khabib appears to be making their final preparations before Islam Makhachev and Umar Nurmagomedov as well as up-and-comer Tagir Ulanbekov, head inside the Octagon this weekend at UFC 311. The ...
UFC CEO Dana White had a hysterical reaction to Khabib Nurmagomedov being kicked off Frontier Airlines on his way to UFC 311.
Nate Diaz wants all the smoke as he called out both Islam Makhachev and Khabib Nurmagomedov in a recent Instagram post.
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