Russian UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev will be able to win the title at welterweight, but even then Khabib Nurmagomedov will remain the greatest fighter in the history of the promotion, the Lokomotiv footballer told Timur Suleymanov.
In 2023, 32-year-old Makhachev made two successful title defenses in fights with Australian Alexander Volkanovski, and also rose to first place in the ranking of the best UFC fighters, regardless of the category of weight.
— This winter, they started writing again that Khabib could return to the Octagon. Do you believe it?
– It seems to me that he will not come back. Khabib had his say. I don’t think he’ll cheat on him.
— I’m sure you follow the UFC closely and understand it. Do you think Makhachev will win the welterweight title this year?
— Personally, I am 100% sure, and not because he is from Dagestan. Really a very strong fighter.
— Will he get rid of the “Khabib track”?
– I’m not sure here. A lot is connected with the fact that Khabib Nurmagomedov became the first such champion in this field. Particularly during the story with McGregor, to whom he ended up offering him “a piece of cabbage soup” for his comments. Khabib is a legend not only in Russia, but around the world, both in America and the Emirates. And that will never change. Yes, Islam will be champion in two weight categories, but Khaba will remain the biggest, ”said Suleymanov in an interview with .
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