Beneil Dariush doesn’t see Islam Makhachev coming again all the way down to light-weight after making the transfer to 170.
Moments after Jack Della Maddalena was topped the brand new welterweight world champion at UFC 315, Islam Makhachev made his intentions recognized on social media. The ‘Dagestani Destroyer’ declared that he would enterprise up a weight class to problem JDM for his 170-pound crown.
In consequence, Makhachev vacated the light-weight title he’s held and defended for almost three years.
Whether or not he succeeds in his objective of changing into a two-division champion or not stays to be seen, however Dariush thinks that irrespective of the end result, we’ve seemingly seen the final of Makhachev competing at 155 kilos.
“I feel a man like Volkanovski, when he was on his run, is the man to do it as a result of he was preventing like each three, 4 months,” Dariush stated in an intervie with Submission Radio. “He may maintain each belts and maintain preventing in each divisions. I feel if Islam goes to 170, it’s going to be actually exhausting for him to come back again all the way down to 155. I feel his physique goes to simply be slightly bit greater, and I feel he struggles to get to 55.
“Placing on a pair—it doesn’t must be numerous weight, possibly like three, 4 extra kilos of muscle—would make it troublesome to get all the way down to 155. So, you would say, yeah, with the work he’s put in, along with his legacy, he deserves it, however I don’t assume he would have the ability to come again all the way down to 55 as soon as he fights at 170.”
Dariush thinks Belal’s floor sport is true up there with Islam Makhachev
Makhachev’s enterprise into the welterweight division finally got here all the way down to the end result of UFC 315’s headliner between Belal Muhammad and Della Maddalena. Had Muhammad gained, Makhachev would have seemingly stayed at light-weight for a long-rumored conflict with former featherweight king Ilia Topuria.
As a substitute, he’ll attempt to finish JDM’s reign earlier than it actually begins.
“Folks say Belal’s grappling isn’t like the identical as Makhachev’s, however I’m undecided how true that’s,” Dariush stated. “I do know they’re stylistically completely different—Makhachev has much more judo concerned in his sport with the sambo background and issues like that, however Belal has nice wrestling. I can’t consider someone he’s fought and he didn’t take down. Possibly Shawn Brady, as a result of the sport plan was hanging, which is smart. However that was the one battle I can consider he didn’t get the takedown.
Belal will not be actually the form of man that does a number of pictures, however he’s the man that can dominate you, get you up towards the fence, get you within the clinch, and form of work you down. He wasn’t ready to do this with JDM… JDM regarded phenomenal and he had a incredible efficiency.”
