Islam Makhachev Lays Out Plans For Title Reign, Ready For Alexander Volkanovski | UFC 280

UFC 280 winner Islam Makhachev spoke to MMA Junkie and reporters at the post-fight press conference after his lightweight title victory over Charles Oliveira on Saturday in Abu Dhabi.
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#UFC280 #UFC #IslamMakhachev

[@trevon4896]

You can’t let these Dagestan fighters get you on the floor, there’s no coming back from it. Congrats to Islam

[@Jayzan-mt4gl]

THEY CAN RUN, BUT THEY CAN'T HIDE!!! HE FINALLY GOT HIS CHANCE AND DOMINATED!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@dudeotis]

I was all but certain that Charles would win easily .....I was very , very wrong ! Congratulations Champ , you deserve that belt ... you earned it fair and square with no room for doubt . I'm happy for you , your team and your family . Islam will keep this belt as long as he wants to ... nobody in the LW division is beating this guy

[@gilangramadhan3854]

Islam just like khabib...maybe just 2/3 time defense title...he will retired ..or he up to welter like he said....want to another belt div...when ure to dominant...u will be bored

[@johnnybacon8675]

It was written in the stars, fate wouldnt have it any other way.. or so they say. I was blown away too, oliviera couldnt even hit him, and every punch islam threw connected and hurt charles. Just insane

[@hypemantv431]

Crazy fight I got love for both it just sucks they happen to fight in the same Era

[@mombasasherman]

Father's plan 💪🏽

[@gamegreed9105]

I'm actually not surprised that he won not at all before this match took place I was really wondering that said I don't know that much of this fighter or even saw his fights I just saw his record and just knew he's a training partner of khabib and he's a special fighter I didn't even need to see his fights to know he would win that all said I'm not a big fan of his type of fighting although I got to hand it to him in this fight he hit him in the head and then he submitted him maybe I will be wrong about this fighter perhaps he will be a more exciting fighter than khabib khabib was a very boring fighter for the most part he didn't really do that much boxing it was just take down and lay on the guy and submit them that's it I think this guy has some hands he's not just a wrestler

[@abyss5883]

Congrats to Islam, he was the better man. I'm surprised he had better striking too

[@franciscosalazar1333]

Javier Mendez said it Islam has better striking And is the best all around fighter

[@africanmuscle]

Turns out Khabib wasn't disrespecting Charles before the fight. He was talking as a matter of factly

[@adielmenjomargsuchen4052]

He's such a respectfull champ....humble too...stay long n defend your belt without backwarding....

[@sobriothman9785]

Congratulation brother. You deserve the belt

[@zenebusman8575]

Congratulations Islam makhachev 🔥🔥🔥👑🎊 👏🏻 🥳 🎊

[@briantneary2248]

Congrats, Islam. That was truly a masterful performance on the ground. Abdulmanap would be proud

[@nola1833]

So happy for Islam🔥🔥🔥

[@benglish8577]

Islam Mackachev time

[@masajhn]

It's tiramisu time hahahaha i always remember old Tony

[@cahlangse]

kalau kalian tidak tau ,sekarang kalian tau .. Islam adalah juara . Alhamdulillah

[@novokhabib528]

Parabens campeão o maior e sempre o melhor

[@liltilt9484]

He did tell us. Can’t hate on hard work and excellence. Hope we can see him get some worthy opponents soon

[@Dudecifer]

Exactly why, as a Miami Dolphins fan, I can’t NOT like Tom Brady.

[@arandomguywithabrain]

Fans of charles don't leave Charles because he lost to makachev,charles is still cool 👊

[@peacebalancetruth]

👊 Straight up.

[@hypemantv431]

FACTS ! I HAVE BEEN ROOTING FOR KHABIB FOR YEARS SND FOLLOWED THE TEAMS JOURNEY THEN I ROOTED FOR ISLAM BUT WHEN CHARLES WENT GOD MODE AND BEAT TONY DUSTIN JUSTIN CHANDLER I ROOTED FOR CHARLES AND IM A MUSLIM FROM LEBANON I JUST WISH THEY FOUGHT IN DIFFERENT ERAS🙏🏼💯

[@darkwraith1755]

Now his just cool🤣 before url was calling Charles lightweight goat sayn he better than khabib n he gonna smoke Islam n all that crap🤣🤣

[@jeffreynapisa122]

What I did see in the Islam and Olivera fight is it Islam is a very powerful strong young man and his grappling is impeccable we know who his Corner guys are so he's got the best trainers and coaches anyone can ask for congrats and new!

[@AlFatih-gl2jq]

Sy orang indonesia mengucap kn...slmt untuk kmenangan islam makacev...

[@kingslayer8920]

Gotta love Islam after this interview he honestly is an amazing person and fighter.

[@fooliicoolii]

Where the bandwagoners/ haters @ now ??

[@adamtran5747]

here

[@atvbass10]

Pull out slowly and make sure you don’t have any of Islam’s poop on your privates

[@ali-mk4of]

On volks

[@buddhastl7120]

Bandwagon is def Islam cult lol

[@benoorawk8520]

they are in the corner saying - Islam is boring ..... 😄

[@BravoTheGTAOGuru]

Islam Makhachev has the lightweight division on lock down. I am not a fan of Islams fighting style, but he just made the most dangerous dude in the division look like an amateur.

[@mombasasherman]

This is Father's plan

[@ayoubhamdi1]

Sambo + Abdulmanap's philosophy + talent + healthy islamic devotion... the golden formula!

[@rogers6168]

Totally agree. He is going to go on a Valentina the Bullet run. Weight class will become boring because this guy is so good.

[@chebib2431]

So u dont like striking, wrestling or Jiu Jitsu, got it.

[@thankgoodnessfoods3918]

Not a fan of his fighting style??????????? what would you prefer? slapping like a girl.

[@johnpeter5911]

Hardwork pay's brother!

[@josephthoha]

Finally Islam has prove his coaches prediction, he is Champion now, congratulation.👏👏👏 This guy will dominate LW in UFC n going up of division and make history again. This fight also prove Islam Samba better than Charles BJJ.

[@iulianalinsbengheci5438]

The champ has a name and it's not Charles Oliveira

[@grandemaestro3820]

islam told everyone his game plan before the fight. Still cannot be stopped

[@mohdkassim8482]

alhamdulillah thanks god🤲..congrate to islam n oli dont heartbroke hope comeback stronger💪

[@andresarancibia780]

How good do Arman Tsarukyan, Drew Dober, Thiago Moises and Chris Wade look like now that Islam won the way he won against Charles Oliveira? Massive respect!

[@randyarman5978]

Actually its an honour to lose to islam. He super talented.

[@quade0.360]

Arman tsarukyan is very talented.

[@Haribon45]

Real champ 🦁

[@AdnanKhan-jn8dz]

Alhumdulliah, respect to Charles

[@elite4124]

Michel shandler is crying he’s hate off by now.

[@hypemantv431]

Crazy fight I got love for both it just sucks they happen to fight in the same Era😡

[@psk9664]

Islam deserves the belt as ever fighter was avoiding Islam but Islam is Boogeyman he'll Smash everyone

[@masajhn]

ISLAM is a good champ, he respect Oliveira ..

[@ahmadywaizy8567]

Honestly volkanowski has a way more better chance than any other fighters on the lightweight roster. He has a high IQ for fighting , he has strength and other qualities. Volkanowski being short can have the Mike Tyson effect being able to hit with some nice blows

[@drmukhtaryusuf9606]

insha allah Islam wins any time any where

[@muhamedmubeen2752]

💥

[@executivelifehacks6747]

Good enough to be LW champion and learn English, respect.

[@trevorfowlkes3265]

That would be cool if he fought khamzat.

[@ekg5515]

Agreed. But there's no way Khamzat can make 155

[@elghadi1639]

much love to you mam

[@buddhastl7120]

There was a point in the 2nd round where you could hear a fart in the crowd it was so quiet in otherwise a very loud night

[@rconn4501]

I told everyone he'd walk thru Charlie...

[@gamegreed9105]

I like this guy already he's much more exciting than khabib he eventually wants to go in it a higher up division unlike khabib this guy is the real deal of course

[@734YuYu]

Khabib the goat

[@herahadi]

Didnt seen any reaction from lightweight top 10 until now. Maybe they are planning to move to another divisions

[@gilangramadhan3854]

Darius is next 4 title chalenger...but we will see what happen next year

[@iwayangedewiranata3689]

A best couch knows months before the game start that his students will beat his opponent

[@joeycruz5929]

C'mon man can we just do what's right, just a little more often, at least? Beneil has earned it and it's not even a boring fight. It's a great fight and all they're doing now is ruining Alex's run. This company doesn't use their head the majority of the time.

[@gilangramadhan3854]

Its all depends uncle dana....i think they will make intrim champ 4 darius vs charles...coz darius call him... N islam vs volk....its better 4 another title...best PVP...

[@somdutroy]

I don't think it ruins his run. Even if he loses, he is too small. If he wins, he does something legendary. Izzy lost at 205 and is still high on the P4P list. But yes, feel bad for Benny, can't deny that.

[@guybay9010]

Islam is probably the only Russian to show 1% of emotion hahahahaha

[@matthatter427]

What's the point of a press conference when you don't have a translator to translate language Americans don't know

[@judahjayson684]

In the future if I can predict the biggest fight Islam Vs khamzat

[@brettmason1899]

well jiu-jitsu's greatest hope just lost that totally sucks I guess it's time for all the BJJ schools to close their doors cuz they've been embarrassed

[@ayoubhamdi1]

Well, unless it's against a sambo fighter or a wrestler, they can pretty much finish all other fighters of other schools. Look at Charles with the American strikers...before he met the real deal. Furthermore, Both Dariush and Gamrot beat Charles! Reality is reality!

[@brettmason1899]

@@ayoubhamdi1 so disappointed Charles lost. Can't any BJJ guy beat these wrestlers.

[@jonmacist]

I knew Islam would win people dont understand that these russsian guys, are a different breed of human, these guys are also born into this already wrestling by like 5 0r 6 years old so what do you think would happen just like Thai fighters almost impossible to beat they will fight even injured and are born into fighting, by 12 they are already fighting full out thai fights for money,

[@TeeeFeee]

2022: Islam only fought cans. 2023: Okay, ”The Champion has a name, his name is Alexander Volkanovski" 😁

[@quade0.360]

You gonna eat those words.

[@tazali2052]

Islam inshallah won my broda win

[@bigez4024]

There will be a day when every single champ is russian.

[@Telekinesislam]

Muslim Not Russian lmao don't get it twisted bub. Islam is the difference maker in a man

[@gornichevo]

Volk is Macedonian and will win in Australia.

[@guybay9010]

Yes then drink vodka always

[@WhitePeopleAreAnnoying]

Nice joke. Black fighters will always dominate

[@Telekinesislam]

@@WhitePeopleAreAnnoying black ? Superior physical genetics dont make up for low IQ poor decision making skills and ignorant home habits that hold them All back

[@adielmenjomargsuchen4052]

Second time the belt wa taken back to degestan....you break the rocord....

[@neilmacdonald6637]

Islam looked amazing. However, the Volk matchup is wack. Islam should fight Beneil, who absolutely deserves it. Islam will crush Volk and it will just logjam both divisions for the sake of dumb gimmickry

[@ayoubhamdi1]

If it makes money, it makes sense, never forget that! Not that it's the right mindset, but that's what entertainment industry is about, everywhere!

[@macp444]

They both want to fight in Feb. That's not that long away and there isnt anyone really in the 145 div for Volk.

[@grandemaestro3820]

Beneil is not on islams level

[@tazali2052]

I told u

[@randyarman5978]

Now lets Islam fave the man who defeat him several years ago. We need revenge

[@randyarman5978]

Lol, he speaks faster when he speaks in Russian..

[@niyazahmed3448]

Well duh, english aint his native language.🤨

[@Jgvalls]

He doesnt look very smart. But what a fighter.

[@kevinNqobo]

Olivrera got the belt and started partying more and in this sport you will not get away with that

[@grandemaestro3820]

no, oliviera is a top fighter. He traijed hard. He knows where he came from and achieved a lot. Islam is a stronger and skilled fighter.

[@Undefeated0-0]

But who has he beat

[@semastifodan150]

Charles Oliviera

[@nola1833]

Olitap

[@blackjoshblack5477]

He kicked u n u blucked lost ur legs eh Islam even coach put his head down when he though u were ganna stayed tko but u got ur legs back almost got u

[@niyazahmed3448]

Most people would be on wobbly legs after that upkick, he recovered in like 2 seconds.

[@RM-rq7ll]

That's the fastest tap ( the Olivera's wrist movement. lol) I have ever seen. Congrats!!!

[@somdutroy]

Tbf to him, he was super rocked and he tried to adjust before tapping. Also based on what trainers say, Islam has insane squeeze. He even did it to Dober from the opposite side, which is a very rare thing to pull off.

[@ayoubhamdi1]

@@somdutroy Exactly, that squeeze bro! When you just see Islam's calf muscle contraction and push on the ground in the submission move!! Coz most ppl underestimate the power and stress the shoulder puts on the opponent's neck in this move... ask Dober!

[@jeffreynapisa122]

Another stupid question how you going to compare your career or how you think your career is going to unfold like khabibs Etc you can't until you fight the fights and have a somewhat long career in the sport then it's possible to compare when you haven't even got quite halfway there yet you don't know some of these questions are just beyond belief think about what you're asking me for you ask

[@bestrong1240]

need a damn translator

[@gornichevo]

Watch out the Macedonian Alexander the Great will do what his namesake did to the Persian empire.

[@esanhaider8727]

Dagestan was never part of Persian empire

[@gornichevo]

@@esanhaider8727 true but the fan base is local to Dagestan and fight island in abudabi. Don't get me wrong, much respect to Dagestan and its people. The comment had more to do with Alexander and his abilities.

[@tonywasin]

Any English

[@sandman62100]

Gutted for Charles here but this is just a speed bump. He got caught with a lucky shot and stuff happens. It is what it is. He will take this this and learn from it and be back better and stronger than ever mark my words. The champion still has a name and it is Charles Oliveira. The Favelas ride with Charles for life!

[@zemjo8807]

what you mean by lucy shot? Islam got him like few times. just accept it like Charles the champ man.

[@TK-lr8tz]

@@zemjo8807 exactly lol, caught with a lucky shot my ass. Islam beat Charles at his prime, with improved vision, on the ground, via SUBMISSION in not 5, not 4, not 3, but 2 rounds!!

[@zemjo8807]

@@TK-lr8tz lmao yeah forgot about his vision too. No disrespect to Charles but lets all agree that Islam is on another level.

[@niyazahmed3448]

No just stfu and stop making excuses, that wasnt a lucky shot, makhachev times the knee and punched after that, the champ has a name and it aint charles, so just stfu, islam is champ deal with it.

[@sandman62100]

@@niyazahmed3448 Charles doesn't believe in a backwards religion though. I don't even count that as a loss in my mind

[@fyhgfhuf2255]

🤣🤣🤣 Charles Olivira sleep 😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪He was running away from confronting Islam because he was afraid of Islam and calling him a champ but Islam said you can run but you can't hide I'm coming and now he's arrested Oliveira and all his gay fans

[@ziongite]

This guy is so damn boring. I don't think Alex is big enough, size matters, Alex will get controlled.

[@Telekinesislam]

Translation please what the F we listened to all of oliverias translated ramblings of having a name of quitter translated on repeat wheres islams translated Russian questions ??????

[@neilmacdonald6637]

Lol, time to learn some russian!

[@thatkidjoly]

So Russian fans don't exist anymore?

[@MiddleEast-4Ever]

I did say Islam will smash Olive 😂😅

[@Telekinesislam]

Quitterveira 🤡