Media Islam Makhachev: "I want a new name on my resume. It'll be better for me"

[Adamant__]

 

[Senzo Tanaka]

Reasonable. It must be boring training and fighting the same guys. He’s right though, even though he destroyed Charlie, people will say he’s ducking. Might as well do it again to leave no doubters and then move on. There just isn’t a lot of fresh contenders out there.

 

[flektarn]

I would avoid anyone with a ground game above a white belt as well. High IQ play to target Dustin and Justin.

 

[swimba]

C'mon bradda

 

[Killer Kadoogan]

170 confirmed

 

[Killer Kadoogan]

also UFC should have just gave dariush the title shot. diverse matchups > same exact people over and over

 

[nonoob]

A new Sherbro-esque picture may also help.

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[Rorschachxx]

Seems we'll be seeing the same guys in rotation for that titlefight.

But a pretty solid response form Islam. Can't disagree with him. A new name would've been cool but Shertards will say he's ducking the rematch.

 

[garbohydrates]

Bro, doesn't want to be in rematch hell like Usman was

 

[Adamant__]

Dustin and Justin fighting for the title for the 100th time

 

[Joshuaace]

AD fans would probably rather see him fight someone other than Charles. Oliveira fans would rather the rematch not be in AD. So let him fight Chandler in AD, while Charles fights Arman.

 

[Adamant__]

AD fans would probably rather see him fight someone other than Charles. Oliveira fans would rather the rematch not be in AD. So let him fight Chandler in AD, while Charles fights Arman.

How does Chandler deserve a title shot? Also why is Charles fighting Arman? What is this brother <45>

 

[blaseblase]

I don't like these constant rematches. Dariush should have gotten the title shot. Islam hasn't beaten anyone in the top 10 aside from Oliviera and he should get the chance to.

 

[Mammothman]

Agree with everything Islam said

 

[krelianx]

I would avoid anyone with a ground game above a white belt as well. High IQ play to target Dustin and Justin.

He submitted Oliveira.

 

[DougieJones]

I don't like Islam at all, but he's one of the few fighters I believe when he says he fights anyone the UFC sends him

 

[Ares Black]

Makhachev ducking both Oliveira and Volkanovski, confirmed.

 

[JohnMandick]

He's not wrong.

 

[Fact Checker]

The problem is Oliveira is clearly the second best fighter at LW right now, there isn’t a single active LW who even comes close to touching his resume.


Make a quick turnaround fight between Charles/Mak, while the rest of the division sorts itself out: Poirier vs Gaethje, Arman vs Dariush, possibly Volk properly making a run at the division against someone like Gamrot for a title shot etc. lots of elite fighters at LW. It just needs time to sort.

 

[sonhow]

Islam probably would rather go for red panty night instead.