Belal Muhammad explains why Islam Makhachev will be "a long night" for Charles Oliveira × 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 There s jiu-jitsu and there s Dagestani jiu-jitsu - Belal Muhammad explains why Islam Makhachev will be a long night for Charles Oliveira By mariorjf Modified 15 Aug 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Belal Muhammad (L) believes Islam Makhachev (C) will pose a serious threat to Charles Oliveira (R) at UFC 280 Belal Muhammad recently detailed why former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira will have his work cut out against Islam Makhachev when they collide for the vacant lightweight title at UFC 280 on October 22. In a new interview with Helen Yee in San Diego, Muhammad agreed with Khabib Nurmagomedov, who earlier stated that Makhachev will be looking to finish the Brazilian. 'Remember the Name' said: "I see how good Islam [Makhachev] is on the ground. It's another level than a lot of these guys think. There's jiu-jitsu then there is Dagestani jiu-jitsu; it's like a lot tougher, a lot stronger. Islam is going to be wanting to take you down. Islam's going to be wanting to get on top of you, not be afraid to go on the ground with you, and the last guy who did that was Paul Felder and he finished him on top with elbows. I think the submission game that Islam brings, I think this is going to be a long night for Charles." Makhachev is one shy of Oliveira's impressive 11-fight win streak after his victory over Bobby Green in February. The Brazilian's record is only bettered among active UFC fighters by 15 consecutive wins for welterweight champion Kamaru Usman. However, Anderson Silva still holds the overall record at 16 consecutive victories. Islam Makhachev suffered his only loss back at UFC 192 in 2015, where he was knocked out by Adriano Martins. Since then, he has looked formidable, climbing all the way up the rankings for his maiden title challenge in the division. Watch Muhammad discuss the Makhachev-Oliveira clash below: A different level of discipline - Belal Muhammad on training with Islam Makhachev and Khabib Nurmagomedov Belal Muhammad trained with the likes of Khabib Nurmagomedov and Islam Makhachev before his fight with Vicente Luque. In the same interview with Helen Yee, he spoke about the intensity of their approach in the gym: "There's no like secret tricks or anything. It's just basically hard work. It's not like any fun rolls, not like fun rounds or let's play or anything like that. None of them want to lose a round. They don't want to lose a minute in the round. There's a different mentality to when you're training with them. There's no joking around. They go straight into the warm-up, go straight into everything. I think it's a different level of discipline than a lot of these MMA gyms are used to." Makhachev even revealed that he is always prepared for every possible scenario, while sharpening every weapon in his arsenal before going into a fight. The benefits of the preparation have shown as the Dagestani lightweight has finished his last four fights in the UFC, including the likes of Dan Hooker and Thiago Moises. Chamatkar Sandhu@SandhuMMAUFC 280 is just getting better and better:Charles Oliveira vs. Islam MakhachevAljamain Sterling vs. T.J. DillashawPetr Yan vs. Sean O’MalleyBeneil Dariush vs. Mateusz GamrotBelal Muhammadvs. Sean BradyCan't wait to see what other fights are added to this card! 28454UFC 280 is just getting better and better:Charles Oliveira vs. Islam MakhachevAljamain Sterling vs. T.J. DillashawPetr Yan vs. Sean O’MalleyBeneil Dariush vs. Mateusz GamrotBelal Muhammadvs. Sean BradyCan't wait to see what other fights are added to this card! https://t.co/IRfgFEx5l6 The clash between Oliveira and Makhachev will go down as one of the biggest lightweight title clashes in history. 'Do Bronx' will be aiming to reclaim the title he never really lost, while Islam Makhachev chases history in following Khabib Nurmagomedov's footsteps and winning the lightweight championship for the first time. Watch Khabib Nurmagomedov hit back at Oliveira in a recent interview: Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Aziel Karthak × 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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