Thomson called the only fighter capable of defeating Makhachev

Dmitriy Kel Jan. 9, 2023, 3:20 a.m.

Former mixed martial artist Josh Thomson expressed the opinion that now in the UFC lightweight division only one fighter has a chance to defeat the champion Islam Makhachev.

“The only one who can overcome Islam is Beneil Dariush. Only he has the necessary style for this. His style is very unconventional. He seems to say: “Do you want to fight in the stand? I will translate you. Do you want to drag me into a fight? I'll stop your takedowns and we'll fight on the stand."

At the same time, it works unpredictably. He will not let the opponent so easily close his arms around his body and transfer to the stalls. He will keep up the pace, and Makhachev likes to slow down this pace, ”Thomson said on the Weighing In podcast.

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Recall that Makhachev and Thomson have been training at the AKA gym in San Jose, USA for many years.

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