The head of the AMC Fight Nights league, promoter Kamil Gadzhiev, reacted to the upcoming fight between Russian fighter, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight champion Islam Makhachev and US representative Justin Gaethje and explained why he thinks the upcoming fight is not competitive. . His words guide the way “Sports Express”.
“I don’t find the fight between Makhachev and Gaethje competitive, even though Gaethje is in good shape right now. Islam in general is a warrior on another level. Justin’s fight with Khabib was revealing. Gaethje has no chance against guys like Khabib and Islam,” Gadzhiev said.
About the fight with Gaethje reported Makhachev himself on January 10. The match will be played on June 8.
On October 21, 2023, Makhachev scored an early victory over Australian Alex Volkanovski in the main fight of the evening at the UFC 294 tournament in Abu Dhabi. The Russian player defeated his opponent by knockout in the first round and defended his title for the second time. He now has 25 wins in 26 fights.
On February 12, 2023, Makhachev defeated Alex Volkanovski by unanimous decision after five rounds at UFC-284. This was the Russian’s first title defence.
Gaethje has had 29 fights and won 25.
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