MMA analyst Michael Chiesa is certainly one of many who consider that Islam Makhachev has earned his spot on the Mount Rushmore of blended martial arts.
Over the course of the previous couple of years, Islam Makhachev has been on fairly the trail of destruction at each light-weight and welterweight within the Final Combating Championship. He has overwhelmed some unbelievable fighters and after seeing off the problem of Ian Machado Garry, it actually seems like he’s properly on his strategy to changing into the best of all time – relying on who you ask.
Islam Makhachev has a loss to his title which many would say ought to rule him out of discussions resembling this, primarily as a result of Jon Jones has by no means misplaced exterior of a DQ, and his mentor Khabib Nurmagomedov additionally retired with an unbeaten file. Nonetheless, Islam’s 17-fight win streak is one thing that no one has ever achieved earlier than at this degree.
In a current interview, Michael Chiesa gave his ideas on the legacy that Islam Makhachev is carving out for himself.
Michael Chiesa on Islam Makhachev and MMA’s Mount Rushmore
“Lots of people would say it’s all the time going to be Georges,” Chiesa informed MMA Junkie. “Now you possibly can say he type of outmoded what Georges did. Georges went as much as 185 and fought as soon as. Now Islam, you see him, he went as much as 170, and now he’s fought twice, and he doesn’t intend to return down.
“I feel you may say that he has surpassed Georges. We now have to recollect, too, I feel we put a whole lot of inventory into like, look who Georges fought. He fought Matt Hughes, he fought Johny Hendricks and issues like that for us which were ingrained on this sport for therefore a few years. … I’ll take flack for saying this: I feel he surpassed Georges.”
“I feel, for me, one of the best of all time is, if I had a Mount Rushmore, it will be Demetrious Johnson, Islam Makhachev, Georges St-Pierre, and like I mentioned, you’ve received to be a champion out and in of the octagon,” Chiesa continued. “I’m throwing Daniel Cormier in there. I’ll take warmth for it.”
Quotes through MMA Junkie
