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Thiago Moises Releases Statement Following Islam Makhachev Defeat

MoisesThiago Moises is down but not out following his defeat last night. Moises took on Islam Makhachev in the UFC Vegas 31 headliner in what was undoubtedly the biggest fight of his career. While he did have some moments and even managed to get Makhachev down, the Brazilian was largely outclassed throughout the contest. In […]

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Thiago Moises is down but not out following his defeat last night.

Moises took on Islam Makhachev in the UFC Vegas 31 headliner in what was undoubtedly the biggest fight of his career. While he did have some moments and even managed to get Makhachev down, the Brazilian was largely outclassed throughout the contest.

In the end, Makhachev was able to sink in the rear naked choke and get the fourth-round submission victory.

While it was a blow which ended the three-fight winning streak of Moises, he is still only 26 years of age and has plenty of time to grow even more.

He released a statement soon after the fight as he praised Makhachev and promised to come back stronger.

“Thank you all SO much for the incredible support. I’m proof we could put on a show for you tonight.
Islam is an amazing fighter, and he was the best guy tonight. No excuses, we keep improving. I’m only 26 years old, I have a lot of time to be in my prime, but fighting is in my blood and I won’t stop.
I’m still a winner because I have a great family, a great team, great fans ???? and I’m able to do what I love.

I’m the prove that: if you work hard and follow your dreams, everything is possible. Thank you UFC, I’ll see you all soon!”

Given his showing against Makhachev, even in defeat, Moises is likely to have gained some fans and it will be interesting to see what’s next for him.

What did you make of the performance of Moises? Who should he face next?

Islam Makhachev Wants To Prove Tony Ferguson Was Never On Khabib’s Level

MakhachevIslam Makhachev wants Tony Ferguson next. Following his win over Thiago Moises in the UFC Vegas 31 headliner last night, Makhachev listed off a number of names he was interested in fighting from Rafael dos Anjos to Michael Chandler. One other name was Ferguson and it’s not only because of his ranking, but rather, the […]

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Islam Makhachev wants Tony Ferguson next.

Following his win over Thiago Moises in the UFC Vegas 31 headliner last night, Makhachev listed off a number of names he was interested in fighting from Rafael dos Anjos to Michael Chandler.

One other name was Ferguson and it’s not only because of his ranking, but rather, the history “El Cucuy” has with Makhachev’s friend and teammate Khabib Nurmagomedov.

“If they were to give me a choice, let’s do it with Tony because we have good history with him,” Makhachev said at the post-fight press conference (via MMA Junkie). “Khabib was supposed to fight with him like five, six times. Let’s finish this, you know. I’m going to finish this.

“I’m going to show Tony not Khabib level. People don’t understand how Khabib pressures. I can’t explain to you guys, but I think you know everything.”

Of course, Ferguson is on a three-fight losing streak and is also 37 years of age. Beating him right now doesn’t prove much, especially as most fans were excited to see him fight Nurmagomedov from 2015 to 2018.

Regardless, if the fight does happen, Makhachev has a chance to beat Ferguson and become a top-five fighter in the process so it’s a win-win regardless.

As for comparisons with Nurmagomedov? Makhachev has no problem with it even if he is a different fighter to the former lightweight king.

“If somebody says I’m almost the same as Khabib, I agree with this,” Makhachev said. “I want to be like Khabib, you know. He’s a great man, he’s champion, he has a lot of money and he has everything, but he’s still a humble guy.

“He’s coming to U.S. without his family. He stays here one, two months to help us. He doesn’t take money, nothing. He just comes and does the whole thing. We came to U.S. and he rent big house for team and a lot of cars for team and nobody pay. He pay for everything. I cannot explain Khabib. He does a lot of stuff, but not everyone knows this.”

Islam Makhachev Wants To Test Michael Chandler’s ‘Bellator Skills’

Fresh from mauling Thiago Moises on Saturday night, UFC lightweight Islam Makhachev has called out Michael Chandler. Makhachev is now on an eight-fight win-streak after he earned a submission victory over Moises in the main event of UFC Vegas 31. The #…

Fresh from mauling Thiago Moises on Saturday night, UFC lightweight Islam Makhachev has called out Michael Chandler. Makhachev is now on an eight-fight win-streak after he earned a submission victory over Moises in the main event of UFC Vegas 31. The #9-ranked lightweight showed that he’s got more in his locker than just grappling skills, […]

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UFC on ESPN 26 Results: Islam Makhachev, Miesha Tate Wins Highlight Main Card

Islam Makhachev didn’t seem bothered by the bright lights as he picked up a third-round TKO win over Thiago Moises in his first main event at UFC on Vegas 26. Makhachev put in a very working man’s performance…

Islam Makhachev didn’t seem bothered by the bright lights as he picked up a third-round TKO win over Thiago Moises in his first main event at UFC on Vegas 26. Makhachev put in a very working man’s performance…

Islam Makhachev Wants ‘Interesting’ Michael Chandler Fight Next, Tony Ferguson Another Option

MakhachevIslam Makhachev wants a highly-ranked opponent next. Makhachev made it eight wins in a row after a dominant performance over Thiago Moises as he eventually got the fourth-round submission victory in the UFC Vegas 31 headliner. In the post-fight interview, the Dagestan native called for a fight with Rafael dos Anjos. However, he would have […]

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Islam Makhachev wants a highly-ranked opponent next.

Makhachev made it eight wins in a row after a dominant performance over Thiago Moises as he eventually got the fourth-round submission victory in the UFC Vegas 31 headliner.

In the post-fight interview, the Dagestan native called for a fight with Rafael dos Anjos. However, he would have other names in mind as well.

Who would be his ideal fight? Well, Makhachev clearly can’t make up his mind as Tony Ferguson was one answer.

In another interview, Michael Chandler was his top pick.

However, it does seem to be edging towards the No. 4-ranked Chandler as Makhachev — who believes it’s an interesting fight — even got to tell it to the former title challenger directly who was an analyst in the studio.

“Chandler, if you hear me, let’s go, let’s do this. You come from Bellator, I want to check your skills,” Makhachev told him.

Chandler was all praise for his performance and responded by saying “we’ll see what happens.”

You can watch it below:

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Fighters React To Islam Makhachev vs. Thiago Moises At UFC Vegas 31

The fight between Islam Makhachev and Thiago Moises was a one-sided fight.  The showdown served as the main event of the UFC Vegas 31 event on Saturday night (July 17, 2021) from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility. As seen in the fight, th…

The fight between Islam Makhachev and Thiago Moises was a one-sided fight.  The showdown served as the main event of the UFC Vegas 31 event on Saturday night (July 17, 2021) from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility. As seen in the fight, the first round opened slowly before they had a brief […]

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