Islam Makhachev’s reaction to Alexander Volkanovski replacing Charles Oliveira at UFC 294 | DC & RC
Islam Makhachev’s reaction to Alexander Volkanovski replacing Charles Oliveira at UFC 294 | DC & RC
Islam Makhachev’s reaction to Alexander Volkanovski replacing Charles Oliveira at UFC 294 | DC & RC
Daniel Cormier interviews Islam Makhachev following the news regarding Charles Oliveira dropping out of UFC 294 and Alexander Volkanovski stepping in.
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All the respect to Islam & Volk for accepting this short notice fight… These guys are a different breed of fighters for sure 🔥🙌
I hate khabib but I like Islam he’s not scared of anyone. Khabib ducked tony and was absolutely terrified to go to 170. Islam will fight colby at 170 for the belt next summer 100%. Get ready for that war
khabib is better than Islam
Volk said he will be prepared for October
@BIG V SOUTH PHILLY 215Tony pulled out himself multiple times and Kamaru (who was the champ at WW) said that he will never fight Khabib because they’re close friends
You got no reason to hate, hate is a strong word.
The interaction between DC and Islam is like watching 2 brothers joke with eachother. Heartwarming to see.
Why do you have to make it weird
@R1_Rose🥷haha. Yea. I’m here for violence
It’s all fake respect
Yeah? U gonna fall in love?
@J Gnah, no such thing between top class atheletes who’ve been in the ring together and seen each other’s skills. It’s impossible not to have respect for your opponent after battling it out with them on such an epic proportion
Khabib: “If u can bring King Kong, and he can make 155, let’s go!”
Islam: “If u can bring DC, and he can make 155, let’s go!”
I tried to imagine a Lightweight DC 💀
Yea cuz they definitely ain’t never attemptin anything past that weight
Khabibs statement makes no sense. He’s trying to use King Kong as a reference as this unstoppable force that only islam can defeat….yet he wants to strip King Kong of everything that makes him this unstoppable force just to fight Islam Lmao. Cool story bro. Sounds like something Khabib would say
King Kong still has crazy relative strength even at 155lbs
@Munis Y. yeah dont do bro😂😂
Islam and Volk both taking this fight on short notice without hesitation is incredible. And with these 2 I don’t really think a training camp matters
Incredible??
It’s a fight.
You sound like they split the atom
You cannot really say Islam is taking this fight on a short notice. The dude had a 12 week camp
@pistol peterelax dude
@Dmitriy NguyenStill, changing your opponent last minute when your entire training camp has been geared towards another opponent really does throw a monkey wrench into the mix. And the change isn’t just any fighter, it’s freaking Volk! While I think Islam will probably do well, you can’t deny that Islam is also at a disadvantage here as well, at least on paper.
Also, I don’t believe Jon Jones ever accepted a late change of opponent before either. If the GOAT doesn’t like doing that, what does that say about Islam’s decision and even Volk’s?
@Dmitriy NguyenCharles is a way different style to train for than Volk. If anything Islam will have an advantage with the conditioning
Dc doing the show on what looks like a train is crazy. Respect to Dc for the dedication he shows this sport once in a lifetime guy
He’s paid to.
I know he gets paid
But it’s easier when you love the thing
Let’s be honest what else can you do on a train and get paid for it, that ain’t dedication g it’s boredom😂
@Latrell Spencer – The White Girl Slayer Dc doesn’t love it tho lol. It’s exactly why he got called out by Cruz by not doing his 1 job which is to research about the fighters and actually know what he’s talking about other than the wrestling aspect
“If you want to stop him (Volk) you have to choke him or knock him out. This guy gonna fight 5 rounds. I cannot say this about Oliveira, because if you make him feel a little bit, he always give up. But this guy (Volk), he’s gonna fight 5 rounds.”
respect.
when you get hurt badly and get an actual injury. we dont chalk it up to giving up. if thats the case why didnt he give up when he got dropped against chandler and everyone else
Right 💯
@Big Csaved by the bell😉
He didn’t give up against Gaethje, Poirier, Chandler
@SRR na but he definitely gave up against Islam the mfr laid there waitin to get mounted n squeezed just to tap easily he didn’t even fight or struggle I’m glad he’s out n volks in at least now we’ll see a real competitive fight vs a fixed fight Charles is trash
I would not be surprised if Volk kind of suspected something like this would happen and has been preparing. Both these guys are tanks. Machines. Respect to both. Massive, massive respect
Absolutely, I think he saw this gap as the only oppertunity for a rematch and he does not want to miss it. Honestly this is what everyone wanted from the get go, the Charles hype is so fake it meant nothing
I doubt he was ready. After his last fight he said he was gonna take a break until Jan. volk never takes breaks so I hope he’s not to out of shape a week and a half out
I kinda thought he was going to be back up.
@PackmanPackman3336he meant taking a break from fighting lol guys like volk don’t ever stop training
Islam and Cormier banter is always hilarious 😂
Now, we want dc at 155 😂😂
I like that pay per view comment, though Islam knows DC is coming to Abu Dhabi. These things lighten up the mood.
nope
cringe
He gave Alex his respect and didn’t try to brush over it or undermine him. It sounds like the obvious thing to do, but so many fighters after they win become very dismissive of their previous opponents, even if it was a close fight.
Justin KOs Islam
He only says this because there fighting now.. he has ben very dismissive of him
You clearly didn’t watch the fight.
What a beast Makhachev is! He asked his manager to find him anybody. True champion mentality
Islam vs colby for the 170 belt next summer get ready for that
what a beast volk. just steps in no questions
@sLiM411well with a big pay and the chance of becoming a double champ, who wouldn’t
@sLiM411nah..more like he wanted this rematch since ages!
And his wish/dream finally got granted!
So nothing great about a ‘previously loser’ who simply want to win this time!