Photos: Islam Makhachev shares BTS snaps congratulating teammate Gadzhi Rabadanov for PFL title win over Brent Primus

Islam Makhachev (left) congratulated teammate Gadzhi Rabadanov (right) after his recent PFL title win. [Images courtesy: @islam_makhachev and @gadzhi_rabadanov on Instagram]

Islam Makhachev shared pictures with Gadzhi Rabadanov following his PFL 10 win over Brent Primus. With the victory, Rabadanov became the 2024 PFL Lightweight Tournament winner.

Makhachev, the UFC lightweight champion, is a longtime associate and teammate of Rabadanov from the Nurmagomedov MMA School. In a recent Instagram post, he praised Rabadanov for his recent achievement and shared several pictures of them together. The caption to the post read:

"Congratulations brother @gadzhi_rabadanov. I think in this Grand Prix you're just beginning to reach your potential... And now a well-deserved rest."

Check out the pictures below:

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Islam Makhachev congratulated Gadzhi Rabadanov. [Image coutesy: @islam_makhachev on Instagram]

Check out Islam Makhachev's post below:

The PFL 10 event was held at the King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Nov. 29. In Round 3 of their fight, Rabadanov hurt Primus with a left hook and knocked him down with overhand rights to the head. After a follow-up strike, the referee intervened to stop the contest.

Check out Rabadanov's KO win below:

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With the victory, Rabadanov extended his win streak to 10. He is now 24-4-2 in his professional MMA career.

In the headlining bout of the PFL 10 event, fellow Russian mixed martial artist Timur Khizriev defeated Brendan Loughnane to win the 2024 PFL Featherweight Tournament.

With Islam Makhachev leading the way, Nurmagomedov MMA School has champions in every major promotion

Gadzhi Rabadanov became the latest addition to the list of champions produced by Nurmagomedov MMA School named after Khabib Nurmagomedov's late father and legendary coach Abdulamanap Nurmagomedov.

After Islam Makhachev captured the UFC lightweight title in October 2022, Usman Nurmagomedov followed in his footsteps, winning the Bellator lightweight championship in November of that year.

With Rabadanov winning the 2024 PFL Lightweight Tournament, Nurmagomedov MMA School now has a reigning champion in all three major MMA promotions in the USA - UFC, PFL, and Bellator. Another ranked contender from the camp, Umar Nurmagomedov, is also in the mix for the UFC bantamweight championship.

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Edited by Rajneesh Suhas Reddy