Makhov warns heavyweights: Olympic Gold then UFC title

[Final Say]

Go watch Velasquez rothwell again. Now imagine 290 pounds Olympic wrestler instead. Then STFU

Cain can strike, dummy

 

[Werdun]

Cain can strike, dummy

Did you watch the fight? I can bet that you did not, dummy

 

[Final Say]

Did you watch the fight? I can bet that you did not, dummy

Yes I did, dummy. I've also seen Bily Mak (training to) strike.

You just assume a guy who can wrestle will have the same clinch, same GNP, deal the same amount of damage as a guy like cain

There are no MMA fighters like Cain

 

[IntelligenceQuo]

On April 25, 2015, the UFC announced the signing of a 6'5" 290-pound Russian wrestling icon, Bilyal Makhov.

Throughout 2016, Makhov's focus will be on his freestyle wrestling training for the Olympics. If everything goes according to plan, he will enter the MMA sphere as an Olympic Gold Medalist. Then, as he so aptly put it, a UFC championship will be on his "to-do list."

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2016/1/6...makhov-daniel-cormier-cain-velasquez-mma-news

The HW division is in desperate need of new talent. Will he be a legit threat to the HW division Sherbros?

I'm excited. The hw division needs some new blood so badly.

 

[IntelligenceQuo]

Yes I did, dummy. I've also seen Bily Mak (training to) strike.

You just assume a guy who can wrestle will have the same clinch, same GNP, deal the same amount of damage as a guy like cain

There are no MMA fighters like Cain

Yeah, Cain is the only mma fighter who's bones and joints are actually made of glass.

 

[Verace]

Doesnt look like wada is much better than usada really

 

[Toco]

He's another mark coleman. Great wrestler, but will never be a champion in todays' mma. Maybe 15 years ago, but not today. You need much more than just wrestling to win at the highest level. Just ask brock, coleman, etc... And no, brock did not win at the highest level. couture and mir are simply not even top 5.

your posts are always entertainingly........ bad

 

[basherofbrains]

No they don't. Brock beat a blown up light heavyweight. And got destroyed by top level guys..

This is nonsense. Brock is easily the greatest HW of all time. If not for the illness and a lucky punch, he would still be champ.

 

[leatherneck]

Gotta wait until we see how he reacts to a punch before prognosticating. But if he does have a good chin, no problem getting hit, and can get his hands to a decent level it's not unreasonable to believe he quickly becomes top 10. Heavyweight is terrible.

Oh, and he should learn English now in order to maximize his earning potential.

all he needs to learn is "i must break you".

"he is like iron" would be a nice extra.

 

[Final Say]

your posts are always entertainingly........ bad

Wow, coming from you....

 

[Gazwald]

Look at this guy's credentials if you don't want to look like a twat.

People saying he's a good wrestler with certain physical gifts like Brock. Bwahahahhahahahahaa

Nobody knows how he'll adapt to MMA so we don't know how well he'll do. I can't believe people are comparing him to Jared Rosholt. Just lol

 

[TheNinja]

Who?

 

[Feniamin]

He's from Dagestan...

If you guys havent learned anything over the past few years, these guys are born fighters, I guarantee you he can take a punch and more than likely has ,many times in his life, punched people himself

He's from Kabardino-Balkaria. It's not Dagestan.

 

[Rex Kwon Do]

all he needs to learn is "i must break you".

"he is like iron" would be a nice extra.

It'd be very interesting if he went heel, that's for sure. But instead of Drago, maybe he can go more Iron Sheikh. Come out with posters of Putin and chanting Allahu akhbar, etc.

 

[sonofbrodin]

Jones will never move to heavyweight now he'll stay at lhw to duck Makhov

 

[smart.feller]

Why do they have the limit? is to to protect the smaller HWs?

Because above 265 is super heavyweight...there is a weight class for it, the UFC just doesn't have that division because there isn't enough talent in it.

 

[Final Say]

Ha. Guy has no striking experience, no MMA experience and wrestles between 275-295

He might crack the top 10 in the UFC but only if he's given favorable match ups or he starts boxing like Mike Tyson

 

[Ballsaque]

The UFC needs to drop the 265 lb ceiling on HW. A guy who wrestles at 290 probably doesn't have a Roy Nelson-esque physique.

UFC don't want Baruto to come in and dominate from Japan.

 

[sonofbrodin]

Look at this guy's credentials if you don't want to look like a twat.

People saying he's a good wrestler with certain physical gifts like Brock. Bwahahahhahahahahaa

Nobody knows how he'll adapt to MMA so we don't know how well he'll do. I can't believe people are comparing him to Jared Rosholt. Just lol

When has a wrestler as high level as Makhov NOT done well in MMA? Brock is no where near this guys level when it comes to wrestling

 

[Gazwald]

When has a wrestler as high level as Makhov NOT done well in MMA? Brock is no where near this guys level when it comes to wrestling

You're preaching to the choir dude. That's pretty much the point I was making.