Islam Makhachev

“Gleison Tibau is a legend and I respect him very much. He has a lot of fights in the UFC. He's beat a lot of tough guys.”

“I don't fight for the money or other stuff.”

“First of all, I want to say that Dustin is one of the legends of our sport. He is someone who will undoubtedly be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame.”

“When you do all the same things, it's not fun.”

“I have all skills, but I always choose easy way. Take them down and finish them there.”

“Nobody wants to give me an answer, but my dream is to fight with Kevin Lee. I tell everybody it doesn't matter where, it doesn't matter, like anytime, anywhere, I'm going to fight with this guy. This is my dream.”

“As long as there is a fire in me, I will fight.”

“I know that Dagestani wrestling is at a different level.”

“Drew Dober is a very tough guy. I finished him.”

“This is MMA and you have to begin slowly and feel the distance. You just need to be smart and aware of what is going on and I have gotten that in time through experience.”

“It doesn't matter because I'm always training hard, doesn't matter how many rounds.”

“Honestly, I don't like Conor too much. Because he is a bad person, you know?”

“Maybe after I win a second belt, they're gonna put me best pound-for-pound.”

“Obviously having Khabib Nurmagomedov in my corner and in my camp makes me have a lot of confidence in my training.”

“My coach always said, 'Hey, you have a good head kick.' I always try to land that kick when I fight. In my mind, I always think, 'When is this kick going to land?'”

“When the UFC calls me and gives me someone, I never say yes, no or choose someone. I just sign the contract and that's it.”

“To be honest, I've already said that I'm not that interested in rematches. Because if you want to win someone in a good way, you have to add new names.”

“Hooker is tough. He beat a lot of wrestling, grappling guy too. He beat Gilbert Burns, many guys.”

“Jon Jones is a great fighter, of course.”

“I always believe my striking. I have good skills.”