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Recently crowned UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev has lost just 1 fight in his storied MMA career. His professional mixed martial arts record currently stands at 23 wins and 1 loss.
The Dagestani lost his only professional fight during his second bout in the UFC, where he was defeated by Adriano Martins at UFC 192 in 2015 via a first-round TKO.
Watch Khabib Nurmagomedov react to Makhachev's loss below:
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Martins countered one of Makahchev's punches with a straight right to floor the Russian. Speaking about the loss in a recent interview with UFC Russia, the lightweight champion said:
"I had my own plans with him. Even though my coaches said to clinch and wrestle with him first [and] then begin to work. I planned to attack the entire 15 minutes... He's older than me. That also means he's more experienced and he countered one of my punches... I learned my mistake, I rushed in with the hit. My confidence got in the way in that fight. I thought I'd just keep charging and I'll be unstoppable, but everything can end with just one punch."
Check out Makhachev's interview with UFC Russia below:
The 31-year-old laid claim to the vacant lightweight strap by securing a second-round submission win over former champion Charles Oliveira at UFC 280. With the win, Makahchev is currently on an 11 fight win streak in the UFC.
Khabib Nurmagomedov calls for a fight between Islam Makhachev and Alexander Volkanovski
It looks like lightweight legend Khabib Nurmagomedov has big plans in store for his protégé Islam Makahchev.
During the 31-year-old's post-fight interview at UFC 280, Nurmagomedov called for a fight between the newly crowned champion and the pound-for-pound king Alexander Volkanovski.
The lightweight legend stated that Islam Makhachev was clearly the pound-for-pound best fighter in the UFC:
"Last couple of years I told you guys Islam Makhachev is the best fighter not [just] in lightweight, he is a pound-for-pound No. 1 fighter right now, today... You know what's interesting? Now is our plan, fly all the way to Australia and fight in pound-for-pound king's backyard, with Volkanovski. Lets do it. We know we are going to finish this guy."
