Islam Makhachev: 'Whoever the UFC Puts in Front of Me, I'm Going to Smash These People' | UFC 280
Following his title winning victory over former champ Charles Oliveira on Saturday, newly crowned lightweight king Islam Makhachev spoke with UFC's McKenzie Pavacich regarding his main event game plan and what the future has in store for him.
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I didn't think Charles would get mauled ike that, lost at striking, ground, and got submitted, Congrats Islam💪
And taken down in the clinch
He didn't lose on the ground. He got caught with a punch that rocked him before going down.
@@kenmoraes6843 now say that without crying
@@kenmoraes6843 Where was he when he tapped?
@@kenmoraes6843 bruh! Got taken down twice even before the second round, like when he was at his strongest, got knocked down, out-striked 72-25. That's like proper ass-whooping on every level.
What’s scary is that he made Charles look like a guy who wasn’t even top 10 ranked. It wasn’t as though he didn’t even have to try too hard
All the gym stories of him were true. also I've seen his gym training videos and his early sambo fights,, he was always fast and skillful. and very strong.
most people dont understand that ranking is just a positioning after wins, it good parameter but it isnt everything, doesnt mean ranked 20 fighter cant beat ranked 10, or ranked 15 cant beat ranked 5 in the case of Islam Makhachev himself he was really this kind of fighter, thats why they ducked him wildly...
@@kinantantjiptawirawan8029 true, Thats the casuals for u, they judge a fighter skills worth by whether he have defeated top rank in the division, thing is with islam, those top ranks avoided him. He dont even get a chance to fight them. He doesn't need to fight top ranks to be great fighter, he already is great from beginning of his ufc career
Easy taper
you cant even tell that he was fighting. he looks like an undergraduate who just did a final exam just chatting about it. olivera on the other side, Gosh i hear he can even remember his name.
Hasbulla kicking stuff in the back got me dying
And Islam and the crew not reacting to him like this is normal nothing unusual here 🤣🤣
@@khairt1731 they won't dare anger Hasbulla
Hahaha hasbulla killed me
The real champ
thanks for the heads up, i was just listening to this, now im watching, fucking hilarious
Before Charles : He hasn't really fought anybody After Charles : Who gonna beat this guy?
hahahah so true
He finally humbled charles he was talking too much🤣
The guy he beat, beat everybody else. If Charles couldn’t beat Islam, i don’t see anyone else beating him.
That how to shut the critics. He ain't fought anyone in top 5 straight up goes for the king dethroned him and now everyone in division live under the shadow of his fear.
@@boris_js Charles is super humble bro cmon. Look at the respect they shared after the fight. Khabib and team were also talking trash to Charles before the fight
Islam deserves the title. It's his time now to make history and thrive. Greetings from Brazil 💪🏻
Respect to Charles and the Brazilian fans
respect to u warriors
Charles is a great great warrior as Islam's top fan I hope u understand that we were only defending Islam right to the title shot. Greetings from Tunisia
Respect to Charles and Brazil fans
Thanks man, you have good personality ♥, warm hug from Islam fans
His performance last night displayed the reason he (apart from Hooker) hasn't fought any top 10, the man finds it much harder to find top ranked opponent than beating them. Islam Makhachev is a nightmare to deal with for the rest of the lightweights.
Now all of the guys who avoided him will be begging him
Let's see the new UFC Lightweight Champion ISLAAAAAAAAAM MAAAAKHAACHEEEEV
@@manutd2061 Dustin/Chandler/Gaethje can now go back for their 1000000th title shot and lose since they won't fight anyone else
@@werdumed6665 That's the only reason I wanted oliveria to win because now if gaethje gets 1 win he's gonna demand a title shot🤦♂️
@@werdumed6665 Chandler, Poirier and Gaethje will be fighting up and comers like Fiziev, Gamrot, Tsarukyan, Moises, Bobby Green. Dana White is gonna make them work there way back up and earn it all over again. Beniel Dariush will get a crack at the title after Volkanovski.
Mark my word the haters will still gonna doubt this man in the future, Just like how they were doing with Khabib.
don't think it's doubt, we just don't like him and like to see him loose ,.simple as that 😂
and they gonna say his fight is boring af
they should just stick with WWE where suits more to their such n such emotion & dramas. well gotta feels those butthurt gamblers & hater gonna hates. It is known...
So your a hater 🤡
They never doubted him lol they only hated him for all known reasons and 90% of them are Conor s loverboys in disguise, so now they will start riding volk s C....k till fight day
Amazing win, now everybody knows that Islam Makhachev wasn't just a hyped guy. He is the real deal that all those gym rumors eluded to.
Let's see the new UFC Lightweight Champion ISLAAAAAAAAAM MAAAAKHAACHEEEEV
Like ragdoll Luke rockhold and throw him around 😂 Luke rockhold said that
We all knew he was good but he was definitely fast tracked to the title
@@leonthfirst Islam needs to keep that belt warm for CONOR - Conor will make sure Islam's reign is SHORT
@@stanwilson7040 what
he converted a lot of fans and gained a lot of well-deserved respect.
thanks for the breakdown einstein👍
@@matthewa7503 shut it
I respected him before but I didn't think he would win the way he did.
he converted bandwagon d-riders who acted like oliveira would beat him in 1 rd lmao
Nah everyone before knew what he's capable of but they're canceling him because if he got that title, it will be over for all other fighters. If top fighters can't even beat Oliviera, how can they beat the guy who beat Oliviera?
Patient, intelligent, persistent... The champion has a name. It's Islam Makhachev.
Hasbulla crashing the interview kicking shit😂💀
Yeah that disabled kid is the worst
@@tvmanin he is far better than you are and doing well with his life. post your life and degree and we will see who is disabled Edit: never mind watching your subscription says it all
Hahahaha, the moment I noticed I bursted in laughing xD
I agree he is tired of need to kill this dwarf😊
@@ahmadfrhan5265 get off your knees, or stomach I guess, the dwarf doesn’t know you
"I told Dana: After Khabib wins the belt and then leaves.. We have Islam, We're here to stay" -RIP AbdulManap 🙏
This.
The champion has a name and it’s Islam Makhachev!!! 🏆 🌟
What a sweetheart of a man. Wish him nothing but the best.
Everybody was against him, and now I realize that they didn’t want such a dominant champ, cuz he will not concede to anyone. Long may he reign.
How everyone was against him g Charles was the underdog? Please…a whole crowd boong Charles for no reason. First, mangled scales n Phoenix, everyone knows he was on weight but Khabib called him unprofessional when someone manipulated de scales. Oh, let’s don’t forget Khabib cheated a couple of times at the scales for not making championship weight. Then they strip Charles from the belt and after beating Gaethje and submitting him n the first, belt stripped already, all adversity, first he was to fight in January in Bazil and then this Abu Dhabi shit people against him because his not a muslim? Fuck muslims, most racist and women hater people ever. Go for the rematch in Brazil he beats Volk.
Yo volk is no easy out for any man, Islam would agree.
Hence why khabibs team trying to make friends with khamzat my guy , probably the only person who can take it off him if he wanted to drop
@@marleytuatara4080 khamzat would get his arm broken by Islam with force. Unlike Gilburt who made Khamzat afraid to ground fight, Islam will force Khamzat to fight on the ground and break his arm via kamura . Maybe Khamzat would only win via KO. Other than that. ISLAM would destroy any ufc fighter in the roster. Just wait till he defends couple times. He will move to 170
@@MekkaMehamedi like I said , didn’t say how but in my opinion only person who even has a chance with Islam
Islam's first words he learned in English: "I'm gonna take him down, hold him, make him tired and finish him". 😂😂😂
lol good guess i bet its very likely
the "make him tired" euphamism is hilarious. you know he wants to say 'smesh him' but was obviously politically corrected 🤣
Man you can't help but love this guy, So humble and respectful, he comes from a poor childhood and now so many people are looking up to him, big respect !
Humble lol that's not humble ill smash anyone he says lol
How do you know he grew up poor? I find it hard to believe that Dagestanis are so poor given how they all get to have martial arts training. Ankalaev said the average Dagestan is a martial artist
@@Katipa-TeTai thats self believe humble mean to stay with the same team and live the same khabjb has crazy money islam to thet just renovated there old houses still same place same poeple same heart
@@Katipa-TeTai you donut this is what confidence means , did he talk shit about other fighters ? He is all about himself and his confidence 🤦
@@MrWolfchamp-xi3cu get out of your bedroom first to explore the real world kiddo 😉
2:52 The real champion who is undefeated showing his skills 😂😂😂. Dude almost fell….
🤣🤣 that was hilarious
Did you the see the mini-belt UFC made for Hasbullah?? 🤣🤣👍
Lol🤣🤣🤣🤣true that guy is a legend
Dudes a menace his got not respect for others and does not give a damn about like there is a new champion giving interview next to him.🤣😂
wait for stylebender thrashing him
since all the years of watching ufc ive never seen a more humble champ then islam, that guy has such a peaceful aura around him and something about him makes him special.
You will understand it if you understand Islam and Quran, it’s the Light from Allah with which He illuminates the hearts of the True Believers. You saw before, during and after the fight Islam was always connected with Allah and praying continuously. Allah is with him. Alhamdulillah.
I really like his calmness. A hell of a true that calm guys really are the most dangerous within.
Mighty Mouse was just as humble and calm and was so dominating !!!!
Something very different about him.
He looks like such a humble guy
He made every charles fan hide, that’s why I respect him! Charles had a fanbase even more toxic than conor’s in the last year!
Because they r basically the same guys😂 they just jump every Time to a new bandwagon 😂
TBF the toxic ones are mostly closet connor's fans
True Charles fans are cool, most of those talking sh. T are haters
As khabib fans myself i think half of those charles fans is not pure fans but just a bunch of butthurt bandwagons 🤣🤣, i've seen some polls before the fight that vote mostly on oliveira but after fight those polls on oliveira turn down drastically 🤦🏻♂️🤣
They basically hate Dagestani fighters based on religion...not all but mostly
Felt good watching him win. This guy truly deserved it. I never doubted him ever losing the fight.
He's gonna be here for a very long time. Most likely gonna be the longest reigning champ imo.
Yeah that's what I was thinking. If he doesn't retire like his bro Khabib he might actually break title-defence records, he is really that incredible. The Dagestanis, especially Khabib and his friends are literally divine warriors. They are the most disciplined and just on a whole 'nother plain of existence. Insane
@@buttovelli9198 he loses it within 4-6 defenses max
@@borklaser7291 Possibly but that would mean he would be the longest reigning champion at lightweight ever
So glad i was there, the most exciting sport event I could attend to. I love you Islam 😍😍😍
These guys inspirere people to be better humans something UFC never had
GSP tho
he is ready and thats it, what i can get from this man is just if you train harder than your opponent and u will be the winner after couple days he is gonna start training again is just another level of dedication
They simply say their game plan way before thier fight. Yet nobody could literally stop them. SAVAGE 🔥🔥🔥
Loved Charles as Champion but Makhachev definitely deserves this, it will likely be a long time before someone can dethrone him
We really proud of you makachev... We know that you Will be a Champion one day. And now you are... 🙏🙏 Salam from Indonesia
When he said 'him and his father make me' referring to Khabib and Abdulmanap, and then kissed Khabib's head 😭
This dude will dominate this division. Mark my words
Nah, Volk by whatever he wants
@@DonLopetegui duh
Nah he will probably defend the belt once or twice before saying there's nothing more to prove and retiring as apparently the mma GOAT 😆 🤣
@@goodsolonius7305 tis the blueprint
Well its obvious now...
Its just scary how easy he finished Oliveira who is second best in division. I think he will dominate for long long time until (and if) someone find a way to beat this dagestani sambo sistem of fighting.
Conor says he unlocked the system 😆
@@shiney94 the side effects of some real good quality of Coke 😉
@@shiney94 Conor? Ah conor is not a clown anymore he is the entire circus
@@shiney94 conor should go to some dagestani training camp and come back like a muslim supersayian sambo master and defeat makachev
no.2 pound for pound fighter as well and islam dominated him like he's not even in the top 10 of lightweight division
Good work Islam! Was rooting for Bronx But, respect brother.
I like both guys but love Charles
His striking is elite and his grappling is out of this world. This belt will stay with him the next 2 years
The immense strength in his back can be seen literally when he squeezes the life out of his opponents, like an Anaconda on a sheep. Fluid motion, and technique, with spacial awareness make him the clear champion. Totally another level...
McKenzie is a great interviewer
@@dismemba no tyrant
He will quickly lay claim to best lightweight ever. He's improving so much each fight. Really great guy and great champ. LFG team khabib!!
When you submit the submission artist and master! Imagine if you even tell him how you gonna finish him and you do it exactly! Wow
I hope he reigns for a very long time, good man. Literally my favorite style of fighting.
What Khabib and Islam have proven in mma is wrestling needs to be a main focus in the skill set / training for the next gen coming through. You need solid boxing / kickboxing Wrestling Ju jitsu To be competitive Good striking with some takedown defence and ju jitsu isn’t enough anymore
you left out Judo, Khabib and Islam are an elite Judoka, wrestling mostly single double leg but judoka can toss you around and take you down by hip toss and even leg sweep
Wrestling is much safer than striking. No matter how good you are in the stand up, you can be KO'd out of nowhere, like Usman was against Edwards. When a wrestler is in an advantageous position against their opponent on the ground, they are usually in very little danger. Assuming they don't make massive blunders (which wrestlers of Islam's caliber will not), the worst that happens is the opponent escapes and the fight resets.
Islam Makhachev had ended: -Charles Oliveira's 12-fight winning streak. -Finished the fighter who has the most finishes in the entire UFC. -Knocked out a good striker. -Dominated him. -Submitted the fighter who has the most submissions in the history of the UFC. Folk,, We've witnessed history!
Calm down buddy , I'm old enough to remember Jim Miller doing the same thing
@@neveroffended45 Paul Felder max
Cub Swanson
Knock out nooo. Dude he knocked him down. Please broda please
@@hugoquinn5182 lol no
Mad respect to both of them
You shocked the world champ, congrats!!
He was the favorite though
Didn’t shock me I predicted his win exactly how it happened .
@@veslets Shhhh, just let him think he made a profound statement.
He got Khabibs belt back. Happy the belt is back in Dagestan!!
This man is an artist. Watching him fight is like watching planet earth
I went for Charles but my god Islam proved me wrong he looked amazing in all aspects from the striking to the grappling and then to submit the person with the most submissions absolutely incredible and he’s so humble and respectful couldn’t be more happy for him he deserves it congrats champ 🖤💯
Islam skipped the easy fights and went to cut off the head of the snake
@@dismemba And all the shit you lot give to the Muslims. They will beat the respect out of all your boys one by one. Mark my words. This is just the beginning. My brothers from Chechnya, Uzbek, Khazak and Afghanistan are also coming for the belts. PAYBACK TIME YOU FKRS
idk that fight looked pretty damn easy for him too.
@@BrianForTheWin Islam got knocked out before and I guess it can happen again. But I think we’re about to witness a lot of easy wins.
As a champ, now, he has a true chance to prove himself against top fighters, best of luck to him
As a fan of MMA game. .. The others top fighters, now have chance to prove them self against the real deal champion👍😂☕
What a good, clean, whole hearted guy.
Charles tapped quick
Lets you know just how strong Islam was on that choke.
That choke is fucking painfull!! More worse than a neck one
A boa constrictor was squeezing life out of him. He never had a chance. Tap out or go sleep.
dagestanis have that python squeeze
it was a fucking squeeze from hell
Hasbulla kicking stuff in back so funny 🤣
He didnt make just dagestan proud, but an entire one billion and 8 hundred million peoples proud, maybe more
Truly believe this man won’t lose that belt for a long time.
Yep. Only way I see him losing the belt is a long hiatus from injuries, or not making weight.
Powerful, respectful, humble just like a true warrior should be
All fighters tried to avoid him Now as a champ he should be chased But I’m sure that most fighters know that they have no chance against him lol
Where’s Chandler? 😂😂😂
Chandler, Poirier, Gaethje, all very good strickers but now Islam is the champ i have the feeling they will never be champions there and i think for their career, they have to move up to welterweight or middleweight.
Hasbula kicking on the back killed me 😆 🤣 😂
Very humble man. We all appreciate it. Islam will represent the UFC very well. Dana, keep him busy so we have good fights!
The people who said Oliviera would submit Khabib need to make public apology’s and promise to never talk about MMA again. Unbelievable!
it was a dumb argument in the first place, with how dominant khabib was compared to oliveira it was just ridiculous.
Everyone who thinks Oliviera would beat Khabih have 0 clue about MMA . I said it, i love Charles and he is a good guy to like, but this Dagestani are just different breed.
yes sir !!! no disrespect to Charles..he is dangerous guy..im hella scared when the fight started...even Khabib said that... but they had told many time the only guy who can beat Khabib, he is Islam Makhachev...the scary is that he is not show us yet all of skill that he have
His natural training camp at mountain of Dagestan and his Faith with no alcohol make his stamina and cardio so good
I remember one of video about AKA camp and one of those member i forgot who he is said that the only fighter that could win at least one round against khabib in sparring session is only islam makachev...thats show you how good khabib is!!
Simple Islam Makhachev win because he train much more than his opponent and he win Big time. Not the end and he have to keep on and on and on training training training to stay on TOP. Discipline is also the key and I wish him and his Team success for many good years, from Singapore, cheers !!!
Hasbulla stole the interview with that kick😂😂
Very few people pay attention to this detail but notice how he hardly ever looks at lady interviewing him?! If one day I get married I will have to adopt such philosophy as well. Their devotion to their religion is extremely interesting. Full respect!!
Allah says in the Quran "˹O Prophet!˺ Tell the believing men to lower their gaze and guard their chastity. That is purer for them. Surely Allah is All-Aware of what they do." Surah of Nur verse 30
These guys are really dedicated and just all in. It’s crazy
Imagine if khabib’s father was alive 😭❤️ He would be so proud of his student ☹️
This dude is better than Khabib I believe 🚀🚀🔥🔥
@VAGA ask Islam if he thinks he's better than Khabib? You'll get the correct answer from Islam. Khabib is the GOAT!
Khabib beats the sht outta Islam in sparring. Islam just won few rounds from Khabib but Khabib wins every session. So you can imagine how great Khabib is.
@@boris_js Khabib a Super Heavyweight now, if he couldn't beat Islam in sparring then that's just embarrassing.
Islam said it in an interview...people really dont know Khabib's level.
@@supersardonic1179 it is before khabibs retirement when khabib win every training session against islam.just couple of time islam manage to win the session as per their coach javier.
I still love Charles so much man. Still my favorite. But after this fight i cant help but to have so much respect for Islam. Didnt care too much for him before, but the way he carries himself is nice. Respect to both fighters, Both are such warriors. Still not gonna count Oliveira out though. i believe he'll be back for another title shot. Congrats Islam!
Islam Makachev deserve all the respect after that dominant performance.
Hasbulla is right next to them kicking a water bottle 😂
This dude is unbelievable
Islam submitting the most prestigious submission artist in all of MMA is pretty crazy. Club and sub Islam will have a long reign.
I love the character of Islam and Khabib. They are so humble and only play the media game because they have to. I love that they can be so amazing at what they do and not lose themselves in their greatness at all.
Happy for you champ
Mad respect for Oliveira for having the courage to put his championship at risk
He wasnt champion tho got that shit stripped 🤣🤣🤣
Yea, that’s what literally every other champion does. Unless your name is Conor McGregor of course.
Few months ago the LW division was considered stacked. Now there's a huge gap between Islam and rest of the division. I see no one beating Islam in top 10. He just at GOAT status.
Islam is a very humble but beast of a warrior. It's his time now to shine.
Congratulations to the new Champion 🏆
I love it when these guys do what they said they gonna do. But he was too wild in the stand up for my hart hahaa
I love you guys so humbled sososo humble
So calm and collected
Nobody can touch this guy
You say that as if King Hasbulla wasn’t standing right there.
Very much true Nobody is going to beat him
Congrats Champ ..What a performance ...
HASBULLAH doing usual antics in the background 😂
Hasbulla playing in the back is still the highlight
Salam and congrats Islam and his all crew but truth is we all fans proud on u and ur championship ufc belt we need lot more humble champion like you to have a true massage to our young generation who wants to be champ inside the ring as well out side the ring
Islam didn’t know how to speak this well before the fight. it’s crazy how the belt gave him confidence. I believe he’d defend his title for so long and no body can stop him 👏
Islam finished Charles with his own BJJ STYLE
2:50 LOL 😆
Good grappling skill, judo skill a complete fighter Congrats !
bless these editors working around the clock. cameraman does a fine job showing that they too, exist.
Al Hamdulilah ! The best in Lightweight division ☝🏻🤲🏻
GG à lui mais j’ai l’impression qu’Oliveira était pas au top du top ! Mais bref peu importe Bravo aux 2 combattants 👏🏼✅
Bien sûr qu'il n'était pas au top. Il s'est battu contre un gar qui est beaucoup mieux que lui.
This guy is jut gonna get more and more entertaining as he continues to defend.
2:49 When Hasbulla jumped in, I immediately stopped being focused on the interview 😂
I'm gonna bring him to DEEP OCEAN..... 😂 Legendary quote right there from the Champ....
The mariana trench is his turf... you don't wanna go there..
@@icemaster1294... 😂.... 👏
Hasbulla bombing the video is the best part!!!!!
2:52 Hasbullah in the background had me dying 😂
Makachev is a great champion and an even greater man, I have the same opinion about Oliveira, the conversation between them was carried out in a sporting spirit with no hidden intentions and with a lot of respect, perfect.
he‘s gonna call me in a couple of days: come on, let‘s do some stretching😂😂😂
This is why he's levels ahead of the other guys in the division... his 'stretching' sessions is actually a full blown grappling session... so we can imagine what a proper training session/camp would be like lmfao...
I found it funny that people were saying "yea Charles beat all these top guys" - he has, but most of them were not in their prime anymore including Poirier, Chandler, Gaethje. All of them have had long careers and took a bunch of damage at the time they faced Charles
@qwerty So do you think Charles was a new young fresh talent when he fought them 3 guys you named? DoBronx has been in the game longer than all them 3. Fact.
@@ionit8783 Charles is also past his prime very likely. He looked completely off vs Islam. Little aggression, just hoping for good counters etc. You cant deny that. So yea, Charles was just a little better than his opponents that were past their prime (also, some of those fights were kinda close as he got knocked down on several occasions) . So I was just criticizing the fact that people gave Charles too much credit for beating guys who werent in their prime but rather just wrongly ranked. An Arman or Gamrot beat most of the Top10 any given day. Not to throw Kutateladze, Ismagulov or any other prospect into the equation. Most of them beat these veterans who are past their prime imo. Dont tell me you think Gaethje belongs to the Top10 of the LW division at this point? He can barely form a sentence as he took so much beating over the years, yet improve any of his skills which have stalled years ago.