bitkizzy

Think about the career Islam Makhachev has had so far, and he's STILL adding to his legacy a weight class above. Defended his LW title a RECORD 4 times against the best in the world, including TWICE against Volk in his PRIME. Beat Arman on short notice, got a 5th-round SUB against Dustin Poirier, KO'd one of the best strikers in the world in Volk, and SUBBED one of the greatest submission artists in UFC history in Charles Oliveira. When you add context to some of his biggest wins, it's INCREDIBLE. - Oliveira: 11-fight win streak, P4P #3 - Volk: 22-fight win streak, P4P #1 & #2 - JDM: 18-fight win streak, P4P #8 - Garry: 17-1, #1-ranked WW And the crazy part is HE'S STILL NOT DONE. Imagine he defends against a 17-0 Michael Morales coming off a win over Carlos Prates, or Prates coming off a KO of Morales. Islam is truly SPECIAL. When you look at the level of competition he's beaten, how good those guys were at the time, HOW he beat them, and how well those wins have aged, it's hard not to appreciate what we're witnessing. The fact that he may not be around much longer is genuinely sad. We're watching the final chapters of one of the greatest careers in MMA history. The end of an era.