“You have to respect your opponent. Islam is on a 10-0 winning streak. He has a good head.
But I don’t think he rode his own wave – it was Khabib Nurmagomedov’s wave. The fact that our fight will happen is Khabib’s credit. Islam has nothing to do with it.
I think he should fight the top 5 contenders. Against which of the contenders for the classification did Islam fight? He has had no such fights,” Oliveira quotes MMA Weekly.
Note that the fight between Makhachev and Oliveira will take place on October 22, during UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi.
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