Habib's successor against the Croatian "Terror"! The fight that brought Islam Makhachev to the UFC!
“Now everyone is talking about Dustin, Conor, Chandler, Justin, Oliveira. But by the end of the year, everything will change. I do not think that anyone can defeat Islam Makhachev now. He will rule the lightweight division "- these words of the reigning undefeated champion Khabib Nurmagomedov about his friend and sparring partner in an interview with the ESPN channel are quoted by all world MMA portals.
The same opinion is shared by Daniel Cormier, who calls Makhachev the future UFC champion. Islam has an impressive record of 18 wins with just one defeat, vast experience in fights in various types of martial arts, and excellent technique that allows him to fight and defeat any opponent.
Today we will remember Makhachev's fight, which took place on September 7, 2014 at the M-1 Challenge 51 tournament and became the last step for the then very young fighter before signing a contract with the UFC.
Islam was then 22 years old, his record was 10 victories in 10 battles, and he was opposed by the most experienced Croatian fighter Ivica Trushchek, nicknamed Teror. Champion of the WFC promotion, behind whom there were 45 professional fights according to the rules of mixed martial arts.
