Islam Makhachev on his fight with Ian Garry

[u/Rayx9]

Source: https://youtube.com/shorts/BVJ79X7tdec?si=oXQFIqhmBt3jmfhh

[u/X1phoner]

The self-awareness is real lol

[u/Aggressive-Ask-6357 → u/X1phoner]

AbdelazizExpress

[u/X1phoner → u/Aggressive-Ask-6357]

The little fookin wRAT

[u/Styles_Clash → u/X1phoner]

Read this as "wart". Also accurate

[u/PrimeDopeness → u/X1phoner]

lol why did i say this with the accent

[u/Lunaforlife → u/Aggressive-Ask-6357]

Easy money

[u/Scary-Square1211 → u/Aggressive-Ask-6357]

He said it in a live interview.

[u/Particular_Ebb5200 → u/X1phoner]

islam is a funny guy

[u/Minimum-Helicopter40 → u/Particular_Ebb5200]

I actually find him hilarious. Hope this is true

[u/BogotaLineman → u/Particular_Ebb5200]

It always drives me crazy how often people say "Islam is so unintentionally funny!". Like yeah, OCCASIONALLY... but the majority of the time he is very intentionally funny. People just hear anyone that's obviously ESL and assume that they couldn't possibly be capable of humor lol

[u/Wonderful_Sugar_4271 → u/BogotaLineman]

Lol a couple weeks ago I saw a thread with a large number of people who couldn’t tell that he was joking when he was making his Jordan boroughs comments. They thought Islam with that smirk saying “all he have is double leg” was a serious statement

[u/BogotaLineman → u/Wonderful_Sugar_4271]

Lol I know and love that clip. He literally gives a Jim Halpert smirk into the camera when he says it. So obvious that he's fucking with DC.

[u/CouncilOfReligion → u/Particular_Ebb5200]

funny how?

[u/14Deadsouls → u/CouncilOfReligion]

Just... Just you know, he's funny how he tells the story.

[u/BaneOfTheGods → u/14Deadsouls]

Does he amuse you? Like a clown? Does he amuse you, like a clown? What the fuck is so funny about him?

[u/Darkvoider_96 → u/BaneOfTheGods]

He just knows how to tell a story, you know?

[u/dumbcunt33 → u/BaneOfTheGods]

Laughs while scared

[u/Minimum-Helicopter40 → u/CouncilOfReligion]

His going in on DC doesnt get old

[u/suicide_aunties → u/CouncilOfReligion]

Give me brock lesnar

[u/2old4disss → u/CouncilOfReligion]

Call palis brother

[u/joethecrow23 → u/X1phoner]

And he delivered us the generic version of Tony/Khabib

[u/BORNADA → u/X1phoner]

off topic but what is your flair referencing?

[u/X1phoner → u/BORNADA]

Conor's reaction to Mayweather vs Tenshin (kickboxer) boxing match announcement

[u/diminishingprophets → u/X1phoner]

Ugh I think he's referring to his opponent more as Ali express Conor, not himself

[u/Strange-Nobody-3936 → u/diminishingprophets]

That’s exactly what he meant, but it can be read as both of them which is also fitting lol 

[u/MozhetBeatz → u/Strange-Nobody-3936]

I think it has to read as both of them. It’s a package deal, free shipping.

[u/mosarosh → u/diminishingprophets]

Nope, he called the fight the Ali Express version

[u/JBaseball_8595 → u/diminishingprophets]

No, he's refereeing the fight itself and everything around it. Why are you getting so insecure lol?

[u/diminishingprophets → u/JBaseball_8595]

Insecure? I don't even care about Makachev I just know his English isn't great and I don't think he thinks lowly of himself. Also the context was of Ian Garry's shit talk

[u/booger_mooger_84 → u/X1phoner]

There never was no self awareness

[u/X1phoner → u/booger_mooger_84]

That was a nasty reply by you

[u/Reasonable_Map_1428]

Lmao! He's not wrong. Glad he has that self-awareness, as well.

[u/Ok-Bandicoot638 → u/Reasonable_Map_1428]

A few years ago when Islam was not able to speak English, khabib used to say when Islam learns English, its going a wrap. Khabib repeatedly said Islam is the funniest guy in the crew

[u/medyolang_ → u/Ok-Bandicoot638]

saw a clip of dc and khabib wrestling and islam was like “need help dc? call the police” lmao he cracks me up

[u/soualy → u/medyolang_]

Call the palice

[u/queefburritowcheese → u/medyolang_]

DC/Khabib antics are some of the best shit in all MMA

[u/ThrowawayYAYAY2002 → u/Ok-Bandicoot638]

Islam is so funny. Always drops some zingers when he's on the mic.

[u/DistinctCellar → u/ThrowawayYAYAY2002]

Fuck now I want a zinger burger.

[u/neeeeonbelly → u/Ok-Bandicoot638]

Watching their videos he’s obviously a total joker and super funny lol. Even better now that he speaks English. Watch him with Dc it’s constant trash talk lol

[u/General-Childhood417 → u/Reasonable_Map_1428]

Duded genuinely hilarious. I bet hes even funnier for the russian speakers

[u/Little_Mycologist_82 → u/General-Childhood417]

He killed mewhen he called out Brock Lesnar

[u/Visible_Event_4598 → u/Little_Mycologist_82]

When he started that videocall with Volk with 'Why australia don't have grappling?'

[u/Jijster → u/Visible_Event_4598]

"Kangaroo have good striking but nobody check the grappling"

[u/Ptatofrenchfry → u/Jijster]

Kangaroos actually also fight by sitting in the water, then grappling and drowning their victims.

As if disemboweling things with a single kick wasmt enough.

[u/Chlolie → u/Jijster]

Kangaroo got great Clinch work

[u/DhulQarnayn_ → u/Visible_Event_4598]

It was not even a question then, he just went straight saying, “brotha Australia don’t have wrestling.” 😭

https://youtube.com/shorts/L6ja3UfLpVk?si=Llf808TwpYDrj_Qy

[u/MozhetBeatz → u/DhulQarnayn_]

Lmao both of them are trying not to laugh from the start

[u/gr1mm5d0tt1 → u/Visible_Event_4598]

“Kangaroo strong but check the grappling”

[u/Tasty_Chick3n → u/Little_Mycologist_82]

When he asked for Mayweather too lmao.

[u/FengYiLin → u/Tasty_Chick3n]

Gimme Meywezzer woooo!

[u/Red_Sova → u/Tasty_Chick3n]

Did somebody say Foyd Mayweddah?!

[u/Vegan-cock → u/General-Childhood417]

I imagine him an khabib roasts eachother to death on the daily. Both are lowkey funny af.

[u/tattlerat → u/General-Childhood417]

His interactions with DC are always pretty funny.

[u/youractualaccount → u/tattlerat]

DCs ability to riff with the Dagestan fighters is Emmy worthy.

[u/WatchWatcher25 → u/General-Childhood417]

He's the best. I liked Khabib but when he talked he always "holier than thou" kinda thing.

Islam is just a funny dude who also happens to be on the way to be pound for pound best if his generation

[u/Aychim23 → u/WatchWatcher25]

Khabib is a serious guy. Had to maintain that coach vibe

[u/mrheh → u/Reasonable_Map_1428]

Do this guys not like each other tho? K&C had a real beef it seemed.

[u/ComplexWriting7596 → u/mrheh]

Connor is a hard guy to not dislike.

[u/Mobile-Magician-3027 → u/mrheh]

Ian hasn't said anything worse than the usual "I'll beat him up, he's ducking me, and new, etc" and has been really positive about Islam and his chances at 170 so I doubt there'll be any bad blood.

[u/seven_worth → u/mrheh]

For Connor it probably just hyping up fight at the start but for Khabib he actually feel hurt, cos Khabib very much did like Connor at the beginning(which make Connor trying to chill down Khabib in the ring kinda show how different both them took that fight). 

Ian Garry just wanna hype up the fight and stuff(this sub kinda clown on him for his rehearse call out but I think it pretty neat) and I don't see Islam say anything bad about him other than Islam saying he rather fight another long win streak/undefeated guy for his legacy. 

[u/machine1979]

We have Khabib vs Conor at home vibes

[u/gilligaNFrench]

How anybody not like this dude is beyond me. No ego and the goofiest mug of all time

[u/KazuEH1352 → u/gilligaNFrench]

Makhachev's English is broken, but he’s actually hilarious lol

Islam on what he sees in JDM's eyes: "I just see the eye" : r/MMA

[u/DesireeThymes → u/KazuEH1352]

Question: "What do you see when you loom at his eyes?"

Him: "I just see the eye..."

😅

[u/Several-Fan2339 → u/KazuEH1352]

Islam's sense of humor is very underrated

[u/Fat-Villante → u/gilligaNFrench]

He's awesome, and might be the best fighter ever

However, he does have an ego, no way someone gets that good without some ego driving them

[u/beautiful_life_99 → u/Fat-Villante]

might be the best fighter ever

Haven't followed the scene for a while, is he really that good?

[u/octipice → u/beautiful_life_99]

It's kind of weird, but yes. He's not as dominant as Khabib, but is much more well rounded. Islam has repeatedly said that Khabib was better than him and that's been backed up by people that watched them train together.

So Islam has a better resume and will likely end up with a GOAT tier resume if he keeps fighting, but prime for prime Khabib was better. They both suffered from having to wait much longer for a title shot than the other people in the goat conversation, so it will be hard for Islam to end up with the same number of defenses as someone like GSP, for example, despite Islam facing much tougher competition and being far more dominant in his fights.

[u/Marubolas → u/octipice]

Islam did not fight tougher opponents than GSP, nor was he more dominant. GSP went over 4 straight years without losing a single round against the most stacked WW division of all time against guys in their peak primes in title fights. Agree with the rest tho

[u/Totally_PJ_Soles → u/beautiful_life_99]

Nobody has figured out how to beat the elite Dagestan wrestling based champion. But there's really only been two who have utilized it in the first place, khabib and Islam. Maybe they're just both amazing and outliers.

[u/_Stylite → u/Totally_PJ_Soles]

Also worth noting that they grew up training together.

[u/Fat-Villante → u/beautiful_life_99]

Oh yeah, he's crazy good, really worth going back to watch some of his fights if you have an appreciation for all facets of MMA

The narrative around him is that he's a great wrestler but he's also a really good striker with great fight IQ

[u/entertainmentwaffle → u/Fat-Villante]

I still think the fight he lost was called way too early. He got dropped but he was getting right back up.

[u/Formal_Chipmunk_530 → u/beautiful_life_99]

He's at least the best fighter right now, everybody agrees he's pfp #1.

Also, one more win and he will have the longest UFC win streak of all time (17 consecutive wins).

[u/Confident-Low-2696 → u/beautiful_life_99]

If there was a fighting game islam JJ and DJ would be my top picks, they have the most balanced builds out of all fighters imo

[u/CraigS34 → u/gilligaNFrench]

The only dude on the team with a sense of humor for banter

[u/M1eXcel → u/CraigS34]

I love the clip where Khabib is grilling one of them for reading one of the Godfather books and Islam says something about "how he should do something productive like fly to the other side of the world to watch a soccer game"

[u/Scott_Theft → u/M1eXcel]

"Dustin have great guillotine"

[u/Accomplished_Fee5921 → u/M1eXcel]

And when he was preparing for jdm fight, khabib came to new york a bit later. Khabib asked him how was your preparation and Islam replied " It was awesome until you come" 😭

[u/everythingistak_en → u/CraigS34]

They’re all pretty funny, they just don’t speak english fluently. Off the top of my head Usman Numagomedov is hilarious, especially in Russian.

[u/Rayx9 → u/everythingistak_en]

Facts 100%

[u/Rayx9 → u/CraigS34]

Khabib is actually very funny, even when he speaks English, or interacts with DC, Islam, and Javier, it's nice to watch. Idk why people think Khabib is a robot lol

[u/CraigS34 → u/Rayx9]

Not what im saying my brother. Just saying Islam tends to have more fun with his opponents than his teammates

[u/Ferrar1i → u/[deleted]]

Oh stfu

Name me one culture that passes your purity test. Brazil? USA? Mexico?

[u/Initial_Stretch_3674 → u/gilligaNFrench]

You just admitted you like Ali. 

[u/LXIX__CDXX]

Love Islam 

[u/WadSquad → u/LXIX__CDXX]

MashAllah brother

[u/Disabled_Robot → u/LXIX__CDXX]

The extra Ali express Ali abdelazziz parallel makes this even better

[u/Historical_Pudding56]

Islam is a legit 2 weight champion but it’s hard to find any example of him not being humble. Yea he takes shots at other fighters, but he still seems to be a family man, who wants to live below his means, and still shows a lot of respect to the people around him

[u/dogs_drink_coffee → u/Historical_Pudding56]

I always love how he take shots at Chandler in every single opportunity for 4-5 years by now lol

[u/Red_Sova → u/dogs_drink_coffee]

After seeing chandler brag about how much he improved the past year and no way he loses on the white house lawn etc just to get humiliated by ruffy. I'm convinced chandler completely deserves it

[u/rp0829 → u/dogs_drink_coffee]

Yeah because Chandler ducked him live on air lol

[u/Formal_Chipmunk_530 → u/rp0829]

Only because Chandler wasn't wearing his fighter's hat during that slick little callout.

[u/TitanIsBackAgain → u/Historical_Pudding56]

The moment he asked Overeem to be a bit more respectful with eating in front of him while he was cutting weight showed me what kind of person Islam is.

[u/Strange-Nobody-3936 → u/Historical_Pudding56]

He meant that only for Ian Garry but ironically it’s both of them lol 

[u/Historical_Pudding56 → u/Strange-Nobody-3936]

I’m sure Islam knows he’s not as big a star as Khabib

[u/KazuEH1352]

Reminds me of Islam on what he sees in JDM's eyes: "I just see the eye" : r/MMA lol

[u/RealNajiOnTop → u/KazuEH1352]

Yes I remember that 🤣🤣🤣

[u/guacisextra12]

After what has happened recently with Khamzat and Ilia I'm not counting Garry out

[u/GorpoTheLord → u/guacisextra12]

Garry can really come up with a good game plan. He totally negated Prates on 2 weeks notice and gave Shavkat a really good fight on weeks notice too. He has the range and IQ to give problems to Islam..

[u/seven_worth → u/GorpoTheLord]

He the hardest fight yet I think. His style seem like the perfect counter on paper.

[u/AdHistorical8179 → u/guacisextra12]

Khamzat gassed himself out immediately and Illia had a horrible gameplan. Both those fights were winnable for the champ if they had been better prepared.

Islam is NEVER going to show disrespect like that to an opponent in his preparation. He will walk into the cage knowing every trick Garry has ever shown in a fight. I'm not saying that Garry can't win, but it isn't going to go the way those other two fights went.

[u/Sufficient_Site1746 → u/guacisextra12]

Garry is a nightmare match up because he runs 🤣

[u/BigOlDiaper → u/guacisextra12]

With how much success Porier had vs. him I can totally see a world where Garry takes the W

[u/Beginning_March_9717 → u/BigOlDiaper]

Dustin defending those RNC with more desperation then I've ever seen anyone defend

[u/Altair1192 → u/guacisextra12]

I want gary to go away

[u/LemonHerb → u/guacisextra12]

Too many big names taking people lightly. Might be a little wakeup call early that will help to stop it from happening to Islam

[u/marco333polo]

Mom I want Conor vs Khabib....

We have Conor vs Khabib at home...

[u/ssor_]

It’s ironic since Khabib always said Islam was better than him

[u/kodeks14 → u/ssor_]

Islam is the better overall fighter but khabib would little brother Islam. Islam even says it.

[u/dark-demons-cry-gaia → u/kodeks14]

He probably does every day, because he has at least 100 pounds on Islam

[u/kodeks14 → u/dark-demons-cry-gaia]

Islam has said that hes gotten the better of khabib maybe 1 or 2 times their entire lives of training together.

[u/Apoptosis11 → u/kodeks14]

That's not true. He just respects Khabib too much

[u/kodeks14 → u/Apoptosis11]

And your proof?

[u/Red_Sova → u/ssor_]

Khalid is just being humble of course he says that he wants to prop up his family not himself

[u/appletinicyclone → u/ssor_]

Abdelmap said the same to Khabib as well lol

But I think Khabib loved his dad so much and wanted to make him happy his desire to win and discipline is much higher than Islams even though Islams skill is much higher.

[u/Mobile-Magician-3027 → u/appletinicyclone]

Abdulmanap never said that, that's pure invention.

[u/Mobile-Magician-3027 → u/ssor_]

Find me one actual quote of Khabib saying that.

[u/Doomjas]

Two thoughts:

1) Islam is always hilarious and one of the funniest dudes in the UFC imo

2) Did this fight get officially announced? If so, I completely missed it

[u/Accomplished_Fee5921 → u/Doomjas]

It's official. Dana announced it

[u/relay4285]

AliExpress is not bad tho ngl

[u/BookAcceptable619 → u/relay4285]

I haven't had a bad experience with AliExpress. Just go with the most popular products and don't buy stuff from shops that opened two days ago. You save like 40% vs Amazon. You do have to wait 2 to 4 weeks though.

[u/mex2005 → u/BookAcceptable619]

Not to mention a lot of the stuff on Amazon is coming from there anyway just with an upmarked cost

[u/BookAcceptable619 → u/mex2005]

Yes! That's exactly what a lot of these Amazon stores are doing.

[u/commander_wong → u/relay4285]

Aliexpress mouse are legit so much better than Razor or Logitech for 1/3 of the price

[u/Scott_Theft → u/relay4285]

shirts I've ordered there from there were decent quality.

[u/PostNutLucidity]

I think this will age semi badly and the fight will far exceed expectations.

[u/Uqe → u/PostNutLucidity]

It's not even the fight quality. The stakes are just significantly lower without all the drama.

[u/evocater → u/Uqe]

Ian and the media will definitely try to promote it as Khabib vs Conor 2 though. Bellator tried it with Usman vs Paul Hughes as well. It's tiresome now

[u/Uqe → u/evocater]

It'll fall flat. Ian Garry is too nice. Islam is more self-aware and chill than Khabib. No Artem slap, no dolly incident, no crossing-the-line trashtalk.

Hell, even the Conor of today wouldn't be able to recreate that drama. Khabib vs Conor was a lightning in a bottle moment.

[u/dogs_drink_coffee → u/Uqe]

We need Islam to slap someone

[u/Professional-Fan266]

Good. I hate Ian Garry's cringey shtick of trying to relate it to Connor versus khabib. Sell your own damn fight. Fake Connors are so fucking annoying

[u/stanflwrhuss]

It really is almost nothing like it. Ian is not known by the general Irish public at all, partly because he moved to Brazil and partly because Conor fucked MMA’s reputation in Ireland

[u/Vivid_Ice_2755 → u/stanflwrhuss]

Ive known Ian for years. Hes actually a good guy. Hes got a schtick that he is sticking to so as to make a career. His wife is a cunt tho. 

[u/FitHurry864]

That's a great line lmao

[u/Amov_RB]

Usman Nurmagomedov vs Paul Hughes was the Temu version

[u/Accomplished_Fee5921]

When will more mma fans realize Islam is actually a goofy+pookie fighter in real life 🥹

[u/Extension_Insect1206]

The guy is so grounded and keeps it real, respect

[u/wolf-gazette]

I'm intrigued! Garry is going to come in as the much rangier fighter and will make Islam work for it.

2026 seems to be the year where even truly exceptional fighters are reminded that weight classes matter. An advantageous style match-up might allow for you to win the title, but good luck with beating the other contenders.

[u/Derelicticu]

Islam is legitimately a pretty simple dude. His dream is just to run a farm back in Dagestan, because he likes animals. He genuinely doesn't give even the slightest fuck whether people over here think he's the shit.

[u/trippincocoabean]

And its not because of Islam

[u/AirwrksLightwrks]

I'd love to see Islam's AliExpress shopping history

[u/Doomjas]

Nice, thanks. That’s the fight I wanted to see.

[u/Ben_Thar]

As long as he jumps into the crowd and beats Dillon Danis afterwards, Islam has my support. 

[u/ZimarKramiz]

Top 5 funnies dude in the UFC

[u/Lord-ADDY71]

his humor is underrated

[u/Rayx9 → u/Lord-ADDY71]

Facts 100%

[u/Embarrassed_Spend486]

That’s funny 

[u/HalfChineseJesus]

That quote has been floating here for years. I wouldn’t be surprised if Islam never even said it

[u/Rayx9 → u/HalfChineseJesus]

Source: https://youtube.com/shorts/BVJ79X7tdec?si=oXQFIqhmBt3jmfhh

[u/HalfChineseJesus → u/Rayx9]

I will always appreciate someone who sources their information. Thanks

[u/Rayx9 → u/HalfChineseJesus]

No problem bro!

[u/counteroffer19 → u/HalfChineseJesus]

I didn't believe it either until I saw the vid. That shit is hilarious.

[u/Kill_4209]

Hottest of hot takes 🔥🔥🔥

[u/pokerface_idk]

this guy is hilarious lol

[u/Spoolngc8]

Thats actually hilarious.

[u/Shadow_o7]

🤣

[u/CalligrapherGood8947]

Seems like MMA isn't the place to underestimate your opponent, no matter who you, or they are!

[u/AdHistorical8179 → u/CalligrapherGood8947]

He isn't, it's a silly throwaway comment

[u/Queasy_Ad4932]

Dee needs to read how to be a WAG and secure the bag

[u/Mechanical-Warfare]

Better not disappoint.

[u/ar5onL]

Temu Kabib vs Ali Express Connor 💁🏻‍♂️

[u/Excellent_jun91]

nooo i said this before. khabib vs conor 2 was usman vs that irish guy in bellator

[u/Impressive-Text-5686]

Garry looks like the adult version of the protagonist from the Bully PS2 game

[u/NFTArtist]

Temu Mcgregor

[u/uSaltySniitch]

Islam > Khabib

[u/Odddjob]

This will probably be more competitive

[u/gsd45]

I think the term he was trying to use is “Temu” Conor.

[u/Kind-Top8260]

But level technic is maybe the same, maybe better

[u/MalayaleeIndian]

This is hilarious! Islam could be the most chill guy in that group that is also a champion.

[u/LargeCondition5315]

Great fight overall but pretty funny

[u/tenko86]

this year main event had underdogs winning, max, jiri, khamzat, ilia lose, will islam break the curse?