In a recent episode of the Bad Guy Inc podcast, Sonnen narrated an incident that took place at UFC 223 during the fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Al Iaquinta. Islam Makhachev was Khabib’s cornerman during the match.
Sonnen explained how Makhachev checked on Iaquinta after the fight and even offered his towel to ‘Raging’ after seeing that he was bleeding. ‘The American Gangster’ was highly impressed with Makhachev’s humility and described it as beautiful.
Sharing his thoughts on the Dagestani fighter, Sonnen said:
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Islam Makhachev wishes “speedy recovery” to Beneil Dariush after he pulls out of UFC Vegas 49
After Beneil Dariush’s withdrawal from their main event at UFC Vegas 49 next weekend, Makhachev extended his best wishes to the former.
Reports came in that Beneil Dariush would not be fighting Makhachev on February 26 due to a leg injury Dariush suffered. However, the promotion was able to book a backup fighter rather than removing Makhachev from the card entirely.
Makhachev will now face Bobby Green for a catchweight bout (160 lbs) at UFC Vegas 49. Green was in action as recently as UFC 271 where he defeated Nasrat Haqparast via unanimous decision.
Taking to his official Instagram handle, Makhachev wished Beneil Dariush a speedy recovery and seemed confident that he would face ‘Benny’ in the future.
Makhachev wrote:
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