Islam Makhachev Says He's Bad Matchup For Dustin Poirier, Predicts 'Easy Fight'
Islam Makhachev is putting his lightweight title on the line at UFC 302 ... but, it's a low-risk fight according to the champ, who tells us he's an awful stylistic matchup for Dustin Poirier.
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Imagine being so damn good, that you’re not at all concerned about the grappling of a black-belt… As Makhachev says… black belt, who give him?
We’ll see ,everybody has a chance in this sport. I know Islam is better but underestimating can backfire
U must be a casual to automatically assume "black belt = high profiency" 😂😂😂
Imagine being so damn “big for your weight class”**** that’s what you meant.
@@SNoozzyJits called weight cutting for a reason moron, mcgregor weighed over 200lbs but was fighting at 145lb and 155 also 170. So was he a weight bully? Now he cutting back to 185-170….
@@SNoozzyJ he walks around 185 thats not that bad. RDA walks around 195, chandler 190, charles 190, max 185, justin 185, porier 185-190
Islam is bad matchup for everyone. I don't see anyone beating him in the lightweight division even in welterweight division he won't have much of a challenge.
You crazy if you don’t think WW don’t have good fighters like Shavkat & he’s also a sambo master
@@TyyTheGoat you are crazy if you think welterweight division has fighters at Islam's level. Islam is better than everyone in welterweight division as well. Islam is damn too good everywhere. He is the true pound for pound no.1.
Shavkhat is so good but makhachev can easily take him down,and beat him
Ridiculous 🤡
Shavkat finishes him
On Arman Tsarukyan - “I don’t know what this guy needs, because since the day I beat him he keeps talking about me. But when the UFC told him this is your chance, take the fight, he said No.. Maybe 3 times he said No. I don’t know what he needs. BUT I will give him his chance and after our next fight, he will never talk about me again.” 🥶
He's such a liar... armen didn't accept on 6 weeks notice AFTER having a fight... Islam hasn't fought since October and refused to fight Justin in February. Islam just wants these short notice fights vs guys who either just fought or who has no camp.
@@PrimeTonysElbows He’s beaten plenty of guys on full camps, Olivera one of them who he finished. In any case it doesn’t matter as he clearly said Arman will get his chance. The problem is refusing a title fight is risky because you never know what happens. Someone gets injured, they do a rematch if Dustin wins, Conor asks for title fight after winning, Max or Ilia Etc. Etc. So many things can happen and that is the risk Arman has to take by saying No, wether it’s short notice or not. This sport is not always “fair”.
@@tamerabdulrazaq425 islam refused to fight Justin in February..knock it off with this "refusing" to fight stuff. Armen just had a fight, no one expects him to take a title fight on 6 weeks vs a p4p. Just stop it. Islam literally waited until Justin and Max were scheduled to say he was tired of waiting. If he wanted to fight he would have in Feb
He knows exactly Arman's position, its called fight promotion brother. Its always good to stick the dagger in between the ribs just becuase u can. Anything to get mental advantage
@@PrimeTonysElbowshe is saying in the past Arman has said no. Before islam had title.
Title misleading . He was very complementary of Dustin. He said his style is a bad matchup for Dustin
Imagine having a Black belt in BJJ and someone with a White belt telling you that grappling is your weakest link! And you can't even get mad about it because you know it's true.
Belts mean nothing lol. You honestly think Dustin is a better grappler than Islam? Loooool
@@seanskywalka5172Islam's left ball has better grappling than dustin
@@Wasifaurko😂
Black belt? Who give him black belt?
It's commercial BJJ belts, they aren't of true value. Cool thing about BJJ is that you can attend it easily as an adult. Other sports like Sambo/Judo are olympic oriented (at least here where I am) so you need to be kid to attend. Not so cool is that some dojos give belt "for pretty eyes" so if this black belt competes somewhere controversy occurs where there are some true black belts like Oliveira and fake as Dustin.
He never talk about me again after our fight 😂
*will
Islam saying he'll fight Dustin and then give Arman a chance after that while all these mma pages are taking one out-of-context clip and saying that islam is running from contenders 😅😅
Same people who kept saying he was ducking Charles. Charles pulled out but it's Islam's fault. Can't win against stupid people.
It's all leftover Conor fans who lost their chance to see khabib lose and now latch on to anyone who they think might beat Islam
Islam gonna check that moment and who gave him black belt! 🤣
That boy said Arman will never speak his name again after their next fight. 😳😳 that gave me chills.
01:29 Arman Scarman 🤣
even islam laughed
Islam makhachev time Who give him black belt time to check
About, be-may-eff, I don't need this belt, ... for what? 🤣🤣🤣
He is boring has no chance snyway😂
He has real belt instead belt to copium and fake relief@@estherjimenez1739
Don't be surprised when it gets competitive on the feet, but that depends if Islam wants to play that game which is risky.
Yea okay 😭😭😭😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Considering he did stand up with olivera and volk, Dustin isn't that big of a deal.
Islam is a better striker both offensively and defensively. Dustin is no match.
@@sekki327I got islam too but dustin got the best standup in islams recent oponents
@@Sid-MMA Islam on Dustin in this video: "he has better striking than anyone in my division"
Top interview as always 🙏
No one beats Islam. The way he improved in the last 3 years is unbelievable.
Man i like islam, i used to hate their bunch but hes so fuckin chill and confident about himself He can easily be the lightweight goat tbh
I mean he’s a bad match up to everyone, but Leon vs Islam would be interesting even though I believe Islam is way better than usman
I think Islam fancies his chances against Dustin...even in the standup. And I think he will attempt to show that...knowing that, if things get dicey, he always has his superpower in reserve. And bearing in mind that there is no-one in the LW division who can strike freely with Islam without worrying about being taken down. That changes lots of things.
Islam Makhachev the future double champ Insha'Allah .
I wondered what happened to you
Yess sir❤
The Mak 👊🏽
No guily he said 😂
Black belt? Who gave him
Give*
we have to check that moment
King Makhacev 👑👑👑
Islam vs shavkat is going to Epic
Khabib’s father trained Shavkat about an year back in the days when Shavkat fought for a Russian organization. It’s gonna be an interesting fight for sure
We already seen this play out with khabib. Same results
He will never talk about me again Man the confidence of Makachev🎉🎉..... Lightweight is easy work for him
Thank you for the interview
Imagine being at Islam’s where people accuse you for taking an easy fight for fighting Dustin the freakin 💎 Poirier. 😆
So excited for Islam Makachev vs Dustin Poirier at UFC 302, it’s going to be a really exciting match up.
I know its a gonna be hard af but i love the energy that everyone count out Dustin..
i ready for your guilatin haha!!
After seeing what Max did at ufc 300, nothing is impossible when it comes to fighting.
“They make the jooojitsu you know look bad” -Islam
I see no arrogance but sheer confidence in his skill and hard work, i don't get the hate behind this man, he's a legend himself. ps: I'm just a fan. :)
The pfp KING 👑 NO ONE is on Islam level 🔥
P4P king🔥
Lets go champ and still
Where's the full interview?
Islam vs shavkat at welterweight 😮
I’d love to see them on the feet. Though surprisingly I think Islam outmatches him there as well, he’s an incredibly crisp and calculated striker
If dustin jumps the gilli im worried islam might submit thru laughter
Black belt? Who give him black belt we have to cancel many belts brathar🔥
leets go champ
2:00 he pauses and farts lmaooo
You are all ears
Wrestling, kickboxing and grappling master Islаm Маkhachev: “I wanna be UFC welterweight champion. Shavkat Rakhmonov, Аrman Тsarukуаn, Leon Edwards, Dustin Роirier and Khamzat Chimaev is very strong. Вut I will defeat them. Еvеrуоne knоws it”
Islam picked this fight with Ali Abdelaziz before Arman and Charles fight, Dustin just accepted this offer
Can't wait
The best
If Islam keeps fighting the guys he already beat, the haters will say he fought only a handful of people. If he fights new opponents, the haters will say he is running from rematches. No matter what he does and who he beats, people will still complain about him
there’s a lot to criticize the dagis for apart from cherry picking opponents and fight dates but i see your point
@Tomakia8 i don't know about all the dagestanis but khabib and islam are not cherry pickers. Khabib was cleaning out the division and he was practically begging for a title shot, they really denied him until the last moment. Any other american would have gotten the title shot sooner. For Makhacev, it was more or less the same. He even took the volkanovski rematch on short notice because oliveira preferred to get cut than getting whooped again. Tell me when the great jon jones ever took a short notice opponent.
@@djdoomy You literally contradicted yourself with your entire long defense that wasn’t even that well written. Khabib ducked many ranked opponents and fought a missed weight real estate agent for the vacant belt. Islam fighting volk on 11 days makes it look worse on islams part since volk was going up a weight and came off the couch 11 days before a fight. I’m really surprised you used a lower weight class fighter who took a fight short notice and used it as a point for the dagi’s when my original point was they choose the dates and cherry pick opponents
@@Tomakia8you’re just a hater
@Tomakia8 khabib fought iaquinta for the title because everybody else was scared, dummy.
Bro this guy bailed on Arman's surname hahahahah
Professional hugger
Haters and karens don't like this....
we need to check that..black belt?
Bmayeff makes a comeback hahahah
Let's go Islam 🦅🦅🦅🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
Insya Allah And Still ☝️👑 Islam Makhachev
He’s had a lot of time to go back on his cycle in the mountains however Dustin will shock the world. Wouldn’t be surprised if he retires after the KO
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🔥🔥
Id love to see Dustin get da undisputed belt
P4P king
MAN ISLAM IS GONNA BE A NIGHTMARE FOR ANYONE!!!!! We gotta see him compete in welterweight
EAT , BREATH , PRAY , FIGHT
I don’t like how he’s fighting guys that don’t get a full training camp or even random notice.
You gotta be joking . Islam is going to fight after Ramadan , he didn’t train whole month and fasted (no drink , no food) . He has only 4 weeks to train and get in shape for Dustin or Arman . Which they both had full training camp advantage from their recent fights . Come on man , you gotta be a hater and casual not to know this shit
Good luck Islam. Alhamdullilah
That why he pick Dustin. Because he know it gonna be an easy fight.
People are sleeping on Dustin way to much. I'm backing the diamond to shock the world
Yes, i would like that but how???? Its apmost proven a wrestler beats a boxer anyday
He's so freaking cute 😍❤❤❤
@@m.dawoodqaisar8920 I guess it's my taste that makes me find Islam cute, he's attractive to me
@@Gingy2002 Are you gay
💪💪💪👊
lessgoo islam
im 90% sure islam will win. but it would be so cool if dustin knock him out. i said them same thing before the strickland fight. you cant beat that buzz from a upset.
We saw him get ko’d before for having too much confidence on the feet we might see it again you never know that’s the beauty of this sport.
gilly comin up
Sometimes is just the time for the new … Dustin will win this one.
he is so used to fighting short noticed fighters that he gets mad that arman needs time for a championship fight and not agreeing to fight soon
Mad? The guy is about as even tempered as he gets. He’s just shrugging at Arman for blowing off opportunities Islam would have jumped at on his ascent. Just one reason Islam’s on a different level.
It’s time to check that belt 😂 who gives? You brown belt I agree with this 🥊
It should of been Leon vs Islam I been saying this
P4P
I still think charles olivera can beat him
should be islam vs arman
Trust me guys. Diamond’s gonna humble him
Humble him? Literally Islam have zero proud for being a champion. Islam most humble guy
Dustin is good at striking but not at grappling. Islam is defensively the best in his division. The only realistic way to beat Islam is to be proficient at both such as volkanovski. I realize he lost twice, but his take down defense is much better than Dustin's. Islam can negate Dustin's offensive striking with defensive striking, close the distance and take him down either on fence or in the middle of the octagon. Everyone has a punchers chance of winning but i don't see Dustin realistically knocking him out.
Gamrot is going to stop him 💪🏻
He knows he’s a bad matchup thats why Islam wants to fight him.
Islam gonna jump straight to wrestling. Dustin would knock him out worse the his last knockout on the feet
Mark my words, Islam going to box Dustin and KO him and put himself in goat status
Islam vs Conor make it happen
Conor doesn't deserve the title shot and if this happens conor would get his ass handled to islam
Gamrot will be next champion
keep humble brotha,,,or God might punish you
Dont be violent brother,,,or god might punish you 😊
Dying as a non-muslim, God will 100% punish you.
Look who's talking
@@mdalamin-eh2wo hidayah not given by you... God given & accusing as non Muslim is a huge sin brother 🤣
@@theviolentone Where did I tell Hidaayah is given by me and also where did I accuse someone as a non-Muslim. Don't make up things. Can you read? I have just stated a fact. Even if I die as a non-Muslim, God will 100% punish me. Why did you use a funny emoji? Do you really think you are funny? Don't be insecure brother. If you are a Muslim, another fact for you: a proper Muslim never feels insecure.
Islam wants Dustin to put him in a gilotene just so he can defend it, lol.
Brother who give this guy black belt 😂 Islam will beat him easy
Arman coming 4 u boy 😉
الله يهديك اسلام، آخر مرة تعجرفت، مع الأسترالي، خفنا عليك كثير. ركز و فرحنا
He's not arrogant, he's confident
Gamrot
😂 mashallah my Russian Muslim brother ☝🏾🦇
Dagestani brother. He is not russian. It quit a big difference in mentality and way of life
This dudes gonna get a rude awakening, he couldn’t hold Volk down. And Dustin’s way bigger. I see a big knockout coming.
Yea right. Islam still dominated Volk. 4 rounds to 1 after being compromised and depleted from being dehydrated. Dustin gets finished and after that Arman. Islam fights for WW gold next year.
@@markshaw1540 right..
Bro is trying to avoid Arman 🤣 he only wants him short notice
What will you say if he beats Arman again?
@@Mega97635 No way he will
@@Onlyinbean he already beat him once brother 😂
@Mega97635 this guy is clueless
Porier by ko Remember this!
Islam by KO, wild take but it's true
Islam looking big after his juicing season😂😂😂
Inbreeding
He really thinks Dustin has a grappling disadvantage? He will jump the gilly and submit him, let's be real here.
Yea, sure, just like he did Khabib. These Dagi boys don't fear anyone's guillotine. The only person in the UFC who had a tight guillotine on Islam was Chris Wade, and he escaped it brilliantly. He gives zero fks about Dustin's guilly.
The way he’s dodging a more experienced and dangerous Arman needs to be studied 🤣
Lol arman is good but he is nowhere near at Islam's level.
@@theone8878 lol stop glazing man it makes you look silly. Big fan of Islam but it’s clear as day he’s ducking Arman. He doesn’t want that smoke again with a older and more experienced Arman. That’s the fight to make and instead he wants the favorable match ups like Dustin and Justin 💀
@@nick.mma.okay silly boy
@@ka-t8214 truth hurts cry more🤡😂
@@nick.mma. Firstly, Arman turned down the fight against makhachev on ufc 302. Secondly, makhachev literally said in this clip that he will give Arman the chance again.
Dustin is a dog. I see him winning
Islam is a goat. I see him winning