The young Dagestani fighter won a major fight over the weekend in Abu Dhabi, but his career was not built in a day.
Islam Makhachev is the new Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) winner after fighting Charles “Do Bronx” Oliveira in the Lightweight category on October 22, 2022. The match (UFC 280) took place at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Less than a month after 31st birthday (he was born on September 27, 1991), Makhachev proved once more that he was a world-class fighter. But what do we know about him?

Makhachev is a Russian professional mixed martial artist who used to compete in Sambo fights. Sambo is a Russian-style fighting style that originated in the Red Army, and means “'self-defence without weapons.”

Makhachev is an ethnic Lak, an ethnic group of about 200,000 people who historically live in the Lakskiy and Kulinsky districts of Dagestan. He was born in Dagestan, in the capital city of Makhachkala and grew up in the remote village of Burshi.mixed martial arts,islam makhachev,ultimate fighting championship,martial arts,islam makhachev highlights,islam makhachev vs charles oliveira,makhachev,islam makhachev loss,islam makhachev charles oliveira,islam makhachev vs adriano martins,islam makhachev interview,charles oliveira vs islam makhachev,charles oliveira vs. islam makhachev,islam,islam makhachev vs arman tsarukyan,islam makhachev news,charles oliveira islam makhachev