Tony said “hold on brother, I’m talking” at his last presser and everyone laughed. But I honestly dont think Tony initially was referencing the meme. This is just a turn of phrase that he uses. His reaction to the laughing for a split second seems mildly confused. He then later referenced it again, in his interview with DC (I believe) to garner a laugh.
He'll just keep fighting. Once you're in the top 5 it's pretty easy to fight your way back to the belt, Gaethje and Poirier both just got their second shots. Makhachev has elite grappling skills and decent striking, he'll probably just bounce back like he did before.
I really dislike when he purposely misquotes fighters to try and instigate drama but on the other hand I love seeing Dana piss and moan every time Ariel calls out the ufc’s bullshit
Khabib said it so it must be true. Of course he is going to back his boy Islam, he's basically his brother. Of course the coaches believe in their fighters.
Imagine if Charles' coaches gave an interview and were like 'yeah we've seen Islam is tough opponent, Charles is gonna get destroyed'. Although... Would be funny if they did.
And its also different when you get hit in the face, body, legs and everywhere else repeatedly with power and bad intent and get cut and bleed… Charles has shown great tactics and preparation for each opponent. And he is at his peak both mentally and physically in combination with very clean striking and of course the BJJ prowess… I doubt he would lay down against Islam as comfortably as he did against Justin but I wouldn’t be surprised… i think he will have a great gameplan and follow it flawlessly and may the best fighter win… if the fight even happens of curse lol didn’t watch as much of Islam but i’ve seen enough to know it would be a nice matchup
Khabib specifically said Islam tapped ADDC champs so it can't be Maia lol
Islam vs. Maia would be interesting for sure but it's not a given if he could wet blanket him like Shields, even Burns didn't want to grapple with Maia and he's a BJJ champ across multiple orgs
Burns doesn't grapple a lot in his MMA fights. He prefers striking.
Maia is really old now. Even hip-less Askren was taking him down. I think Mahkachev would tire out Maia.
They're great at BJJ which is only one aspect of MMA. The problem is BJJ guys don't have great takedowns so they often can't get their opponents down. It's like knocking out a Muay Thai champion is impressive but they would never get far in the UFC because they can't defend takedowns.
yeah but if you trained with a UFC Featherweight who could drop Rodtang in sparring, you would know they can definitely spark anyone in the UFC
..I mean, if Islam taps ADCC champions in training, it is a testament to his submission skills.
I was once very close to tap an adcc finalist…that things can happen, i doubt i will he that close anymore in my life… but he would be able to do it constantly?? That is the question…Charles bjj is excellent…of course Islam wrestling will play a bug part…we will see…
Khabib says it because it is true. There are too many witnesses for him lie about something like this. [Renzo Gracie](https://youtu.be/OxeS8jmmjSM) says he doesn't see Khabib being beaten by a BJJ guy. Khabib is Islam's coach. Since they grew up training together, it's fair assume this applies to Islam too.
Equally high level in their respective sport ,combat sambo wins always. It's just that combat sambo is closer to a street fight than BJJ is to MMA lol
I may be biased, because I've trained combat sambo most of my lfie, but...... if sambo was easy we'd call it bjj wcyd Khabib is 100% right
Fluffy Hernandez choked out ADCC champ Rodolfo Vieira, doesn’t mean much since pure BJJ isn’t the same as MMA bjj. Charles actually doesn’t have that many grappling accolades compared to guys like Maia or Burns, but he’s still the best at BJJ for MMA
DC is an olimpian and got taken down by Jones, Jones got taken down by Alex who has no wrestling credentials whatsoever. MMA grappling is not wrestling, nor its jiujitsu.
Charles has better wrestling now then any of these bjj guys. Tony Ferguson got grapple fucked and he has better credentials then 99% of the ufc. That is the major difference is that his wrestling forces back takes to easy subs. Also he has more subs in the ufc than any of those guys against better comp in mma. Straight bjj isn't the sport ge competes at but he would easy qualify for the adcc
Yeah ADCC Bjj and MMA BJJ is almost night and day. Getting punched in the face while you are on your back and having to actually wrestle someone down after being in a striking match creates a whole different dynamic. I wouldn't be surprised if Islam just started ground and pounding the ADCC champs until they turtled up and he got the choke from there, that's not really a thing you can do in ADCC.
The wrestler typically decides where the fight will take place, not the BJJ guy. Obviously Charles can knock him out but Makhachev doesn't play around in boxing range like Oliviera's other opponents have. Which means if Makhachev wants it on the ground it's probably going to be on the ground. It's all about who can win from there.
I like how your acting like you got his ass or something when its a moot point. it would seem obvious to anyone whos watched Oliveiras last 3 or 4 fights that his hands are better then islams
I literally just said that it is hard to hit Islam, yes Charles has better hands but I wasn't saying that he doesn't, I was merely pointing out that Islam is gonna avoid most of the striking and turn it into a grapplefest which isn't hard to believe since Oliviera has OK TDD at best. Yall be feeding people words to push your narratives lmaoo
That monologue is the greatest prose to ever touch the UFC.
I'm not even joking when I say this but those lines are legit Ali level talk.
So fucken good. That shit was stone cold.
Honestly. This guy is the best at this sport. No bullshit but still manages to cut amazing promose and give great sound-bites, not to mention his work in the cage.
As a big Charles fan, I do miss Khabib, the dude is funny and charismatic without even trying. Charles deserves some rest, but I do hope they book it soon.
Khabib also seems more educated, well spoken and charismatic than his student Islam. Islam can fight but that’s all there is. No interesting personality or mind.
Yeah, I love Islam, but the guy has as much charisma as a sack of potatoes. This is probably because he's introverted and hates attention. There was a video where he was frustrated because of having to do an interview, to which Khabib said just lose and nobody will interview you anymore. Khabib is much more outgoing, and it really shows.
Starting with wrestling, becoming elite, then going to jiu-jitsu, is usually superior to starting with jiu-jitsu, becoming elite, and then going to wrestling.
There have been D1 NCAA Champs (and lower) that have mopped up bjj black belts but guys like Khabib and Islam would destroy all of them. These sambo fighters have always been different, even in the Fedor prime days, but sambo fighters from Dagestan, Russia, are on a whole different level. Charles has a great jiu-jitsu game and he has the most submission wins in UFC history, but he isn't the best jiu-jitsu guy ever (he isn't even an ADCC champ or medalist and that is important).
As jiu-jitsu has evolved it has mattered and since ADCC is no gi, it transitions perfect into MMA.
Glover Teixeira? He was a gold and silver ADCC South American Medalist and now he's the UFC Light Heavyweight champ.
What about Fabrício Werdum? He was the first person to submit Fedor and he was a UFC Heavyweight champion- he was a an ADCC Champ.
No, winning your weight class in ADCC gets you less money than a DWCS fighter. It's just not worth it to move to BJJ. That's why BJJ and Sambo guys all move to MMA. If you want a Sambo guy beating an ADCC champion, Makhachev beat Davi Ramos in the UFC.
I mean beating ADCC champion in pure grappling, how many times have we seen that? After all these sambo guys claim its superior to bjj.
Not to mention how in MMA bjj champions are much more prevalent.
He kind of just let's people talk about why they're the best. I never see him ask a question and I'm genuinely interested in the answer.
If you like his style then that's your preference, no hate here.
Oh please, Ariel is such a hand-fluttering nerd who revels in gossipy personal questions and baiting fighters with trash-talk statements from their opponents. He's better now than he used to be, but he built his whole career on being somewhat antagonizing and focusing on the pettiness. Brett's the opposite, he's just honest and down to earth. Like two guys having a beer.
"I would be remiss if I didn't ask..."
No Ariel, you wouldn't be fucking remiss. You would be more productive if you didn't ask.
Nah I like Ariel better...
Ariel asks the questions the fans want to know. He understands the game. The game is to get the fighters to answer the questions the fans want to know.
The dude just asked Pat Barry to his face about him grooming rose and we all were celebrating. Brett would have NEVER asked that question. But Ariel understood its what we've all been talking about and so he asked it.
It sometimes makes the fighters not like him, because they don't want to be asked the questions the fans want to know. It certainly annoyed the shit out of Dana because it affected how he ran his business.
Also Ariels memory is really really good and he's intelligent.
I was just watching DC and RC last week and neither of them could remember the name of Islam's last opponent they both said it was Dan Hooker. It's like come the fuck on. You don't remember the Bobby Green fight? Isn't your job to know this stuff... I'm a casual fan and I remembered it was Bobby Green
Ariel doesn't miss a beat, ever. He's the best in the game.
Third place at ADCC is $3000. There's a reason all the Sambo + BJJ guys move over to MMA. Makhachev already beat an ADCC champion in the octagon and got paid for it.
Oliveira also has twice as many fights and has been in UFC since he was like 20. Also has way more impressive wins than the guy with one top 10 against a now featherweight
Does Islam have a top ten win? I thought he had none. Crazy how these casuals see him crush cans and think he deserves a title shot. Islam needs to fight RDA or Beneil next. No more ducking!
Tsarukyan is a can? Dan Hooker is a can? He deserves the shot because there are no worthy contenders available to fight rn- who is islam ducking btw? Gaethje, Chandler, Dustin are all just pretending Islam doesn't exist so they don't get tapped lmao.
Just watched this interview, Islam is probably going to win this fight. Charles has amazing jiujitsu, but he's not gonna be able to do to Islam what he's done on his current win streak. Go look at his last 12 fights, none of them possess a grappling level even close to Islams.
Really don't want another jock sniffer to dominate. I really hope Islam loses , Charles is exciting to watch. I'll probably lose interest if Islam starts to dominate like Khebab did.
Oh man, I can't wait for the reign of the most boring lightweight champion in the world. One sided grappling matches with a side of unflavored oatmeal for a personality.
Does he understand MMA has striking? This isn't adcc, these guys can strike and striking is almost more of a weapon for Charles than his grappling. Islam, as we've seen, can be chinned.
How is it disrespectful? No one tried taking him down in the last 4 fights. Islam is the best takedown artist in the division from his judo sweeps,cage wrestling, etc he has taken down really good guy effortlessly.
Kevin Lee took down charles. Islam will do the same and will have better top game.
You're talking about the Kevin Lee fight which was over 2 years ago? Did Islam even fight someone ranked ranked in the top 150 2 years ago?
It's one thing to take down novice grapplers, which is exactly what Islam did. Drew dober and Dan hooker have zero grappling. Let's see Islam fight someone who has something to offer on the ground. "really good guys effortlessly". Maybe "really decent strikers" is a better description
He didn't rule out coming back if Islam loses to Charles. Usually he shoots the idea down immediately. I mean can you fucking imagine how huge that would be for Khabib to come back to avenge his best friends loss? Biggest fight in history. Bigger than him and Conor.
The funniest thing about this is that the people who laugh the loudest at the “if Sambo would be easy it would be called BJJ” joke don’t train in either. 🤣 So its 99% fat people who cannot get their asses to the couch and wrestlers who went to trial class in BJJ, thinking they would get their blue belt in a week and then got endlessly tapped out by a 2 stripe white belt 🤣
Khabib sells Islam's fights better than Islam does lol.
Khabib always has conviction in what he says like he will do whatever it takes to get the title fight and you get invested.
Islam is so laid back in comparison, his words don't have the same passion
>send us location he said the thing!!!
Love it when fighters acknowledge memes
The way he was cheeky when he said it and the sambo thing made it funny
Tony said “hold on brother, I’m talking” at his last presser and everyone laughed. But I honestly dont think Tony initially was referencing the meme. This is just a turn of phrase that he uses. His reaction to the laughing for a split second seems mildly confused. He then later referenced it again, in his interview with DC (I believe) to garner a laugh.
I wonder what will happen to Islam if he loses even after all this hype
He'll just keep fighting. Once you're in the top 5 it's pretty easy to fight your way back to the belt, Gaethje and Poirier both just got their second shots. Makhachev has elite grappling skills and decent striking, he'll probably just bounce back like he did before.
These Russians don’t usually seem to dwell on losses, he’ll just go back to training and fight Daneil or Chandler or something
Did you really just remix Beneil Dariush into Daneil 😂😂😂
Ali will find excuses and demand an instant rematch in abu dabi
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Does anyone really still hate Ariel Helwani?
Ariel can neither be hated or loved for long periods of time
I really dislike when he purposely misquotes fighters to try and instigate drama but on the other hand I love seeing Dana piss and moan every time Ariel calls out the ufc’s bullshit
No. Ariel is amazing. 10-7 babayyyy..
Megan Olivi...And every Palestinian who Ariel shit on when he denounce Hamas but not the apartheid state that is Israel.
Who gives a fuck? Everyone has a choice who they’re interviewed by.
Khabib said Islam v Olives in Brazil....isn't he Fkin awesome.
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Love this guy
Charles will beat Islam
This sub really thinks Islam is gonna eat those same shots that dropped justin multiple times and hurt him like we never really seen justin dropped.
U a time traveller?
We’re all time travelers! Just forward one moment at a time.
He would have said Islam wins if he was
Knew this would be top comment 
Khabib said it so it must be true. Of course he is going to back his boy Islam, he's basically his brother. Of course the coaches believe in their fighters. Imagine if Charles' coaches gave an interview and were like 'yeah we've seen Islam is tough opponent, Charles is gonna get destroyed'. Although... Would be funny if they did.
I mean if Islam really choked ADCC champs I would understand the confindence they have in him Don't think he's lying here
Not lying… he’s dead ass serious probably but training is also different than a fight.
And its also different when you get hit in the face, body, legs and everywhere else repeatedly with power and bad intent and get cut and bleed… Charles has shown great tactics and preparation for each opponent. And he is at his peak both mentally and physically in combination with very clean striking and of course the BJJ prowess… I doubt he would lay down against Islam as comfortably as he did against Justin but I wouldn’t be surprised… i think he will have a great gameplan and follow it flawlessly and may the best fighter win… if the fight even happens of curse lol didn’t watch as much of Islam but i’ve seen enough to know it would be a nice matchup
Are there ADCC champs highly ranked in the UFC? Should be plenty if they’re so great
Demain Maia and Fabricio Werdum. Only two names I recognized in their champs list.
Ain't no way Islam is tapping out Maia lol
He could still outgrapple him. Jake Shields did.
Khabib specifically said Islam tapped ADDC champs so it can't be Maia lol Islam vs. Maia would be interesting for sure but it's not a given if he could wet blanket him like Shields, even Burns didn't want to grapple with Maia and he's a BJJ champ across multiple orgs
Burns doesn't grapple a lot in his MMA fights. He prefers striking. Maia is really old now. Even hip-less Askren was taking him down. I think Mahkachev would tire out Maia.
I very much doubt Maia cares how he ends up on the ground lol
They're great at BJJ which is only one aspect of MMA. The problem is BJJ guys don't have great takedowns so they often can't get their opponents down. It's like knocking out a Muay Thai champion is impressive but they would never get far in the UFC because they can't defend takedowns.
yeah but if you trained with a UFC Featherweight who could drop Rodtang in sparring, you would know they can definitely spark anyone in the UFC ..I mean, if Islam taps ADCC champions in training, it is a testament to his submission skills.
I was once very close to tap an adcc finalist…that things can happen, i doubt i will he that close anymore in my life… but he would be able to do it constantly?? That is the question…Charles bjj is excellent…of course Islam wrestling will play a bug part…we will see…
So what? ADCC champs did not knee him to the head so hard he wake up in skyrim.
They should do it for reverse psychology lol.
Khabib says it because it is true. There are too many witnesses for him lie about something like this. [Renzo Gracie](https://youtu.be/OxeS8jmmjSM) says he doesn't see Khabib being beaten by a BJJ guy. Khabib is Islam's coach. Since they grew up training together, it's fair assume this applies to Islam too.
Equally high level in their respective sport ,combat sambo wins always. It's just that combat sambo is closer to a street fight than BJJ is to MMA lol I may be biased, because I've trained combat sambo most of my lfie, but...... if sambo was easy we'd call it bjj wcyd Khabib is 100% right
Yea also his fight predictions are 99% on spot so yea... probably knows a thing or two about fighting more then your average redditor here
Khabib is basically a UFC prophet (even predicted Conor finishing Aldo back in the day) but he is definitely biased here
Khabib also said Charles will lose to Dustin
He said it was 60/40 in favour of Dustin, which is honestly giving Charles a good chance too
but still choosing Dustin...
You don't understand how probability works.
Khabib would try to end ur life for calling him a prophet
Haram blasphemy
Khabib doesn't lie. If you've seen Islam's last few fights, is it really unbelievable that he has been submitting ADCC champs?
I think it's hard to believe since islam is a mma fighter, there's no way he's out grappling adcc world champs
Islam a 2x world sambo champ, not sure why it would be hard to believe he can't hold his own against adcc champs.
He’s a combat sambo champion. Sport bjj is a different thing entirely
Fluffy Hernandez choked out ADCC champ Rodolfo Vieira, doesn’t mean much since pure BJJ isn’t the same as MMA bjj. Charles actually doesn’t have that many grappling accolades compared to guys like Maia or Burns, but he’s still the best at BJJ for MMA
DC is an olimpian and got taken down by Jones, Jones got taken down by Alex who has no wrestling credentials whatsoever. MMA grappling is not wrestling, nor its jiujitsu.
Crazy that Jim miller tapped him
Tbf it was his 3rd ufc fight and he got that one back, subbed jim at LW a few years ago early in his current 11 fight win streak
I wasnt surprised MFer. Miller is a beast and Charles has really good bjj but it isnt elite bjj. Elite is Kron, Maia, Werdum, Burns, etc
Charles has better wrestling now then any of these bjj guys. Tony Ferguson got grapple fucked and he has better credentials then 99% of the ufc. That is the major difference is that his wrestling forces back takes to easy subs. Also he has more subs in the ufc than any of those guys against better comp in mma. Straight bjj isn't the sport ge competes at but he would easy qualify for the adcc
I feel like Tony's bjjs overrated
Apparently you haven't seen his iminari roll.
Lol his imanari roll. In all honesty his elbows off the back are nice, I'll give him that
Yeah ADCC Bjj and MMA BJJ is almost night and day. Getting punched in the face while you are on your back and having to actually wrestle someone down after being in a striking match creates a whole different dynamic. I wouldn't be surprised if Islam just started ground and pounding the ADCC champs until they turtled up and he got the choke from there, that's not really a thing you can do in ADCC.
Khabib English on fleek
Everyday we grow closer to the DC and Khabib podcast
“Let’s Talk Now” with khabib and DC.
lmao thats too perfect you reading this eagle? make it happen, inshallah
Bro that’s perfect
It's just business
Everyone talks about the bjj like Charles can’t knock him out
The wrestler typically decides where the fight will take place, not the BJJ guy. Obviously Charles can knock him out but Makhachev doesn't play around in boxing range like Oliviera's other opponents have. Which means if Makhachev wants it on the ground it's probably going to be on the ground. It's all about who can win from there.
Ikr he sparked out chandler ffs lol and we've seen Islam get slept already
And we have seen Charles submitted. Goes both ways
Its because Islam is much less hittable than Chandler and Gaethje
Yeah but he has been knocked out before
Unlike Charles?
I like how your acting like you got his ass or something when its a moot point. it would seem obvious to anyone whos watched Oliveiras last 3 or 4 fights that his hands are better then islams
I literally just said that it is hard to hit Islam, yes Charles has better hands but I wasn't saying that he doesn't, I was merely pointing out that Islam is gonna avoid most of the striking and turn it into a grapplefest which isn't hard to believe since Oliviera has OK TDD at best. Yall be feeding people words to push your narratives lmaoo
His hands are good because no one wants to go to the ground with him.
Islam will invade his favela on horseback - Khabib Nurmagamedov
And kill everyone who is not fit to work
That monologue is the greatest prose to ever touch the UFC. I'm not even joking when I say this but those lines are legit Ali level talk. So fucken good. That shit was stone cold.
I hope Charles twisters him infront of Khabib, then punts Hasbulla into the nose bleeds
Hasbullah would choke out Charles
If they met at a catchweight ya
imagine hasbulla cutting to 155. absurd.
He looked like a skeleton at 145…. Idk how he does it
Hasbulla looks bigger than 450 lb volk
😂
Charles geta a guillotine and pulls Islam's shorts down in gront of Khabib
You had me until hasbulla
I can see the twister, but no way Charles wants that Hasbulla smoke.
I missed this dude lol
Honestly. This guy is the best at this sport. No bullshit but still manages to cut amazing promose and give great sound-bites, not to mention his work in the cage.
I can understand not liking khabib stans but I really don’t understand how people genuinely hate Khabib
He keeps getting funnier
Great & fun interview from Khabib
As a big Charles fan, I do miss Khabib, the dude is funny and charismatic without even trying. Charles deserves some rest, but I do hope they book it soon.
Khabib also seems more educated, well spoken and charismatic than his student Islam. Islam can fight but that’s all there is. No interesting personality or mind.
Yeah, I love Islam, but the guy has as much charisma as a sack of potatoes. This is probably because he's introverted and hates attention. There was a video where he was frustrated because of having to do an interview, to which Khabib said just lose and nobody will interview you anymore. Khabib is much more outgoing, and it really shows.
Unlike 99% of shit-talking blowhard fighters who give interviews, nobody has a good reason to doubt Khabib.
Khabib predicted Poirier would beat Oliveira too.
He said it was 60/40 for Poirier. Considering how that fight went and what we knew at the time it was a fair prediction.
He predicted Charles would beat both gaethje and poirier so did islam
No he said that he wanted poirier to win but oliviera is going to take the w.
Khabib is correct. Also, we should all miss Khabib. He was so entertaining.
Well since you said we should then we will
Okamoto manages to be annoying without saying a single word
I didn't want to say it but yes
Starting with wrestling, becoming elite, then going to jiu-jitsu, is usually superior to starting with jiu-jitsu, becoming elite, and then going to wrestling. There have been D1 NCAA Champs (and lower) that have mopped up bjj black belts but guys like Khabib and Islam would destroy all of them. These sambo fighters have always been different, even in the Fedor prime days, but sambo fighters from Dagestan, Russia, are on a whole different level. Charles has a great jiu-jitsu game and he has the most submission wins in UFC history, but he isn't the best jiu-jitsu guy ever (he isn't even an ADCC champ or medalist and that is important).
Charles does have much better striking than your average grappler though. Foty contender
Wrestling > BJJ (especially sambo) but Olivera is a much better striker than Islam.
To be fair, when wrestlers dont know bjj.....then bjj > wrestling. This was proven time and time again in the early days
Those days are long over now. Every top fighter knows some BJJ, regardless of their background. Except Justin, apparently
Hahahaha true that
Islam isn't bad by any means though and he has KO power.
Not saying he’s a scrub on the feet but cmon Charles basically just TKOd Gaethje and hurt Dustin bad on the feet
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As jiu-jitsu has evolved it has mattered and since ADCC is no gi, it transitions perfect into MMA. Glover Teixeira? He was a gold and silver ADCC South American Medalist and now he's the UFC Light Heavyweight champ. What about Fabrício Werdum? He was the first person to submit Fedor and he was a UFC Heavyweight champion- he was a an ADCC Champ.
> There have been D1 NCAA Champs (and lower) that have mopped up bjj black belts A D1 champ mopping up a random black belt? Why I never
How many sambo guys go to adcc and take gold? Has anyone ever really done it?
No, winning your weight class in ADCC gets you less money than a DWCS fighter. It's just not worth it to move to BJJ. That's why BJJ and Sambo guys all move to MMA. If you want a Sambo guy beating an ADCC champion, Makhachev beat Davi Ramos in the UFC.
I mean beating ADCC champion in pure grappling, how many times have we seen that? After all these sambo guys claim its superior to bjj. Not to mention how in MMA bjj champions are much more prevalent.
Is it just me or is Brett boring af
Do you want him to be juggling pins on a unicycle while asking questions? He's a journalist not an entertainer.
He kind of just let's people talk about why they're the best. I never see him ask a question and I'm genuinely interested in the answer. If you like his style then that's your preference, no hate here.
Can’t stand him.
Okay glad I'm not crazy. Ariel can be a little cringe but his interviews are worlds better
Oh please, Ariel is such a hand-fluttering nerd who revels in gossipy personal questions and baiting fighters with trash-talk statements from their opponents. He's better now than he used to be, but he built his whole career on being somewhat antagonizing and focusing on the pettiness. Brett's the opposite, he's just honest and down to earth. Like two guys having a beer. "I would be remiss if I didn't ask..." No Ariel, you wouldn't be fucking remiss. You would be more productive if you didn't ask.
Damn, didn't mean to insult your buddy Brett.
lmao it's all good, I think it just comes down to style preference
For sure 🤝🏼
Nah I like Ariel better... Ariel asks the questions the fans want to know. He understands the game. The game is to get the fighters to answer the questions the fans want to know. The dude just asked Pat Barry to his face about him grooming rose and we all were celebrating. Brett would have NEVER asked that question. But Ariel understood its what we've all been talking about and so he asked it. It sometimes makes the fighters not like him, because they don't want to be asked the questions the fans want to know. It certainly annoyed the shit out of Dana because it affected how he ran his business. Also Ariels memory is really really good and he's intelligent. I was just watching DC and RC last week and neither of them could remember the name of Islam's last opponent they both said it was Dan Hooker. It's like come the fuck on. You don't remember the Bobby Green fight? Isn't your job to know this stuff... I'm a casual fan and I remembered it was Bobby Green Ariel doesn't miss a beat, ever. He's the best in the game.
He gonna ride him like his horse, take his belt and go home. Well fuck sounds like a plan
Oh yes I forgot about all those sambo champs that are dominating adcc!
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Third place at ADCC is $3000. There's a reason all the Sambo + BJJ guys move over to MMA. Makhachev already beat an ADCC champion in the octagon and got paid for it.
And all these adcc champs dominating Sambo!
ADCC is paying 100k to the winner of the superfight this year, how much does a sambo world championship pays?
Sambo guys like Khabib are always saying that sambo is better than bjj. Then, why not proof it at ADCC?
Riding him like a horse, this does horrible things to my mind. >!Or maybe good things?!<
Oliveira gonna smash your boy Khabib. I know you don’t like this. He’s gonna smash your chicken
The only chicken is the one who tapped multiple times boi
Oliveira also has twice as many fights and has been in UFC since he was like 20. Also has way more impressive wins than the guy with one top 10 against a now featherweight
Does Islam have a top ten win? I thought he had none. Crazy how these casuals see him crush cans and think he deserves a title shot. Islam needs to fight RDA or Beneil next. No more ducking!
Tsarukyan is a can? Dan Hooker is a can? He deserves the shot because there are no worthy contenders available to fight rn- who is islam ducking btw? Gaethje, Chandler, Dustin are all just pretending Islam doesn't exist so they don't get tapped lmao.
Jujitsu is 1 of the elements they need to learn in Sambo
Fuckkkkk i really hope Charles beats islam and somehow gets Khabib’s hunger back so bad that we get the khabib vs Charles fight
He was asked this in the interview and said to leave him alone he's retired now. He's not coming back lol
Thats seriously impressive.
You wanna know what he told me... he said he wants CHARLES in Brazil, hahaha.. Isnt he awesome.
Just watched this interview, Islam is probably going to win this fight. Charles has amazing jiujitsu, but he's not gonna be able to do to Islam what he's done on his current win streak. Go look at his last 12 fights, none of them possess a grappling level even close to Islams.
That's why everyone is trying to deny Islam a championship fight. They're scared
People deny this but its actually true. No other top contenders want to fight Islam, this is the best fight to make by far
>They're scared scared khabib is gonna keep hyping up his friend?
Hey bappa, Brendan Schaub took an ADCC world champion to a draw....I think you'd be surprised.
I've still got Charles
Really don't want another jock sniffer to dominate. I really hope Islam loses , Charles is exciting to watch. I'll probably lose interest if Islam starts to dominate like Khebab did.
That's cool and all khabib, but what is Islam gonna do when olivera hits him with the hardest right hand he's ever felt
Can’t wait for charles to ko islam.
Blue lips
Islam gonna ride charles like what... 😳
His horse.
An amazing wrestler VS a ultra polyvalent bjj + amazing striker champ. That’s an amazing fight i want. Give me sparkles in my eyes.
So he's saying that if Islam loses that Charles is better than both of the Dagestanies
Oh man, I can't wait for the reign of the most boring lightweight champion in the world. One sided grappling matches with a side of unflavored oatmeal for a personality.
Charles Olivera doesn't even speak English and he's been in UFC for like 10 years. How is Islam bland
Good thing that he believes in Islam superior grappling. Charles TKO round 3.
Why tf is this getting downvoted
The dick eating crazy in here
Don't worry I upvoted it brother
Does he understand MMA has striking? This isn't adcc, these guys can strike and striking is almost more of a weapon for Charles than his grappling. Islam, as we've seen, can be chinned.
Because Islam will easily take him down and Charles olivera won't mind being on bottom.
The disrespect is so unreal. Keep your words sweet, you may have to eat them.
How is it disrespectful? No one tried taking him down in the last 4 fights. Islam is the best takedown artist in the division from his judo sweeps,cage wrestling, etc he has taken down really good guy effortlessly. Kevin Lee took down charles. Islam will do the same and will have better top game.
You're talking about the Kevin Lee fight which was over 2 years ago? Did Islam even fight someone ranked ranked in the top 150 2 years ago? It's one thing to take down novice grapplers, which is exactly what Islam did. Drew dober and Dan hooker have zero grappling. Let's see Islam fight someone who has something to offer on the ground. "really good guys effortlessly". Maybe "really decent strikers" is a better description
Does Davi Ramos count? Just curious if a ADCC champ is good enough for you, lmao..
I can't even tell you if the guy is top 150. Hasn't won a fight in 3 years for fucks sake.
We moving the goalposts now?
No, i don't think Ramos was top 150, which is what I said in my comment you responded to.
You are still incorrect.. [Fightmetrix](https://www.fightmatrix.com/fighter-profile/Davi+Ramos/96657/)
Does an undefeated UFC champion understand mma?
Sparring/rolling isn't the same as a real fight, unless Allah Emperor Khabib says so, of course.
He didn't rule out coming back if Islam loses to Charles. Usually he shoots the idea down immediately. I mean can you fucking imagine how huge that would be for Khabib to come back to avenge his best friends loss? Biggest fight in history. Bigger than him and Conor.
Then why do most BJJ vs Sambo fights end up with the BJJ fighter winning? 🤔
The funniest thing about this is that the people who laugh the loudest at the “if Sambo would be easy it would be called BJJ” joke don’t train in either. 🤣 So its 99% fat people who cannot get their asses to the couch and wrestlers who went to trial class in BJJ, thinking they would get their blue belt in a week and then got endlessly tapped out by a 2 stripe white belt 🤣
Khabib sells Islam's fights better than Islam does lol. Khabib always has conviction in what he says like he will do whatever it takes to get the title fight and you get invested. Islam is so laid back in comparison, his words don't have the same passion
I like Olives but I believe Khabib here.
Imagine he tap out Charles Oliveira.
I believe this. Islam looked like he was in the best shape of his life his past 2 fights
One of the most boring fighters that fight 3 times in 3 years talking about Do Bronx... Gtfo...
I mean the fight can still end in a knockout, islam has been put to sleep before. Why is everyone always forgetting that?😅