Islam Makhachev

Adriano Martins knocked Makhachev. Islam Makhachev 21-1 is coming off a first-round submission victory over Dan Hooker and prior to that submitted Moises in his first UFC main event.

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For the second straight week the UFC has been forced to scratch a key lightweight main event.

. Makhachev has been hyped up for years due to his affiliation with Khabib Nurmagomedov and has lived up to that so far. The Dagestani fighter is on a nine-fight winning streak and ranked fourth at lightweight. However it didnt take long to get a backup plan together.

The knock on Islam Makhachev used to be that he lacked finishing instinct and was susceptible to getting caught. UFC lightweight contender Islam Makhachev is naming names. This Saturday night at UFC Vegas 49 Bobby Green will get his main event opportunity on short notice when he locks horns with Islam Makhachev.

Islam Makhachev RussianMMA Record 21-1LightweightHeight 510Reach 70 12---Follow me on Twitter. LAS VEGAS The UFCs final main event of February between Islam Makhachev and Bobby Green is locked in. This weekend at UFC Vegas 49 Makhachev will look to extend his winning streak to 10 when he takes on Bobby Green in the main event.

At Fridays official UFC Fight Night 202 weigh-ins Makhachev 21-1 MMA 10-1 UFC and Green 29-12-1 MMA 10-7-1 UFC had no issues on the scale as they successfully hit the 160-pound catchweight limit for their headlining matchup. Islam Makhachev got a good chuckle when the subject of Bobby Greens wrestling skills was brought up in a recent interview. The Russian star was initially supposed to take on Beneil Dariush but after an injury ruled the latter out Green decided to step up to the plate and take a chance on himself.

36m Followers 916 Following 1809 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Islam_Makhachev islam_makhachev. Fans who have been following Islam Makhachevs UFC career can attest. Beneil Dariush has suffered an injury that will prevent him from facing Islam Makhachev in the UFC Fight Night 202 headliner on Feb.

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