โHim and his father made meโ
Throwback to this wholesome moment.. Islam dedicated his win to his late coach Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov. What an amazing coach he was. ๐
29 days till
#UFC294
#AndStill
Islam Makhachev expressed his support for our Palestinian brothers and sisters during his post-fight interview after a huge win at
#UFC294
.
Islam also seen here carrying the Palestine flag ๐ต๐ธ
#FreePalestine
Love this guy. Allahumma baarik
@MAKHACHEVMMA
@Israel
Amazing, not a single splatter on the white shoes or dress, or around the โstainโ at all.. and itโs pink on the coloring book. ๐ค Not staged at all. ๐๐พ
Islam Makhachev outstruck him, dropped him, and submitted him. ๐ฅ what a statement win! ๐
Iโm extremely happy and so proud of you Islam! You deserve it. Hard work pays off. ๐ฏ
#UFC280
#AndNew
๐จ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ต๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
the first coach in the history of MMA that trained 2 fighters since childhood who both became champions in the biggest MMA promotion & P4P
#1
fighters in the world ๐ซก๐ฅ
๐โ๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐ถ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ข๐๐
Khabib is one strict coach๐ฅถ๐
Just like his father Abdulmanap, respect & discipline are top priority for them. Doesn't matter if you're a close friend or champion, you HAVE to follow the rules & schedule
Their strict training fosters champion mentality & overall good character
Islam Makhachev surprised a lot of people of how much his striking improved. Proud of this man. P4P & LW ๐
Heโll only get better and better going forward after this fight. ๐ฏ๐๐ฝ
Safe to say only Justin Gaethje had fun on the worldโs fastest roller coaster ๐
Belal, Aljo, and Umar on the other hand.. couldnโt wait for the ride to end.. ๐
Late coach Abdulmanapโs legacy continues. Oct 22 Islam Makhachev will bring back the LW belt to Dagestan
#UFC280
In shaa Allah,
#AndNew
@MAKHACHEVMMA
Islam Makhachev is officially the P4P
#1
fighter in the world ๐๐ As it should be tbh.
Most active current champ, 6 finishes in his last 7, with his only decision win against Volk being the FOTY, easily ๐ฅ
Throwback to when Islam Makhachev hit this beautiful Russian Tie Snap in training. Chase Saldate would later on pull off the same move in a wrestling tournament. ๐๐
#UFC280
Good to see the best MMA duo has reunited before their UFC Hall of Fame induction ๐ arguing (as usual) ๐
#UFCHOF
Khabib: I donโt have stress brother.. I need English breakfast tea. Iโm gonna go home.
DC: You need this (positive energy tea) ๐
Young Khabib and Islam Makhachev sparring session (circa 2011)
Khabib was preparing for his UFC debut and Islam was preparing for World Combat Sambo Championship โ๏ธ
subbed by
@Deli964
๐
Itโs been a year since the passing of Khabibโs father, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov. He will be remembered for many years to come as a great coach, an influential leader in their community, & the 2nd father of world champions. His legacy will continue thru his students, In shaa Allah.
Umarโs english is improving ๐ he even bought kidโs book to study ๐
Big props to Umar & fellow dagestanis for making effort to learn english, so they can communicate with fans & media ๐๐๐ป
๐จ UFC offered
@UNmgdv
a fight, heโs just waiting for opponent to sign the contract ๐
Islam Makhachev & Ikram Aliskerov started training under the tutelage of coach Abdulmanap as young kids, both won multiple Combat Sambo championships๐ฅ& now competing on the best MMA promotion ๐ช๐พ
Both winning at
#UFC294
in dominant fashion โ๐พ in shaa Allah
Congratulations to the new Bellator LW Champ Usman Nurmagomedov. Only 24yrs old ๐๐ฝ๐
Nice takedown & GNP + beautiful kicks as usual.
#Bellator288
@Usmannmgdv
Islam Makhachev has come a long way.. heโs an ordinary guy with a simple dream; to give back to his parents and no longer see them struggle to make ends meet. Congrats champ ๐๐พ
Wholesome moment w/ Islam Makhachev, who celebrated Eidโl Fitr in Makkah alongside muslims from different parts of the world ๐
He asked them where theyโre from & to say an Eid greeting in their own language ๐
Some people think Combat Sambo is just pure wrestling or grappling. It actually includes many different skills, just like MMA.
Khabib and Islam are both 2 time champions in Combat Sambo. ๐ Itโs an effective base in MMA.
Looks like everyone else in BW is booked except Umar, OโMalley, and Cruz. If Cruz doesnโt want it, this is the fight to make. ๐ค๐ฝ
Letโs go ๐๐ฝ
@ufc
Khabibโs minding his own business, he visited DCโs new gym & shared some lessons to the young students, while the evil POS posted a very disrespectful tweet referring to Khabibโs father. Disgusting behavior.
Late Abdulmanapโs death anniversary was only 3 weeks ago. Allah yerhamo.
Khabib & GSP are now 1-1 ๐ ๐x๐
Khabib: โLast time when I met him in Moscow I choked himโ
GSP: โI told his team Iโm gonna slide behind him like a ninja and itโs gonna be my turn this time (to choke him)โ
Islam Makhachev with a beautiful homage to Khabib's late father and his former coach, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov ๐
Watch the full in-depth interview between
@AdamCatterall
and
@MAKHACHEVMMA
on YouTube now โถ๏ธ๐
Umar & Usman Nurmagomedovโs reaction to Islamโs submission finish to earn UFC LW title. ๐ In 23 days, theyโre collecting another Lightweight belt โ๐ฝ
#Bellator288