“This is easy fight” – Islam Makhachev laughs off the possibility of Charles Oliveira beating Khabib Nurmagomedov
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Islam Makhachev on Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Charles Oliveira
Islam Makhachev cannot help but laugh at how many people actually believe that current lightweight king Charles Oliveira can beat former lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Islam Makhachev is known as the second coming of the great lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. The Dagestani fighter is currently looking to seal his spot for the title shot against Charles Oliveira. Charles has truly upgraded his resume with his recent wins. The Brazilian champ has already one title defense (two if he hadn’t failed to make weight in his last fight) in the last two years of being a champion.
Witnessing the rise of Oliveira brings only one question to the minds of several MMA fans: Could Khabib Nurmagomedov have beaten Charles Oliveira in a fight? Khabib retired early owing to the death of his mentor/father Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov which deprived the fans of the pleasure of watching “The Eagle” in the octagon.
Recently, Islam sat down with Brett Okamoto in an interview for ESPN MMA. The Russian fighter was asked if Oliveira could have beaten Khabib and the simple answer from Islam is “NO”. According to Islam, Khabib’s grappling was like no other. Khabib went 29-0 in his career dominating every single fight. Though Charles is a submission expert, Islam believes “Do Bronx” could not have handled the pressure from Nurmagomedov.
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“How is he gonna beat him? Like he is gonna give him submission or what? This is like an easy fight for Khabib,” said Islam on claims of Charles beating Nurmagomedov in a potential fight. “Khabib has like most dominant grappling in the top and he is gonna take him down and hold him there. Very easy you know…Khabib pressures all his opponents and makes them tired.”
Islam Makhachev has another alternative to find out if Charles Oliveira could have actually beaten Khabib in a fight. Islam believes the result of his against Oliveira would answer the question that many have in mind right now after the rise of Oliveira to the top.
Do you think Charles has a chance of beating Khabib Nurmagomedov in a fight? Watch the interview of Islam Makhachev with Brett Okamoto below:
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