UFC commentator Joe Rogan has hailed Islam Makhachev as probably the most “full” fighter within the promotion proper now.
In recent times, Islam Makhachev has firmly cemented himself as top-of-the-line fighters in combined martial arts. He has been tearing by way of each opponent that has stepped in entrance of him, together with the likes of Charles Oliveira, Dustin Poirier and Alexander Volkanovski.
At this level, it’s laborious to argue towards him being the #1 pound-for-pound fighter within the sport. Plus, on the age of 32, it nonetheless seems like he’s obtained a great few years left on the elite degree.
Somebody who has watched his development is Joe Rogan. As a commentator who watches lots of the elite fighters compete on a month-to-month foundation within the UFC, he has a fairly good perspective on who the most effective actually is.
As such, this was a fairly large praise that he gave Makhachev throughout a latest episode of his podcast.
Joe Rogan praises Islam Makhachev
“When you needed to essentially take into consideration who’s probably the most full fighter, you gotta say like Max Holloway [or] Ilia Topuria, however Islam Makhachev you bought to place on the high as probably the most full. He might KO you with a head kick identical to Jon Jones… The issue with Jon is sadly that shoulder damage after which the uncertainty about shifting as much as heavyweight.”
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The instant future is unsure for Islam Makhachev. On the one hand, he might proceed to attempt to defend his belt at light-weight. On the opposite, there’s at all times an opportunity he vaults as much as 170 kilos in an try and develop into a two-division world champion at light-weight.
He has loads of choices and that’s an important place to be in as champ. Alas, whereas a few of his critics won’t ever be on board, it’s getting tougher and tougher to disregard his accomplishments.
