“Maybe one or two fights, I’m going to be the next champion,” Islam Makhachev speaks on his comparison with Khabib Nurmagomedov


“Maybe one or two fights, I’m going to be the next champion,” Islam Makhachev speaks on his comparison with Khabib Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov and Islam Makhachev

Islam Makhachev training partner of Russian prodigy Khabib Nurmagomedov is once again going to step inside the octagon against Drew Dober on UFC 259. Makhachev is on a six-fight win streak and a lot of people are seeing him as the future lightweight champion.

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Some people are even comparing him with Khabib and Makhachev absolutely loves it. Talking about this on UFC 259’s media day, Makhachev says, “I like that, Because Khabib is a very good guy, a champion, that’s why I don’t care about this. That’s why I’m good with it.”

“You know this is motivation for me, Because now people talk about me. A lot of people tell me ‘you’re going to be next, you’re going to be champion,’ that’s why I have to train more. Just training. That’s it.”

“Khabib showed me all the way. He showed me what I have to do to be there. Now I think a good win streak, I just have to finish next opponent. Maybe one or two fights, I’m going to be the next champion.”

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Makhachev is certain that he will finish Dober

Islam Makhachev

A win against Drew Dober can give Islam Makhachev a chance to face the top-ranked Lightweight fighters such as Charles Oliveira, Justin Gaethje, Conor McGregor, and others. Makhachev is very much excited about competing with all of them.

He added, “I’m very excited, When I will fight with these guys because I just want to check my skills. All my life, I’m training with the champion. That’s why I don’t think they’re going to give me a problem, these guys.”

In this fight, he is very much certain that he is going to finish Drew Dober. He concluded, “You know honestly, I have everything to finish him, I have good striking. He has good striking, too. But I have more than him like wrestling skills, grappling skills and everybody knows this. I have everything to finish him.”

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