{"id":389137,"date":"2022-05-18T18:52:42","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T18:52:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=389137"},"modified":"2022-05-18T18:52:42","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T18:52:42","slug":"is-charles-oliveira-an-easy-fight-for-khabib-nurmagomedov-islam-makhachev-certainly-thinks-so","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/is-charles-oliveira-an-easy-fight-for-khabib-nurmagomedov-islam-makhachev-certainly-thinks-so\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Charles Oliveira an ‘Easy Fight’ for Khabib Nurmagomedov? Islam Makhachev Certainly Thinks So"},"content":{"rendered":"

A long-time compatriot of UFC lightweight legend Khabib Nurmagomedov, Islam Makhachev spoke to ESPN\u2019s Brett Okamoto in a recent interview. Makhachev shared his thoughts on the current lightweight champion and also angled to fight Oliveira for the undisputed strap. Makhachev has been named by many to be the next in line to fight for gold given his dominant run thus far.<\/p>\n

Both Makhachev and his mentor, Khabib Nurmagomedov, have been publicly pushing for a title fight and it seems as though they are as close as can be.<\/p>\n

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Who takes it? Khabib Nurmagomedov or Charles Oliveria?<\/h2>\n

Despite the fact that he\u2019s likely up next for gold, Makhachev also expanded on the idea of Khabib Nurmagomedov coming back and making a splash against Oliveira. According to Makhachev, Oliveira would be an \u2018easy fight\u2019 for Khabib Nurmagomedov, given his prowess on the mat. Chiefly, it\u2019s the top control and pressure that would be the separating factor in a scrap between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Islam Makhachev.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow you\u2019re gonna beat him? Like he\u2019s gonna give him submission or what?\u201d \u201cThis is like easy fight for Khabib because Khabib has the most dominant grappling on top. He\u2019s gonna take him down and hold him there very easy.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cI think honestly this is a very easy fight for Khabib because stylistically, all his pressure is not gonna work against Khabib because Khabib pressures all his opponents, makes them tired, hold them there.\u201d [h\/t bloodyelbow.com<\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n

Additionally, Islam Makhachev didn\u2019t take his eye off the prize and is sure that he\u2019s truly the active lightweight in line to face Oliveira. The only man standing in his way, according to most fans, is Beneil Dariush, who has made a strong claim for himself in recent times.<\/p>\n