{"id":859359,"date":"2026-08-15T19:30:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T19:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/859359\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T19:30:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T19:30:09","slug":"khabib-nurmagomedov-gives-islam-makhachev-strength-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/859359\/","title":{"rendered":"Khabib Nurmagomedov Gives Islam Makhachev Strength Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"

Khabib Nurmagomedov sent an encouraging message to Islam Makhachev ahead of his UFC 330 title defense against Ian Garry.<\/p>\n

Islam Makhachev<\/a> is just a few hours away from making UFC<\/a> history. He is currently tied with Anderson Silva’s 16-fight UFC winning streak, and a victory over Ian Machado Garry while defending his welterweight title at UFC 330 would give him 17 consecutive wins, making it the longest winning streak in UFC history.<\/p>\n

Ahead of the historic night at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia this Saturday, Makhachev has received an encouraging message of support from one of the most influential figures in his career, UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov.<\/a><\/p>\n

Khabib Nurmagomedov shares word of encouragement for Islam Makhachev<\/p>\n

Nurmagomedov took to Instagram to share a carousel of photos documenting his journey alongside Makhachev. He includes moments from their time together in training and around the UFC. Alongside the photos, \u2018The Eagle\u2019 reflected on the journey Makhachev has taken from an aspiring fighter to a two-division UFC champion and record-breaking superstar.<\/p>\n

The UFC Hall of Famer\u2019s post highlighted the different stages of Makhachev’s career and the progression required to reach the sport’s highest level.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt first, you try to learn how to fight, then you perform as an amateur, then you have a goal to go pro someday, then you have the goal to sign up for UFC,\u201d Nurmagomedov wrote. ” Then you want to be a champion there, after a while, you need a second belt, and now you’re breaking records.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nurmagomedov also emphasized the qualities that have played a major role in Makhachev’s development throughout his career and finished his message with a powerful word of encouragement for his longtime teammate.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s all called hard work, patience, and discipline. Go ahead, brother @islam_makhachev,\u201d Nurmagomedov added.<\/p>\n

Nurmagomedov and Makhachev have trained together since childhood. \u2018The Eagle\u2019 went on to become a UFC lightweight champion and helped put Dagestan on the MMA map. After his retirement, the reigning champion carried on his legacy by becoming a two-division UFC champion, adding more accolades to their team and continuing Dagestani dominance in the UFC.<\/p>\n

At UFC 330, Nurmagomedov will be in Makhachev\u2019s corner, guiding him as he faces the challenge presented by the Irishman.<\/p>\n

Khabib Nurmagomedov highlights Ian Machado Garry’s unique challenge for Islam Makhachev<\/p>\n

In his appearance on Smol Talk YouTube channel, Nurmagomedov acknowledged that Garry <\/a>presents a difficult stylistic challenge for Makhachev. The UFC legend pointed to Garry’s movement, long-range striking, height, and reach as key factors that could make it difficult for the reigning champion to close the distance and impose his grappling game.<\/p>\n

\u201cIan is a stylistically very uncomfortable opponent. He moves a lot and strikes from long range. He\u2019s 193 cm tall, over 190 cm, with long arms and long kicks. We\u2019ll have to chase him, close the distance, grab him, tie him up, and take him down,\u201d Nurmagomedov said. \u201cIt will be a difficult fight. Islam is almost 35. October 1991. He\u2019ll turn 35. Overall, the stylistic matchup and his age make this a difficult fight.\u201d<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Khabib Nurmagomedov sent an encouraging message to Islam Makhachev ahead of his UFC 330 title defense against Ian…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":859360,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[444],"tags":[49,48,641,45596,23591,3627,638,82,640,269485],"class_list":["post-859359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-fighting","tag-ian-machado-garry","tag-islam-makhachev","tag-khabib-nurmagomedov","tag-mma","tag-sports","tag-ufc","tag-ufc-330-makhachev-vs-machado-garry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/859359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=859359"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/859359\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/859360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=859359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=859359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=859359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}