Islam Makhachev says he never anticipated Charles Oliveira would be a champion after watching his earlier career. VISIT: www.themaclife.com FOLLOW: / themaclifeofficial FOLLOW: / themaclife LIKE: / themaclife
What's hard about English is that it puts the subject last for example "white paper" would be translated to "paper white" in most other languages. So grammar is difficult at first.
@@fatee5069 What's hard about the human body is bones, and erections at times. Take the subject biology, they discuss the rigidness of bones, but not of the penile fascia.
Bruh some of these other mma journalists have some seriously braindead questions especially for a fighter whose second language is English like seriously ask some less long-winded questions that he might be able to answer first time round lol
@@Ronycoolman00 yeah the journalist since Ariel has left have been shit there are a couple good ones I actually quite like Oscar and John Morgan they alway seem to have good questions but the rest seriously ask so many dumb questions
Yeah because you normally have one fighter saying there not confident and predicting they will lose the fight don't you... Nobody goes out there unconfident saying the other guys going to beat them do they?? so its the same as every fight
@@ameer5120 yeah true. They are all fighters who believe they are/can be the best in the world, there hyper confident athletes and think they can beat any man on any day all top level fighters are like this
Its tough to beat people who have focused on one thing for 20 years. Especially using the cage as leverage. Your cardio and wrestling has to be on point
We are spirit soul seperate from our bodies and minds but our egos attach to this body and mind and we think we are our bodies and well die.. Yes the body mind dies but us we are eteranl because we are spirit soul beautiful quote brother 0
@@skamarfire well basic is difficult for a fighter who had more time to learn like oliveria, Aldo, even Paulo costa start learning while Oliveira can’t even form two sentences Infront if media. How Embarrassing
Image !?!?! Nope... Like he said, if you want to make money You need to speak English. And he's right ... The quiet ones in mma that people rarely talk about, don't speak English.
@@AEMNinja98 just trying to spread the love my man! I'm clueless when it comes to religion and languages, i can't believe in something unless I can physically see it, unfortunately.
@@AEMNinja98 he's not wrong tho, because assalamu alaikum is a Muslim greeting, it was first used by Prophet Mohammad pbuh, and he advised the people their to always greet people like this because it expresses peace, and he called it tahiyatu Al Islam (the greeting of islam), so it's not an arabic thing its a Muslim thing, it is in the arabic language but not all arabs say it, christian arabs say Al adra tahmik (virgin mary protects you) they don't say assalamu alaikum, so no yeah he's right if he associated assalamu alaikum with Islam, it's 100% a Muslim thing.
@@AEMNinja98 lol 😂 asalamu alykum is not Arabic fool 😂 is international Islamic greeting every Muslims knows that word more than 2,5 billion Muslims knows n more people too
Calculated and intelligent responses to loaded questions.This guy is another warrior with the discipline,respect and faith no to play the silly games of divisive reporters
Seriously that is your criteria to measure fighter commitments towards MMA? May be Charles is more proud of his native language and don't need to learn English just to promote fight more effectively...
@@BihFaca11 no we hate that he's basically trying to be khabib, and both were boring to watch. Just jump on top and lay there until they tire out then try to submit.
@@BihFaca11 It’s more Muslim than Russia nobody even cares if someone is Russian 😂 no problem the only people that hate Russians are the ones that got invaded by em. it’s like the irish hate the english
Curious to see if we’ll get another Khamzat vs Burns where both fighters realize how much they respect each others grappling and keep the fighting standing
Burns is a better pure bjj guy then Charles. Charles has better bjj for mma but Charles gets submissions not out of his guard mostly , but off of transitions. Whether he’s hurting a guy on the feet and then submitting them like gaethje and teymur or getting submissions off someone catching a kick or shooting a bad shot like Kevin , or ducking under. Burns is also a lot more defensive with his bjj. With chimaev he used the butterfly and high knee shield to keep Chimaev just enough at bay to where he couldn’t land his gnp and Chimaev who is a LOT less patient and calculated then islam was not content to just lay in the guard of burns who was stifling Chimaevs attacks. Charles does have good sweeps tho, he has a good del a riva guard , he also attacks a lot off his back which his offense is his defense when he’s at bottom because it keeps his opponent preoccupied but typically he isn’t finishing high lvl guys in his guard and unless he really catches islam dead to rights like Brian had volk, I don’t see his attacks deterring Islam to the point he stands back up. Charles best shot at submitting islam or out grappling him will be to hurt him on the feet and catch islam making a mistake in a panic shot or transition after hurting him. I think early Charles will be the most dangerous, but if Islam gets out of the first 2 I think he can and will control and rack up the last 3 rounds or that is the highest probability. Charles is still always very dangerous though so it’s impossible to really say.
@@worldview6218 Great breakdown. I'd agree that Charles has better MMA BJJ. Charles wouldn't have missed the arm bar like Burns missed against Kumshot. You are right, Charles doesn't have many submissions from his guard, but he's better than most at rolling/sweeping and not holding guard so he gets into more scrambles and catches people in transition. Charles can beat Islam in more ways than just Stand Up or in the Guard. I see a situation where he kicks and knees a lot to either keep Islam from shooting for a double, or catches Islam with a knee like Masvidal did with Askren if Islam blindly dives for the double. If that doesn't work, then I see Charles sprawling and fighting the takedown long enough to then get a submission attempt out of it similar to Rose or Mighty Mouse when they used a flying arm bar during a takedown attempt. Lots of possibilities my BJJ friend. If Islam can get the takedown and flatten Charles out near the cage, that's where Charles is unable to use a submission attempt and that's how he could lose. We shall see. It should be interesting.
Man I like this fight and I don't pick a side, both fighters are my favourites, they fought hardly to get at the top, this card gives me anxiety and chills
He also fights for The legacy of Khabibs father. Him getting the belt now proves Abdulmanaps trainer abilities. He already predicted in 2018 Khabib will retire undefeated and Islam taking over. This is some Cus D‘Amato stuff when a man from the mountains made 2 of his pupils to champions
Khabibs father is well respected, may he rest in peace. Even if Islam loses this does not tarnish Khabibs fathers legacy. Olivera is a champion. Losing to a champion is no shame. If Islam wins it only brings more sun to a bright world.
I'm honestly so impressed with how cool and calm Islam always is, but especially now. To see that continue even during the most important fight in his life... It's something to look up to. You can tell he's a well rounded individual, not just a well rounded fighter. But as soon as he said after he gets enough title defenses he wants to jump to next division... My mind immediately went to khamzat. I doubt khamzat will ever cut wait to welterweight again... But maybe for Islam he might... Then there's Conor McGregor. I know when he comes back he'll be aiming to get the welterweight belt... If he SOMEHOW managed to do that. We might see Conor khabib 2.0
I was a fan of Conor's fights, but he's washed up now. While everyone was training he was enjoying his money and business moves. Can't blame him, but he's definitely now worth watching anymore
@@718_JH_Moto you're not wrong, but.. you could be. We don't know how hard he's been training. Coach kav says he's never been stronger, and never been more ready to return. I think it's ALWAYS possible for Conor to surprise us.
You guys are sleep connor debatably has the best boxing in the ufc besides Holloway, you're right theres people in those divisions who can beat him but their only path to victory is to take him down. Very few can stand with him
This fight actually makes me so nervous I’m a fan of Charles but bigger fan of Islam thinking of who’s gonna get the job done makes me not sleeping at night 🙏🏻
It’s like the reporters are trying to him say Charles sucks or something but he’s knows that’s not the case. Charlie Olves is that good but Islam is a savage 💯👑
I wish the UFC would include translated subtitles for questions. I’m not saying that as a complaint but as a suggestion. I’m always curious what is being said in other languages.
These are the same people who didn’t even know who Charles was when he fought chandler. Just a bunch of new fan boy casuals who don’t know anything about mma. Charles is great but this is definitely going to be his toughest fight since becoming champion.
Well the polls are people who dont actually bet money, and just choose who they like more. Which in this case are a bunch of Charles fans, I mean Justin fans, I mean Porier fans, I mean Conor fans. Its the exact same as when Khabib beat Conor and all of a sudden everyone became fans who Khabib was gonna fight. And yes it does matter cuz Khabib and Islam are linked. Plus think about it also wouldnt you bet alot of money if you were THAT confident that somebody would win plus them being the underdog?
I honestly haven’t seen any social media post where Islam is favoured, but he’s somehow still the betting favourite. the internet is ran by Charles fans.
Funny how Islam talks about Charles being unprofessional and not making weight when Khabib lost to the scale a couple times and that last weigh in was suspect
I'd rather read someone with an opinion than someone who doesn't even believe the only statement they contributed to the situation. I'd say the best part about big fight week is the fights pretty much every single time...
So glad people see through the bullshit. Fake humble. It’s refreshing seeing people like you state the obvious. A lot of these people eat it up. It’s so strange
lol yeah 🤣 khabib was always talking shit, ever since he said There are more Russians than Irish in the world , insulted a whole country. And im not Even a Mcnuggets fan
I like this guy. So glad he is working on the english it will help his career tremendously. He is no doubt getting some advice from a wise old man named Khabib.
That's the thing. These guys aren't American wrestler. They aren't looking for a takedown. They are looking to control you. Make the fight go to the ground and smash you
13:47 the question when islam answer he never tink charles gonna be champion. i think according to his answer he never EXPECT charles who has been struggle with many loses and hard fight can be champion. it's more praise than insult if you think slowly. and that's what called respect and humble
“This guy no speak English “ Islam words exactly, tf does that have to do with the fight ? I’m not even a Charles fan but I want to see him knock ur boys head off into outer space, only because Islam has been getting way too big for his britches. Dude has fought Dan hooker and Bobby green and thinks he’s the 2nd coming of Muhammad or something.
Hope Oliveria does not miss weight this time . Makachev is calm like a hitman.. Islam Makachev "I dont saw him because all his team has white hair I don't know who is charles" 😂
He didn't miss weight last time. That was rigged because if he would be still the champ the UFC couldn't move this card to Abu dhabi . Islam calm like a hitman . No he is just dumb af
Not every fighter can be great everywhere in the octagon, and out the octagon this ain’t his first language give the guy some credit for learning and trying unlike Charles who is still somehow a better talker lol 😂 his lines are so cold and dope gives you chills sometimes.
Seen most the UFCs. This card is one the best cards in memory. Let's hope people don't get injured and make weight. Sure Dana got back up fighters for main fights.
Three years ago he could not speak english, he made huge progress in learning english, also I think he made huge progress in skill of fighting, and he will win
Interviewer - "Who do you think is the craziest?" Islam - "Khabib, when somebody do something wrong he go crazy" Yes Islam, the true MMA fans remember UFC 229 (Conor McGregor)
This is such a fun stylistic match up, getting serious Tony, Khabib vibes where both Charles and Islam are so evenly matched, hard to pick a winner here, should be a fun night 👏👏👏
