Charles Oliveira's coach believes Islam Makhachev has better wrestling than Khabib Nurmagomedov × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout MMA UFC News Khabib isn t a wrestler he is a Sambo fighter - Charles Oliveira s coach believes Islam Makhachev has better wrestling than Khabib Nurmagomedov By Rafael Bandayrel Modified 23 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Islam Makhachev vs. Drew Dober (left); Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor (right) Charles Oliveira's new wrestling coach has a hot take – Islam Makhachev is a better wrestler than Khabib Nurmagomedov. Much has been said about Makhachev being the second coming of Nurmagomedov. However, Alireza Noei – a decorated Iranian wrestler and Oliveira's new coach – thinks Makhachev is an even better wrestler than the former UFC lightweight champion. Not that Noei disregards Nurmagomedov's grappling skills. But according to 'Alireza,' Nurmagomedov isn't necessarily a wrestler, to begin with. Instead, the Iranian thinks he's more of a Sambo fighter. "Charles Oliveira's adversary, Islam Makhachev, is very good at wrestling. I think better than Khabib, who is another athlete from Dagestan. He is better... He is a wrestler, Khabib isn't. Khabib is a sambo fighter. Islam has also done Sambo, but he is a wrestler first and then a Sambo fighter and then an MMA fighter." Watch the interview in the clip below: Charles Oliveira s coach confident do Bronx won t get taken down by Islam Makhachev Charles Oliveira will face Islam Makhachev for the vacant lightweight title in the main event of UFC 280 at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on October 22. Despite being the division's de facto champ, 'do Bronx' is listed as a sizeable betting underdog. That's because many critics are concerned that while Oliveira’s jiu-jitsu is off-the-charts, he could be susceptible to getting controlled on the mat by Makhachev. See the tweet below: Chamatkar Sandhu@SandhuMMAHere are the opening odds for Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev:Charles Oliveira +215 (43/20)Islam Makhachev -255 (20/51)(odds via @betonline_ag) #UFC2803569174Here are the opening odds for Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev:Charles Oliveira +215 (43/20)Islam Makhachev -255 (20/51)(odds via @betonline_ag) #UFC280 https://t.co/ryqXrYo5ut However, coach Alireza Noei – who was brought to Chute Boxe with the sole purpose of helping fighters in the camp improve their wrestling – is confident that Oliveira is more than capable of fending off his opponent's offense. Noei told Sherdog: "We have been working together for the last four years and I’m really impressed by how he has evolved. Even for myself, who always competed in high level wrestling, [it] is hard to take him down. He is good both attacking and defending." The 36-year-old wrestling savant added:"We are working in all techniques, but I really don’t think Islam will take him down. In case he takes Charles down, it will not be so easy to stabilize [him] like other opponents he faced." Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by David Andrew × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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