Islam Makhachev: In some countries kids play soccer, in Dagestan we wrestle | ESPN MMA
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UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev sits down with ESPN Australia’s Sam Bruce to discuss his wrestling background and super fight vs. Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 284.
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Islams english is becoming really fluid. Good on him. And still.
@DarkPhantomSky
Жыл бұрын
For real
“about his wrestling, i dont know to much, we will check”……. dont know why but love when he says this….
Love Islam, such a calm and humble dude! Volk is a top lad too
@jlooon1440
Жыл бұрын
You have to be level 42 Irishman to use the term lad
@langtryvlogme
Жыл бұрын
we have to check this moment brader
@clutch7548
Жыл бұрын
@@jlooon1440 no ya don’t. Australians say it too. All UK
How can you not love Islam. Honestly you can tell how good of a person he is.
@NordicSkadi
Жыл бұрын
Have you seen his old tweets? Good person hahaha
@beauaIloevv
Жыл бұрын
@@NordicSkadi no1 uses twitter
@Tetratronic
Жыл бұрын
How? Easy... He's arrogant and disrespectful. All Dagestanis are.
@shaidanwheel6199
Жыл бұрын
@@beauaIloevv Elon Musk does and Narendra Modi does
@tradereladio2465
Жыл бұрын
@@NordicSkadi what tweet you western relax don't cry
Yoel Romero said best city in the world for wrestling is Makhachkala, Dagestan.
@alexanderYT2786
Жыл бұрын
And Henry Cejudo also said this
@gorec0550
Жыл бұрын
Yoel was here a long time ago
@youssefkhaled9666
Жыл бұрын
@@alexanderYT2786 yeah Henry said it shaped him.
His choice of words are very precise and cold 🥶
@syphonunfiltered
Жыл бұрын
Y'all are easily impressed
My Dua's are for you brother Islam 🤲💗 Rise and shine high InshAllah
Imagine you take a Uber in Dagestan and don't have the money to pay, and next thing you know the driver is ground & pounding you
@4AMPARA
Жыл бұрын
hahaha 🤣🤣🤣
@madaxwayne
Жыл бұрын
he takes your arm home as payment via kimura😅
@kbwr9395
Жыл бұрын
Tf lmao 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@gadasch054
Жыл бұрын
even teachers and doctors have broken ears
@nme_mma
Жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
This guy is so calm, so confident, that is a recipe for a killer
Dude is next level calm..not fair at all lol
@asmahardhika1
Жыл бұрын
Fear?
@rickyayy
Жыл бұрын
Cannot be submitted
@m.r.a7992
Жыл бұрын
@Mahardhika Frangeidie he meant its not fair at all that he is this calm lol
@Dualities
Жыл бұрын
steroid weigh bully
@Thawhid
Жыл бұрын
@Dualities ohhh did Bobby Green the steroid hypocrite tell you that? Islam being a cheater has been debunked so find another lie to ride on
Gave me chills at the end when he asked Islam “so you’re the man 155” and Islam smiled and said “yes” Can’t wait for this banger of a fight, both fighters beaming with confidence
@TripleEightss
Жыл бұрын
@@aznduro Everybody just fishes for likes posting the same 15 template comments filling in the blanks. gave you chills bro? really?
@mikelike3877
Жыл бұрын
Lol that gave you chills? Grow up
Goosebumps. Absolutely amazing.
@beauaIloevv
Жыл бұрын
casual for sure. fight will sell 40k ppv’s
@rahmatulakbar5005
Жыл бұрын
@@beauaIloevv you are casual also
@beauaIloevv
Жыл бұрын
@@rahmatulakbar5005 ok lndian
@saifaldin_
Жыл бұрын
@@beauaIloevv Oh, it’s you again.. I’ve seen your posts before.. 😂
@rahmatulakbar5005
Жыл бұрын
@@beauaIloevv im not Indian, but ok casual
Let’s go Champ!!!
@Mediocre_JT
Жыл бұрын
That's right JT.
"i don't know his wrestling too much, i will check". Reminds me of "who give him black belt, we have to check" moments haha
Alhamdulillah my brother proud off you 💪👤❤
Since i found khabib i always checked the videos of him islam umar manap javier mendez dc.. the whole big family they have. everyone so humble focused and down to earth,while dominating everyone. no doubt that i'm gonna root for islam! as a mma fan i hope for a great entertaining fight. but these guys got my heart! ISLAM LETS GO WE READY!
Id be shocked if Volk wins, but love the guy and that he is taking the challenge. Respect to both
@beauaIloevv
Жыл бұрын
no respect
@Atlas92936
Жыл бұрын
@@beauaIloevv Lmaoo bruh
@Cxp144
Жыл бұрын
Volk is far more skilled
@EE-kt8sh
Жыл бұрын
@@Cxp144 and? He's still going to get abused in there
@GodsInUs
Жыл бұрын
I wouldn't. His record speaks for itself
I’m fan of both these guys, they are ambassadors to the future of MMA.
They don't choose wrestling, wrestling chooses dagestani
@ironcrusader728
Жыл бұрын
Cringe
@Thawhid
Жыл бұрын
@@ironcrusader728 fr. It probably sounded cooler in his head
@urimtefiki226
Жыл бұрын
Its like national sport, I used to wrestle when I was child, but for a short time.
@skezus
Жыл бұрын
In some countries kids take gummy vitamins, in Dagastan they take meldonium.
@syphonunfiltered
Жыл бұрын
@@skezus steroid? Accurate.
Islam is calm and scary at the same time and he not even trying it🥶
@beauaIloevv
Жыл бұрын
he has a glass chin, he’s lucky i’m not in the ufc. otherwise he wouId foId like a lawn chair because of my left hook
@34_mrigank22
Жыл бұрын
@@beauaIloevv lol
@V.ROY...
Жыл бұрын
@@beauaIloevv🧢
"About his wrestling, I don't know too much..we have to check" Legend of the sport this man
“In Dagestan, you can ask some Uber driver, he also was some wrestler” 😂
@beauaIloevv
Жыл бұрын
unfunny
@beauaIloevv
Жыл бұрын
here before this becomes top comment becasue this lncel uses 1000 alt accounts to like his own comment ‘peter griffin’
@leanardchris1731
Жыл бұрын
@@beauaIloevv - Bro, maybe that's your other account since you two seems to have the same thing to say to each other.
155 is my AREA so confident & humble.
This guy is the real deal.
I love this guy and his people ❤️ you don't hear dram from them or trash talk like little girls he talk as men who is very confident and respectful this is perfection snd all respectful for Alex for wanting to challenge anyone
He is calm and polite. A true champ !
I started wrestling in 7th grade at age 13 , I agree with a lot of what he says . ofc a man can train , islam in my eyes is the better wrestler and will come up on top. this is the age of Dagestan boys
@mmamultiverse75
Жыл бұрын
I think you build strength and endurance in your tendons when you wrestle from a young age; not just muscle.
@anyq_CS
Жыл бұрын
@@mmamultiverse75 just like north american dominated boxing for so so long because its their number one combat sport.i think these guys are doing great in mma because sambo is the closest thing to modern mma.they been doing this longer than most of us
@JF-yo7vu
Жыл бұрын
That’s like saying in my eyes islam is taller…🤣 we kinda already knew sis
@Lunney.
Жыл бұрын
@@JF-yo7vu you must not know about volks wrestling accolades aswell then casual lmfao
@FazsterHQ
Жыл бұрын
@@Lunney. Volk has national wrestling accolades in Australia because he’s the only one wrestling there 😂 there’s levels to this…..and still!!!
Both technical fighters in there own game, that's why it's an interesting match up. Islam by submission
Let’s gooooo brother islam
"This is my Area " Let's go islam 💪👊✊
@Sunshineonmytoes
Жыл бұрын
Means he will never take the challenge and go up to 170.
@kangjonglibasangtam8765
Жыл бұрын
@@Sunshineonmytoes relax😏 It's his 1st defense..and perhaps you didn't watch the vid.where he says he will defend his 155 gold for 4 or 5 times and then he will move up. And dnt worry even if he did move up to 170 he had good chance to claim the gold.😒
Just watch Coach Jav's trip to Dagestan, while the elders eat, the kids were wrestling. Islam also posted a video of a doctor with a cauliflower ear 😂
@violetrose6014
Жыл бұрын
We all watched it already , just mind your own low life
@violetrose6014
Жыл бұрын
Everywhere with that stupid emoji
Let's go champ inshallah!🦁🦁
@beauaIloevv
Жыл бұрын
lsIam picks volkswagen up like a toddIer and smashes him into the canvas out coId👍
@gamebredduramax71
Жыл бұрын
Volkanovski by TKO inshallah
@1smg346
Жыл бұрын
@@beauaIloevv exactly easy work for islam!
@AG-gb6qt
Жыл бұрын
@Vahid make sure you get your excuses ready when Islam wipes the floor with Volk
@joxepojoxepin2752
Жыл бұрын
@@gamebredduramax71bro, look at the size difference, is not gonna happen.
Me after going to Dagestan: Let's wrestle, kids! Kids: LET'S WRESTLE! LET'S WRESTLE!
Islam is just a loveable guy ..Respect
What a Statement Brother.. Can’t wait for this one again. Too pumped up now..will be crazy how you guys will handle each other the 11th Feb night 🔥🙌🙌
People mistake confidence for arrogance.
@allezlesrouges
Жыл бұрын
Tbf most people won't. Just the ones that want him to lose like they did with pretty much all of his other fights. They're a select group of people 🥲
@munisy.3022
Жыл бұрын
@@allezlesrouges fax
What separates these degastani fighters is their commitment to to sport, and always training hard and getting better
Inshallah and STILL ❤️
In Dagestan even the bears are wrestling champs. They smesh all other bears around the world, undefeated and undisputed. 🐻
@gorec0550
Жыл бұрын
Bear is russian , Dagestani sign is eagle
@irwansukma2649
Жыл бұрын
lol
Man I can't wait for this one! Two of my favorite fighters of the last few years, going to be a bitter sweet night no matter the outcome.
Inshallaha, we will win love you Islam bhaii from USA 🇺🇸🇵🇰❤🥰💯🤘🏽🕌🤲💝🤲🏆🌹🥀📿🧎♂️🧎☪️🕋
"155 is my area & Charles is my gate keeper. No one is accepted to jump". Let's go Australia 👊☝️
And still the champ
INSHALLAH
These Russians are cold and lethal no wonder no one wanted to fight this guy, respect to Volkanovski for taking this fight
@burningthecandleatbothends1658
Жыл бұрын
he isnt a russian my mom is russian and i only have russian friends. he isnt a russian. his country just belongs to russia. not to be disrespectful
@theingush9667
Жыл бұрын
Stop giving credit to russians where they have done nothing to deserve it
@dhimankalita1690
Жыл бұрын
Nice framing of the sentence to make it seem like he's Russian but he's not. Nothing to do with Russia
@PB22559
Жыл бұрын
@@burningthecandleatbothends1658 Why are you talking about your mother on here?😆
@PB22559
Жыл бұрын
@@dhimankalita1690 Dagestan has an interesting heritage but it has connections to Russia too throughout its history, along with khazars, arabs, persians. They are a mix of many people and many different ethnic groups- Avars, chechyns, Russians, Aghuls, Tsakhurs etc over a dozen languages are spoken there.
Makhachev time baby 🔥🔥
love this guy real af
Just love Islam, genuinely good person, English improving! Very smart and articulate !
Theres no stopping mackachev 🔥🔥
@Tetratronic
Жыл бұрын
Pretty sure he got KO'd before 🔥🔥
@AG-gb6qt
Жыл бұрын
@@Tetratronic 7 years ago, try again
@sajidhussain3519
Жыл бұрын
@@Tetratronic mate mackachev Gona destroy alex
@khamzatchimaev6959
Жыл бұрын
Another Muslim tat lol
@Tetratronic
Жыл бұрын
@@AG-gb6qt Volk was never submitted, and last time he got stopped was 10 years ago. You try again.
Love you brother
Islam will shine again inshallah
They must have forgot. Makhachev will remind them!
@lukebaker3633
Жыл бұрын
Remind us about how boring he is
@kevinschwart1028
Жыл бұрын
@@lukebaker3633 He finishes fights. What are you talking about?
@kevinschwart1028
Жыл бұрын
@@aznduro Well, we won't forget also that fighters refused to fight him. He can't force them. He finished his last 5 opponents including Oliveira who had an insane resume and instead of fighting cans he calls out Volk a well deserved p4p #1 champion who is on a 12 winstreak. If you don't see how badass Makhachev is then you're just a hater.
Can't wait for the fight with two ridiculously talented alphas going for the biggest number & honor in combat sports 🙏 Not a cmac hater but truly felt sad that the TUF announcement this week has overshadowed this technical delight of a matchup and once in a lifetime competition in LW history 🙏🤞
Him and khabib represent their people very well . I never knew about dagestan people until the ufc
*That's how you make a Statement "155 IS MY AREA YOU NEED TO BE CAREFUL"*
@kangjonglibasangtam8765
Жыл бұрын
Indeed.
@syphonunfiltered
Жыл бұрын
It's an awkward statement Mohammed. "My area"?
@junaidahmed2235
Жыл бұрын
@@syphonunfiltered yes as in his territory. You really want to criticise the grammar of someone who barely speaks English that's sad lol
@mohammedasif7667
Жыл бұрын
@@syphonunfiltered cos u are a native English speaker it may be odd to you but i understood what he meant and whole world did but i can't say about you
Can't wait!
I think that is also why they are so good. These dudes have been fighting since birth where most other countries people start in their teen years to adult.
The way he talks so calmly is extremely intimidating!
People don't realise how good Islam is he is really gonna make it look easy against volky. Let's go Islam!!
@abasedcomment8016
Жыл бұрын
Nah.
@ghost99100
Жыл бұрын
@Just Chill dagestani's almost get doubted more than black fighters. I think dagestani's get alittle bit more respect though. lol
@WhitePeopleAreAnnoying
Жыл бұрын
@Just Chill cause there whole style relies on weight bullying. Khabib was scared to go to 170 even tho it would’ve been an easier weight cut. Islam is also scared to go up to 170. Plus they ate steroids as a kid
@Akdon67
Жыл бұрын
@Just Chill yea Islam and khabib live rent free in so many peoples heads it’s hilarious 🤣
@risdarputra9471
Жыл бұрын
i think it will be harder than Charles fight
Love them both
What a legend
I'm seeing MMA evolving with these folks from Dagestan, similar to what happened when the world met BJJ, in the early days. They'll export many masters from there, and it'll be trained by many fighters, changing the sport.
@forzenA111
Жыл бұрын
I agree. Some people hate sambo for dominating jiujutsu. For me it just a cycle of this sport
Islam! Let's do this!🥋⚔️💯👌👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
And still انشاءاللہ
Those dagistani guys are like the uchiha, they have that sharingan (wrestling) in them and you can't fight them one on one most likely you'll lose, especially khabib's team.
@Youssef-hd5bl
Жыл бұрын
but I think naruto has beaten them since he has the friendship power and this stuff. we need someone like naruto and he will beat those Dagestani people
@Aif956
Жыл бұрын
@@Youssef-hd5bl what do you mean "beat them" ? Them who ?
@Youssef-hd5bl
Жыл бұрын
@@Aif956 uchiha, I haven't watched naruto shippuden but i guess he beat them, he's the main character and he's the type of character that beats everybody with hard work and friendship power, you know shonen stuff.
🤲🤲🤲🤲🤲🤲Islam makhacev chempion...
That soft spoken yes at the end...
This fight gonna be Islam's toughest fight Even tougher than his fight with Arman
@billcipher3946
Жыл бұрын
Islam might submit Volk in 1st round to be honest.
@munisy.3022
Жыл бұрын
Let's be honest Arman ans Beneil are tougher fights for Islam than Volk
Islam is special man, hope y'all understand that. This man is just built different
Lets go Islam ☝☝☝
one of the few fights that i like both dudes that much! will be both happy and sad with whoever win or lose...i do favor islam a tiny bit cause he is hilarious as a personality
Good luck Islam
He's the real deal no doubt about it. He has the trick.
Let's go Islam makhachev 🔥
"We will check" what a classic :D
Yes. Long live the Champ.
‘We will check’ haha I like that.
Seems Islam has lots of fans in Australia
But the 🦁 who lost his last fight still got eyes on you brother 🇧🇷
@zemimakesense
Жыл бұрын
may the best man wins
"155 is my area"... cold !!!!!!!
Lets go Islam ☝️🤍
الحمد لله
Live is like a endless wrestle match
You're loooking at the p4p King of MMA! LET'S GOOOO ISLAM
I love Islam. Khabib and DC have taught him well about how to trash talk, so I think with a couple more fights he'll be a superstar
All the best Islam... Regards from Mumbai India 🙂💓👍
0:07 Why every zoomer got the same brocolli haircut? Well Islam and his team got the same as well so I can't say nothing lol
@atronadhashi4550
Жыл бұрын
because they all are arab! Arab men have curly hair... That's why they need to trim side hair, otherwise it may end up becoming AFRO like hair style!
@LaiToTheLee
Жыл бұрын
yea but they just shave it off while these kids get perms 🤣
Volk's chances are better than most are giving him💯
English has improved so much
I don’t understand how ppl hate on Islam…he’s as cool as the other side of the pillow. Tells you what he’s gonna do and dares you to try and stop it, all while being respectful to the upmost
U r the man of 155 Yeeeees I looooove the answer
There will not be any doubt on volk as a goat if he defeats islam. Lets gooo..
It's islam makhachev time 🔥🔥🔥
🤩🤩🤩 hyped!!!
01:29 we have to check the moment
Here we go
Islam : We have to check that moment (About Volk's wrestling)
Wrestling is power!
Insyallah new p4p king
Big Alex fan and want him to win, but... gotta love Islam 😊