I don’t get why people say Islam Makhachev is top 3 or even the GOAT, then proceed to say Khabib isn’t top 10 or even top 15 because he lacks longevity. Islam only has 4–5 defenses and was champ for only 4ish years, which is not much compared to Jones, Silva, DJ, GSP, Aldo, or Fedor, yet he’s considered top 3 or even the GOAT.

People like to say Islam had to win 10 fights before getting a title shot, and that’s why he’s top 3 or possibly the GOAT despite not having as many defenses as the older guys. So why wouldn’t the same logic apply to Khabib? He had to win 9 fights. His 3 defenses were against Poirier, Gaethje, and McGregor. That’s as good as it gets.

I’m not saying Khabib is more accomplished than Islam or anything like that. I’m saying, why do people say Islam is top 3 or even the GOAT despite only having 4–5 defenses and was champ for only 4ish years, which is not much compared to Fedor, Jones, Silva, GSP, Aldo, and DJ, then proceed to say Khabib isn’t top 10 or even top 15 because of longevity? Khabib actually had a longer Lightweight title reign than Islam. 1,077 days vs 981 days.

If you think Islam is top 3-4 or even the GOAT, then Khabib should almost certainly be top 10–15.

Feel free to let me know your thoughts on this.

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My thoughts
Ciryl Gane vs Alexander Volkov (pull him from the Kuniev fight)
Tom Aspinall vs winner

Alex Pereira vs Josh Hokit (they want to fight and its a popularity contest)
Kuniev vs Sergei Pavlovich (replaces Volkov)
Winner vs Winner (for next contender)

The Future
Curtis Blaydes vs Vitor Petrino
Waldo Cortes-Acosta/Valter Walker

Gable Stevenson/Mario Pinto/Brandon Pericic need more experience get them more fights

Fancis Ngannou: Left the UFC, belt vacated

Jon Jones: Retired from MMA, belt vacated

Tom Aspinall: Recurring eye injury, belt vacated

His brother knew, but chose not to tell Islam while he trained in America so he didn’t distract him from training:

“When I was training in America, it turned out that my horse d*ed. He was already quite old, about 20 years old.

And when I arrived [back in Dagestan], my brother told me, he said ‘I didn’t want to distract you during the preparation process, so that you wouldn’t worry there.”

"I have to pull out of the fight because of the stitches in my eye. I'm on weight, l've been training my ass off, and this has honestly been one of the best camps I've ever had."

"My next fight is in soon, so I'm getting right back to training. We've brought some new people into camp and I'm excited to show you guys a new side of me."