Over the weekend, Islam Makhachev defeated rival Drew Dober overwhelming at the UFC 259 event. Although this is the first match after more than 1 year of breaking from Civid-19 epidemic, it can be seen that Makhachev still maintains a very good performance.
After the match ended, Islam Makhachev shared the preparation for the confrontation, including the practice with Khabib. When asked how to practice with Khabib helped him in the process of preparing for the matches, Islam shared as follows:
“I Sparring is full of power with Khabib all the time. We fight a lot. I have to use striking tactics because he has good ability and tight locking.
“Now I'm happy that he has retired, so no longer had to practice all his strength. Sometimes we also worked a bit, but not full.”
“My wrestling ability has improved a lot. I have improved more thanks to training with Khabib.” Islam Makhachev concluded.
Besides sharing above, Islam Makhachev also said that the two British opponents currently targeting are Rafael Dos Anjos and Tony Ferguson. Tony Ferguson will be an interesting choice because Khabib missed 5 times the American boxer.