Islam
Makhachev expects Charles
Oliveira to retain his light-weight crown when he defends the
belt towards Justin
Gaethje within the UFC 274 headliner this Could.
“I believe it’s going to be struggle as a result of these guys are excessive
stage,” Makhachev stated on the
UFC Fight Night 202 post-fight press convention. “Charles
improved his hanging recreation and he have greater than Justin within the
floor recreation. I believe they going to strike a bit bit, then
Charles goes to take him down, take his again and end him
there. Like third spherical or second spherical.”
If that occurs, Makhachev is assured that he has compiled the
resume essential to be subsequent line to face “Do Bronx.” The American
Kickboxing Academy product secured his tenth straight victory on
Saturday, operating by way of short-notice opponent Bobby Green
in Saturday’s predominant occasion on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Makhachev
has completed his final 4 opponents, including Inexperienced to a listing that
additionally consists of Dan Hooker,
Thiago
Moises and Drew
Dober.
“I informed you guys a pair days in the past, this man shouldn’t be my stage and
I’m going to point out you my stage,” Makhachev stated. “11 months, I
end 4 guys and I deserve [a title shot].”
If Oliveira does defeat Gaethje, it is going to be the Brazilian’s eleventh
consecutive triumph. Regardless of that, depend Makhachev among the many
doubters who questions Oliveira’s coronary heart if the struggle goes into deep
waters.
“I believe it’s going to be good match as a result of this man’s good within the
hanging and grappling and wrestling. I’m going to make him drained,
stress him, and make him quit,” Makhachev stated. “As a result of this
man, I do know like when someone go along with him three or 4 rounds and
give him arduous punch and arduous time, and he can end some individuals
with choke. However when he don’t do that, he quit on a regular basis.
However I’ve grappling expertise greater than him. He going to attempt to
end me on the bottom, nevertheless it’s going to be so arduous for him.”
Whereas he could be keen to step right into a title struggle as a
short-notice substitute, it’s not his first alternative. In a really perfect
world, Makhachev would get to problem for 155-pound gold in Abu
Dhabi.
“Subsequent week I’m prepared for struggle. Subsequent pay-per-view present. However I
deserve a bit little bit of discover,” he stated. “I need to struggle in Abu
Dhabi. I’ve a lot of my associates, my household, my associates who keep
outdoors as a result of they can’t come to Apex. I need to struggle for the
title in Abu Dhabi when all my followers can help me.”
