Their styles don’t actually seem as identical as people make them out to be. Obviously there are a lot of parallels but Islam has better striking and seems to use trips more than Khabib, who relies on shooting for takedowns more. And on the ground Khabib was more smothering and liked to smesh whereas Islam seems less violent and more technical.

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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 · Makhachev’s forearms keep him from getting chest to chest, but he’s still able to cut an angle outside and force Makhachev to turn his own back to the cage to maintain the position. A moment after the sequence above, they found themselves in the clinch again and this time Volkanovski was able to use the forearm frame to disengage, turning ...

Nov 23, 2013 · Well Islam grew up training with Khabib under his father. And in Dagestan, they tend to cross train a lot before specializing. While Khabib has put on Judo clinics and there are photos of him wearing his black belt...so I would imagine the same for Islam holding the same rank. However, their major titles come from Sambo.

if we try to make this fight as realistic as possible and have both men go to welterweight, i think islam will win a decision. khamzat got no gas tank cutting to welterweight again, and islam going up to welterweight will give him a significant gas tank advantage over anyone currently in the middle weight division. khamzats only shot is to KO ...

Sep 29, 2024 · Islam is a pleasure to watch but the dude rarely fights. His average fights per year in a near 10 year UFC career is quite low, just like Khabib. If this is the Armen rematch, we'll at least get the right fight for history.

Jun 14, 2024 · Original post credit to u/Haidarium in r/Shia.. Makhachev, a famous MMA fighter, posted a video with the following nasheed lyrics, on the anniversary of the Camp Speicher massacre in which ISIS militants brutally murdered 1400 Shi'a cadets.

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.

Jun 1, 2022 · A breakdown of the grappling exchanges in the fight between Islam Makhachev and Arman “Ahalakalakets” Tsarukyan. This bout had some of the most high-level wrestling I have seen in an MMA fight. I hope you enjoy it. I apologize for doing so many videos about the lightweight division.