Islam Makhachev on his pursuit of No. 1 P4P & fighting without Khabib at UFC 284 | ESPN MMA
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 พ.ค. 2024
- ESPN MMA’s Brett Okamoto sits down with lightweight champion Islam Makhachev at UFC 284 Media Day.
Stream UFC 284 on ESPN+ plus.espn.com/ufc/ppv
0:00 Wants to be No. 1 pound-for-pound
1:40 The interview with Daniel Cormier
4:32 Promotion of the fight
5:44 Khabib’s role
7:47 Thoughts on Beneil Dariush vs. Charles Oliveira
8:31 Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler
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"Finally someone's gonna win I'm happy"
- Islam talking about the McGregor Vs Chandler fight. 🤣
🤣🤣 savage.
"He has lost 7 times, another lost would not make him sad". -> Islam about Oliveira before the fight.
😂😂😂
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Lmao
Islam really growing into his role. His personality and humor shining each and every fight. Used to be quiet and shy, watching Khabib's back. Good to see him embracing his spot.
💯 he’s growing on everyone can’t help but love islam dudes got it in every way
No hes not, he was always funny way back you just now notice bc he got a belt
@@aureliocasillas7363 sure he had it but it got lost in translation. His English is getting better and he is getting more comfortable Infront of the camera where before he hated it
The most 1 dimensional human ive ever seen... you could have a more dynamic conversation with a 1980s speak & spell ffs.....
He is funny
“finally someone gonna win, I’m happy ”. 🤣🤣
Can't wait for Conor twitter rant over this 🤣🤣🤣
@@zenzupah739 😂😂
YES! 🤣🤣 I love his sarcasm in his humor. Lol
@@applefaye1816 it comes off so gentle too 😅
@@Leg3ndKilla687 Yes. He's too soft spoken that he never sounds threatening ever. 😂
"FINALLY SOMEONE IS GONNA WIN". IM CRYING BRO 🤣🤣🤣🤣
his smirk🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Lame
I like this dude, calm and respectful.
Islam is naturally sarcastic and funny. Love all of his media interactions.
Yeah🤣🤣💝💝💝👍🏻
Hahaha the dig on Conor and Chandler was hilarious. My boy Islam is witty
And the "Conor used too much drugs and alcohol" part lol - meanwhile Connor's promoting the new Proper 12 flavour. Big Mac's gonna fight Chandler and come for the lightweight title. He still has an itch to scratch after the Khabib fight and Islam's as close as he can get to Khabib.
@@oulangkous718 Islam will do the exact same thing khabib did to him without the excess
@@oulangkous718 in your dreams. McGregor can't get to USA until August.
@@hakaishinkage9899 agreed 100%
@@sigmundvonsieradz8569 what r u talking about lol
It's refreshing to hear someone speak their mind on how they feel instead of giving bland p.c. answers
so true
Or sound like their speaking their mind but just a verbal puppet for the UFC ala paddy gimplet
How can you dislike this guy? I never understood the hate for these guys. People want them to lose so bad. Not me. I appreciate the greatness. I love to see it. (And they keep winning me money so that’s a plus)
we all know why
@@eroe12345 Because he's a muslim?
@@grandt2749 Yh
hes very soft spoken, but hes a killer
When all someone does is win, its natural that people would wanna see them lose
great man, great fighter, genuine and humble personality
@KPisOnTheMic Chandler said he can beat Khabib, he can outwrestle Makhachev is not humble, thats even mad delusional, Makhachev or Volk said they can beat anyone is confidence, you know why? cause those 2 has the real abilities, now go to your desk contemplate that, you will be smarter and wiser...
@KPisOnTheMic but that the fact.he IS the best
That's why the ppv sell to low.even my self refuse to buy this ppv
Him and Khabib are basically the opposite of Khabib. To the point that I wonder if people actually know the meaning of the word. Humility is overrated but he’s not humble.
so humble u had to make fake 2022 account to spread this abu dabi bullsheet
This guy actually said maybe Chandler intended to lose because he needs to be at same losing streak as Connor to get the fight. Lmao. Don't let that smile fools you, his words are savage af.
Lol.
Yeah look at bred mokamoto's face maybe he wanna laugh in front of islam but he respect islam to much
such an honest man
@BlackMagic cope
The level of how confident he is about this fight makes me more confident that he will be p4p and number one this man is one of a kind
His personality is really starting to shine through 🔥
The kick him out part 😂😂
I had to laugh 🤣🤣😭😂
@@EarthwalkerEst 8:45
Around last two minutes.. talkin about Chandler
@@TojnamComplex 8:40
@@TojnamComplex starts 8:40. He says it super fast but basically says this will be chandlers last fight cuz he’s either gonna retire or if he loses the ufc will kick him out cuz he’s lost so much, kinda in a joking way
“He have wrestling background, but he go crazy" 🤣 best description of Chandler
I really wanna see Islam do commentaries 🤣🤣
The strongest people climb mountains and fight battles the rest of us don't see.
👌
okay...
He's gonna be the next pound for pound number 1. He's soo focused, it's his key to success.
Jon Jones will take back the p4p title in march.
And he won't deserve it. How is he even number 2 beating one top 5 fighter? You don't move up in p4p for beating a guy coming to your weight class. But gotta market the fight
I agree
Media: “Islam can’t escape Khabib’s shadow”
Also, Media: Constantly bringing up Khabib in every single question during the interview.
You can hear how they talk about each other, they are like twin brothers
Both fighters have such a champion mindset It's either going to be a very close fight, or the Size Gap is just too much.
Those are the ONLY two ok, but I like what you said. Because it’s true!!!!
I think Alex gets submitted tbh he has good wrestling but Islam grappling is different level
Size won't matter, if the fight is majority on the ground Islam wins easy, is its majority striking then Volk wins easy.
Already found the excuse for volk's defeat ? 😂
dude u know there are only 2 ways a fight can go and u mention both sherlock
😂 *Islam's take that Chandler strategically fought against his own strengths to set up a similar yet interesting losing streak like Conors', to get the Conor fight, is hilarious but actually makes a lot of sense if u think of everything Chandlers been doing*
Yea didn't think of it that way.. now it hit me lol
it's ridiculous when interviewers use big words when asking questions to fighters with limited english
Yeah its so annoying especially when they can easily say it in a simpler way
That's annoying indeed but Brett is using easy words here and even try to adjust some sentence once he feels like that could've been phrased easier.
Especially inbreds.
youre just finding fault with Brett, if his last name was O'Malley instead of Okamoto youd be all over his nuts
They gotta use DC English Dagestan version
8:31 Islam trying not to laugh about Conor vs Chandler, probably remember what he tweeted. 😂
Wait what tweet I didn’t see it 😂😂
@@Karina_Borz he says finally someone(between chandler and connor) get a win
Islam needs to be humbled hopefully volk beats him down
Man this is such a great fight!
How can you not love Makhachev, hes humble and shows respect towards Volkanovski.
I think we are in for a huge battle between two of the greatest fighters in their respective weight!
Great fighter...but barely sounds like he's awake in all of his interviews lol
@@schism6976 its called cutting weight
Xenophobia is how you don’t love this guy
@@schism6976 when u just not to much drink.. that what happen...
always when cutting weigh
or mouslem going to ramadhan all people will like that
Let’s hope! I can’t stand to hear another “he’s stronger than I thought he would be” line. Smh
How can you not love him man
if you are an islamaphobe
@@itsreason3238 😂
@@itsreason3238 Do you know the meaning of the word phobia?
@@__D-B__ It's an MMA channel my guy, no need to act smart. Go give English lessons somewhere else.
@@Z.S1992 Why bring up Islamophobia on a mma channel? Phobia means an irrational fear. No one is fearful of a backwards ideology.
How can you not like this guy? Elite of the elite and likes to talk smack in a calm voice and backs it up!
This shows that the haters hate on a grown man solely because of his beliefs
Islam on Conor vs Chandler got me 🤣🤣🤣 finally someone gonna win
Finally someone's gonna win 😂
beating #2 and #1 p4p fighters back to back would be the best back to back wins in MMA's history if Islam pulled it off.
Oliveira was #3 p4p.
@@ettorebugatti9354 Even #3 is very good.
@@ettorebugatti9354 Oliveira was 3, Islam is now 2 and soon he will beat 1. Past. Present. Future. Get with the times kid. 🐱
@@chinesedana1567 I mean he’s literally right. Just correcting the number, not talking about some past or future stuff.
@@aamirmohammed965 Of course it's good.
His calmness is unnerving
Finally some promotion
Edit - not enough promo, they should have done press conference & this is standard fight week process smh
This is standard in the fight week. They should’ve done press conference in the US a month or 2 ago to reach US audience but understandable card is pretty weak . Doesn’t have popular fighters. All introvert personalities
There has been plenty of promotion and you wouldn't of noticed it if islam had said nothing
From espn not even tge ufc channel they’ll rather post slaps
Not really not even dj knew this fight was happening this weekend…
Shut up Ariel fan.
Both these guys are ready. Man it will be a killer fight.
There was a time when the majority of the casual UFC fan base were saying islam didn't deserve this and didn't deserve that. These guys gonna be crying their eyes out when he becomes #1 p4p inshallah ☝️
He didn’t deserve the opportunity even though he performed well. His biggest wins were Bobby green and Dan Hooker on one week notice
@@tigerslick1111 ok so all those so called top contenders like poirier , gaethje, Oliveira , Chandler,etc who were avoiding Makhachev deserves title shot ?
@@tigerslick1111 But people had no problem when Chandler got the title shot after beating Dan Hooker and it's not his fault Dariush and RDA pulled out,MMA fans just loves to hate these Dagestani Fighters.
@Bob Dan Hooker and Bobby Green were his biggest wins as nobody else wanted to fight him because they knew they had no chance against him. So pls explain how is it Islam's fault if nobody else wanted to fight him
@@funtv4920 chandler got it because the rest of the division was coming off losses and he was literally the only guy available to fight when Charles wanted to.
Keep these coming man. I love Islam. Absolutely amazing.
THIS DUDE AIN'T LOSING TO VOLK! NO WAY!
you never know, it is mma
@@mclovin_69_nah bro it’s impossible islam is gonna hit him with a flying kamura off the top rope
Relax and say InshaAllah ☝🏽
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Islam is very confident and very respectful.
So much respect for Islam and is improvement on his English bro is really just a great human being and definitely admirable
You can't hate either guy.
One of the most humble champion 👏
Dude is legit.
I like his humbleness and honesty ..
He is a great man in and out of the ring .
Islams English improved a lot good for him
Being P4P #1 for Islam & Khabib was always about validating their coach and Khabibs father Abdulmanaps life’s work. He took his son and the kids from the village and coached many of them to be high level mixed martial artists and 2 UFC champion!
" to Australia , you like it or you don't like it I'm gonna beat your champion "
~ Islam Makhachev
Hi
Tomorrow night, I’m gonna - sorry - smash your boy!!!!!
“Alhamdulillah! I know you guys don’t like this. Tomorrow night I gonna smash this short guy!”
Finally someone’s ganna win 😂😂❤
Islam is the man, rooting for him to keep defending the LW title
Chandler part was funny, clown guy vs. clown guy finally someone win
Your kabob is an over rated weight bully of a ex champion
Respect to Islam for going all the way to Australia to fight the p4p king in his back yard
Khabib Khabib......even Khabib is stepping away so that the shine can be given to the man who's putting in the work gotta respect that man its Islam's let the Khabib comparisons stop
Thats not why khabib is stepping away from his whole team........as not to take Islam's shine.....he basically was more outspoken and taking away Islams mic time when he won the belt.......who calls out someone else opponent for them????
I am so pumped for this weekend!!! 🙌 let's go, champ!💪
Let’s go champ!!!
Straight up cold killer ! No trash talk just truth. Complete believe in himself! Wow
This reporter will never leave khabib.
I cannot waittttt for this!! Glad stuff is coming out now and getting promoted instead of that slap bs
Much RESPECT!!!
What a great human humble cool calm collected but a beast on the low low
They should promote this fight more
People really hating on this guy still
I love makachev he is very relax and humble.God will protect you
I hope this fight card delivers 🔥
honest, respectful, humble and believes in his religion 🙏🙏🙏 … at the same time, a great warrior 👍👍👍
9:09 LOL! He is funny guy
His sense of humour is different 😂😂😂
Still the Best Interviewer! Thanks Brett love you!
Islam is such a dangerous unfazed man but also so freaking adorable at the same time 😍😍❤️❤️
People really think Islam underestimates Volk cause he said he was short ,he's gonna be 100%
Brett: Alexander has goof ground game
Islam: I don't know brader, we have to check this moment
Finally one of those guys gonna win 🤣 pure comedy
Very good interview 👌
Great interview, good questions!
having seen this whole interview I would never understand why volkanovski said Islam was being cocky..... I mean now I truly want him to get the " SMESH "
he does occur as cocky tho, like how many times is he going to smirk and call him "short guy"
@@rok2791get over it’s to sell a fight he said many times he respects and he’s a good fighter. Men don’t get emotional over comments like that these guys are alphas!
He was referring to the DC interview not this one
A Very serious man, with a purpose, A Very Dangerous man, Islam's Name is going to echo in MMA for decades, And still!!!
InshaAllah Islam going to win
It's true, Khabib would be more tortured not being in the camp compared to being in it. This retirement from coaching is a sacrifice for him too.
Good honest answer by the champ 👊☝️& we miss Khabib in his corner.
Let's go Islam you got this brother
DC should be conducting this interview. He is the only one who is on the same wavelength as the Dagestanis
Inshallah Islam will win
9:09 Finally someone gonna win 🤣🤣 It’s hilarious
Jesus Christ, can you journalists talk to him ONCE without mentioning Khabib?
for such a monster he seems such a really cool and fun guy out of his Job~ But goodluck to both gladiators, I don’t have a favourite here so will enjoy this very much !
In Mike's voice from Breaking Bad:
"Here's what's gonna happen:
1. Islam wins against Alex. Alex remains featherweight champ. Islam chills in Ramadan.
2. Connor's gonna win TUF against Chandler. Chandler will be more than happy to be with Connor in the cage. That's his biggest payday.
3. Connor's Gonna fight Islam. UFC will try to sell it more than Khabib vs Connor.
4. Meanwhile there will be a title defense for Islam against Charles vs Dariush winner. Regardless of who wins it will be a banger.
5. After Connor, Islam will fight for the title couple of time. Then he gonna move up to welterweight. And a super fight will take place.
UFC is happy, Islam is Happy, Fan's are happy. Business is good. Everything is good. We don't want any upset. Any question? Ok, no question. Let's go now."
sir did you just create a fanfic for a fighter?
@@VVsee7864 He sure did lol 😂 these fan girls are funny
@@VVsee7864 I commented on Khabib's Retirement video, Islam is going to be champ two years from now. And His era will begin.
I remember some hater's commented that very much resembles your comment.
ps: Yes number 2 and 3 is just a fiction. But number 1,4 and 5 is fact. Come Check this comment after two years.
@@Realivangarcia I remember some fangirls hating Khabib and Islam before Connor and Charles fight. I don't find them anymore. I will search for you in future...
I love how he pronounce alcohol in Russian, алкоголь 😂 just like Khabib
Noodle boy
@@violetrose6014 I'm not a boy get a llife
@@missmong12 noodle girl or maybe widowed 50 years old , get life .
It’s so cute lol 😊
Let's go Islam! First fighter to break two 10+ win streaks in history. AND you're doing it in consecutive bouts. Incredible!
Gon be a good fight 💯
"if he lose maybe UFC kick him out cos how many will he lose" 🤣🤣🤣🤣
😂
Calmness of islam is unbelievable
Islam is legit hilarious. Glad he's doing more media and we see his personality shine.
Such a wonderful interview that he gave, how can people call him uninteresting man? This really breaks my heart, he's such a cool guy, I'd love to meet him along with habibi
Habibi 😂😂😂😂😂
@@rachidchaker3824 😅😅😁
Imagine subbing the best sub artist in the ufc history and koeing the p4p back to back
In the P4P's OWN BACK YARD❗️🤯
I agree with Islam’s assessment of himself, as simple as it is. His skill set is the best in all of mma. He is on a trajectory that I think will put him above Khabib when it’s all said and done
"Finally someone is gonna win, I am happy".
this calm demeanor of dagestanians seems to me even scarier than someone who gloats.... like an assasin
Calmest guy out there
What a nice dude Islam is with a great sense of humour nice to see him been his own man without khabib by his side, he's a good guy think anyone can see that.
9:51 wow that's actually a very smart deduction by Islam 😂😂
Clown dumb emoji just like your face , noodle widow
Finally someone gonna win
I know people are blabbing about Volks confidence but Islam has that quiet, soft-spoken killer confidence.
Man Islam is spitting facts 💯