“Masvidal Is So Old Now”- Islam Makhachev Claims He Can Easily Beat Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal

Teammates turned rivals Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal finally got to take out their anger in the main event of UFC 272. In the long-awaited welterweight headliner, Covington defeated his former teammate Masvidal by unanimous decision at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Colby Covington was receiving heaps of praise for his dominant victory over Jorge Masvidal. But UFC lightweight contender Islam Makhachev was not impressed with the performance of both Covington and Masvidal. Makhachev was unfazed and believes that he could take both Colby and Jorge on the same night.

While speaking with ESPN MMA’s Brett Okamoto, Makhachev mentioned that Covington has sloppy striking and he mainly depends on his wrestling for his fights. Whilst speaking of Masvidal, Makhachev said that the ‘Gamebred’ is very old and is still in the fight game for some high-paying fights.

“l saw this fight, I’m in the first row when Jorge Masvidal fight Colby Covington Honestly, I really believe I can beat these guys [both on the same night]. Colby just has wrestling and I can beat him easy. And other guy Masvidal he’s so old now maybe couple more fight later he’s gonna retire.”

 

 

 

 

 

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Islam Makhachev thinks Charles Oliveira will beat Justin Gaethje at UFC 274

UFC Lightweight contender Islam Makhachev recently offered some insight for the upcoming scrap between UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira and Justin Gaethje at UFC 274. Makhachev picked out Charles Oliveira to defeat ‘The Highlight’, while giving an interview to ESPN MMA.

Islam Makhachev suggested that Charles Oliveira’s skills on the ground are strong enough to overcome the challenge issued by Justin Gaethje. He further went on to predict that the ‘Do Bronx’ will finish Gaethje during their title bout at UFC 274.

“I think Charles Oliveira is gonna win. Because I saw his last fight versus [Dustin Poirier], he improved his wrestling. Now he can take down his opponent and finish him there. But [Justin Gaethje] always has problem in the ground. That’s why I think he’s gonna finish him there.”.

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