Cormier defends Makhachev: This is the bravest decision of his career

Did Islam Makhachev make a bold move or did he "run away" from Ilya Topuria and Arman Tsarukyan, two fighters who could potentially cause him problems? This is a topic that has been circulating in MMA circles for the past few days. Chael Sonnen believes that Makhachev skillfully avoided somewhat more difficult challenges in the lightweight category, but Daniel Cormier has come to the defense of the Dagestani.

Daniel Cormier's opinion

The former title winner in two different UFC weight categories (heavyweight and light heavyweight), who is also a teammate and good friend of Makhachev, took to his YouTube channel to give a detailed analysis of what Makhachev did. In his opinion, Islam showed a high degree of courage.

- Islam has been keeping an eye on the welterweight category for some time. This is nothing new. After all, what about those who called Islam, me and everyone else who is losing weight "weight bullies"? What do they have to say now that Islam is moving up a category and will be fighting in a category that many people actually think suits his weight? Isn't that exactly what people have been asking for? Jack Della Maddalena is also one of the toughest guys on the roster. He's an incredible fighter. - Cormier began, but he didn't stop there.

- How is that not a brave move? This is the first time Islam has honestly put his own desires above what everyone else wants. When everyone wanted him to fight Volk, he did it. When people insisted on fighting Arman, he agreed, but Arman couldn't fight in the end. Then the fans demanded that Islam agree to a match against Renato Moicano, who is dangerous, and Islam accepted that match the day before the event. He's always done things like that. To say that what he did wasn't a good and brave move, I can't agree with that - Cormier ended this topic.