{"id":882966,"date":"2026-09-07T06:50:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T06:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/882966\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T06:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T06:50:08","slug":"makhachev-accepts-burroughs-callout-with-one-catch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/882966\/","title":{"rendered":"Makhachev Accepts Burroughs Callout With One Catch"},"content":{"rendered":"

Islam Makhachev has responded to Jordan Burroughs’ callout following the Olympic wrestling champion’s dominant performance in Moscow, but the UFC lightweight<\/a> titleholder wants the match on his terms.<\/p>\n

Burroughs took less than 90 seconds to defeat Magomed Kurbanaliev via 10-0 technical fall at RAF Moscow earlier this month, then immediately challenged Makhachev to a wrestling bout in Russia. “Islam, where are you? Hey, I came to your country, to your capital city, and tech-fall’d one of your champions,” Burroughs said in his post-fight interview, per Sherdog. “I will be back to Russia very soon and the only person I want to share the stage with is Islam.”<\/p>\n

Makhachev Counters With MMA Stipulation<\/p>\n

The Dagestani champion praised Burroughs but made clear any matchup would happen under MMA rules. “Congrats on your win legend,” Makhachev wrote on social media. “In the cage, anywhere anytime.”<\/p>\n

Several active UFC fighters including Khamzat Chimaev<\/a>, Arman Tsarukyan<\/a> and Sean Brady have competed in RAF wrestling events during their MMA careers. Makhachev has not taken a pure wrestling or grappling match during his UFC tenure.<\/p>\n

Burroughs captured Olympic gold in 2012 and remains one of the most decorated American wrestlers in history. No date has been set for any potential crossover between the two champions.<\/p>\n

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