{"id":773814,"date":"2026-07-02T07:46:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T07:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/773814\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T07:46:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T07:46:10","slug":"undefeated-ufc-fighter-abdul-rakhman-yakhyaev-responds-to-mrbeast-lookalike-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/773814\/","title":{"rendered":"Undefeated UFC fighter Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev responds to MrBeast lookalike claims"},"content":{"rendered":"

Abdul-Rakhman
\nYakhyaev<\/a> didn\u2019t know the most popular YouTuber in the world
\nuntil recently.<\/p>\n

Yakhyaev has drawn plaudits with a series of impressive finishes in
\nthe
\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a>. However, fans also noticed
\nsimilarities between Yakhyaev and YouTube sensation Jimmy
\nDonaldson, also known as MrBeast.<\/p>\n

Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev\u2019s UFC record and MrBeast
\ncomparisons
\n
\nYakhyaev recently revealed that he had no idea who MrBeast was
\nbefore he caught wind of the online comparisons following his
\nknockout win over Raffael
\nCerqueira<\/a> at
\nUFC Qatar<\/a> this past November. After checking out MrBeast,
\nYakhyaev doesn\u2019t think he looks like the YouTuber and isn\u2019t
\nenjoying the comparisons.<\/p>\n

He even jokes that MrBeast needs to shave off his mustache, telling
\nRed Corner MMA, \u201cTo be honest with you, I didn\u2019t even know who he
\nwas. But after the fight in Qatar, when they started making those
\ncomparisons, I checked him out and found out that he\u2019s some vlogger
\nwho\u2019s popular on YouTube\u2026 I don\u2019t think I look like him. People
\njust imagine things. He needs to remove his mustache, I think\u2026 Not
\nreally [enjoying the comparison].\u201d<\/p>\n

Yakhyaev has finished nine of his 10 career wins so far, going past
\nthe first round only twice. The unbeaten Turkish light heavyweight
\nhas a combined fight time of 3:33 minutes in his three UFC wins so
\nfar.<\/p>\n

Abdul-Rakhman
\nYakhyaev<\/a> says he doesn\u2019t understand the comparisons between
\nhimself and YouTube star MrBeast.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo be honest, I didn\u2019t even know who he was,\u201d Yakhyaev told Red
\nCorner MMA.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter my fight in Qatar, people started making those comparisons.
\nI checked him out and\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/ICqrObzYYN<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Red Corner MMA (@RedCorner_MMA)
\nJuly 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n