Fedor Emelianenko praises Islam Makhachev’s dominance over JDM

Russian MMA fable Fedor Emelianenko expressed his admiration for Islam Makhachev's outstanding show against Jack Della Maddalena astatine UFC 322, erstwhile the Dagestani combatant won the welterweight loop and became the champion successful 2 categories.

Thank God, I truly enjoyed watching this combat - Fedor said successful an interrogation carried by Red Corner.

The erstwhile PRIDE champion particularly emphasized however thoroughly Makhachev controlled his opponent:

He didn't permission him immoderate chance. It seems to maine that determination was nary question astir the result of the match.

Makhachev showed apical wrestling prime during the fight, keeping power implicit Della Maddalena for astir 20 minutes, aft helium moved from lightweight to welterweight, 7 kilograms heavier. Fedor was besides impressed by the information that his hostile seemed wholly helpless:

I liked that Islam created specified conditions that the hostile gave the content that helium didn't privation to combat anymore. He had implicit power implicit him. He was simply helpless successful the situations that Islam created.

Makhachev's enactment successful the stand

The legendary heavyweight besides praised Makhachev's enactment successful the stand, particularly his debased kicks and consciousness of distance:

Well done. Sense of distance, due use, particularly entering the clinch - said Fedor, though helium believes that determination is inactive country for betterment successful the stance.

Fedor believes that the cardinal to Makhač's occurrence was his sambo background, stressing that the champion "celebrates sambo" and "gave a bully acquisition not to talk severely astir sambo".

When asked astir imaginable aboriginal opponents similar Shavkat Rahmonov and the anticipation of moving to middleweight and becoming the archetypal three-time UFC champion, Fedor gave a measured answer:

I deliberation Islam tin woody with each of them. The main happening is not to unbend - helium said, adding that the determination indispensable beryllium up to Makhachev.

The aboriginal of Islam volition surely beryllium interesting, but nary 1 doubts that the celebrated UFC combatant tin beryllium arsenic ascendant and amusement his brilliance for the umpteenth time.