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he's legitimately terrifying. Ali Abdelaziz actually put it well when he said while Khabib will take you to the ground and control you/smash you there, Islam takes you to the ground and just hunts for submissions til he finds one. You don't get a single break for air.</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/MxWvmMH?_showcaption=true" href="https://twitter.com/bokamotoESPN/status/1415399836807954432?utm_source=barstoolsports&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=blog&utm_term=62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc&utm_campaign=barstoolsports_referral_blog_62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc"></a></div></div><div id="Article-Ad-Placeholder" data-union-ad></div></div><p></p><p>If you <em>DON'T</em> watch a lot of UFC, you may just recognize him from the infamous UFC 229 brawl, where he served as one of Khabib's cornermen and Conor McGregor's attackers….</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/Nem9z6X?_showcaption=true" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5766umgl_6Q&utm_source=barstoolsports&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=blog&utm_term=62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc&utm_campaign=barstoolsports_referral_blog_62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc"></a></div></div></div><p>Islam doesn't have the perfect record like Khabib due to a 2015 knockout loss to Adriano Martins - <em>who is no longer in the UFC </em>- but under Khabib's tutelage, it's hard to imagine him losing again any time soon….</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/Tv0VTcy?_showcaption=true" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMzXPmWtMAw&utm_source=barstoolsports&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=blog&utm_term=62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc&utm_campaign=barstoolsports_referral_blog_62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc"></a></div></div></div><p>Makhachev wants Michael Chandler next, and even called him out on the post-fight show to his face….</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/dUIKD1a?_showcaption=true" href="https://twitter.com/bokamotoESPN/status/1416623595124510720?utm_source=barstoolsports&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=blog&utm_term=62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc&utm_campaign=barstoolsports_referral_blog_62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc"></a></div></div></div><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/53gF05d?_showcaption=true" href="https://twitter.com/espnmma/status/1416630150045786112?utm_source=barstoolsports&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=blog&utm_term=62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc&utm_campaign=barstoolsports_referral_blog_62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc"></a></div></div><div id="Article-Ad-Placeholder" data-union-ad></div></div><p style="text-align:center"><em><span style="font-size:12px">(He also mentioned Rafael dos Anjos/Tony Ferguson as possible opponents, the former being much more fitting in my opinion)</span></em></p><p>….but the ultimate goal? Islam wants a crack at Conor McGregor - who he says his business is not finished with.</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/d8OQZQ4?_showcaption=true" href="https://twitter.com/bokamotoESPN/status/1416628359350538240?utm_source=barstoolsports&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=blog&utm_term=62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc&utm_campaign=barstoolsports_referral_blog_62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc"></a></div></div></div><p>Could we see Khabib's protégée take on his most bitter rival in a few years? We'll just have to wait and see.</p><p></p></body></html>

<div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/xutHr0Y?_showcaption=true" href="https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1416618678443970563?utm_source=barstoolsports&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=blog&utm_term=62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc&utm_campaign=barstoolsports_referral_blog_62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc"></a></div></div></div><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/mOdLaIf?_showcaption=true" href="https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1416618940361543680?utm_source=barstoolsports&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=blog&utm_term=62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc&utm_campaign=barstoolsports_referral_blog_62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc"></a></div></div><div id="Article-Ad-Placeholder" data-union-ad></div></div><p>Over the weekend, Islam Makhachev picked up another incredibly dominant win in the UFC, this time over Thiago Moisés <em>(not surprisingly, as he closed at like -700)</em> bringing his overall record to 20-1 (<em>9-1 in the UFC) </em>and Coach Khabib's record to 5-0 this year....</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/QWSxALr?_showcaption=true" href="https://twitter.com/arielhelwani/status/1416619403530182656?utm_source=barstoolsports&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=blog&utm_term=62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc&utm_campaign=barstoolsports_referral_blog_62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc"></a></div></div></div><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/i5ixHqY?_showcaption=true" href="https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1416616968073875460?utm_source=barstoolsports&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=blog&utm_term=62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc&utm_campaign=barstoolsports_referral_blog_62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc"></a></div></div></div><p>If you watch a ton of mixed martial arts, you know he's a god damn force to be reckoned with; he's legitimately terrifying. Ali Abdelaziz actually put it well when he said while Khabib will take you to the ground and control you/smash you there, Islam takes you to the ground and just hunts for submissions til he finds one. You don't get a single break for air.</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/MxWvmMH?_showcaption=true" href="https://twitter.com/bokamotoESPN/status/1415399836807954432?utm_source=barstoolsports&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=blog&utm_term=62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc&utm_campaign=barstoolsports_referral_blog_62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc"></a></div></div><div id="Article-Ad-Placeholder" data-union-ad></div></div><p></p><p>If you <em>DON'T</em> watch a lot of UFC, you may just recognize him from the infamous UFC 229 brawl, where he served as one of Khabib's cornermen and Conor McGregor's attackers….</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/Nem9z6X?_showcaption=true" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5766umgl_6Q&utm_source=barstoolsports&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=blog&utm_term=62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc&utm_campaign=barstoolsports_referral_blog_62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc"></a></div></div></div><p>Islam doesn't have the perfect record like Khabib due to a 2015 knockout loss to Adriano Martins - <em>who is no longer in the UFC </em>- but under Khabib's tutelage, it's hard to imagine him losing again any time soon….</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/Tv0VTcy?_showcaption=true" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMzXPmWtMAw&utm_source=barstoolsports&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=blog&utm_term=62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc&utm_campaign=barstoolsports_referral_blog_62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc"></a></div></div></div><p>Makhachev wants Michael Chandler next, and even called him out on the post-fight show to his face….</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/dUIKD1a?_showcaption=true" href="https://twitter.com/bokamotoESPN/status/1416623595124510720?utm_source=barstoolsports&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=blog&utm_term=62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc&utm_campaign=barstoolsports_referral_blog_62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc"></a></div></div></div><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/53gF05d?_showcaption=true" href="https://twitter.com/espnmma/status/1416630150045786112?utm_source=barstoolsports&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=blog&utm_term=62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc&utm_campaign=barstoolsports_referral_blog_62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc"></a></div></div><div id="Article-Ad-Placeholder" data-union-ad></div></div><p style="text-align:center"><em><span style="font-size:12px">(He also mentioned Rafael dos Anjos/Tony Ferguson as possible opponents, the former being much more fitting in my opinion)</span></em></p><p>….but the ultimate goal? Islam wants a crack at Conor McGregor - who he says his business is not finished with.</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/d8OQZQ4?_showcaption=true" href="https://twitter.com/bokamotoESPN/status/1416628359350538240?utm_source=barstoolsports&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=blog&utm_term=62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc&utm_campaign=barstoolsports_referral_blog_62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc"></a></div></div></div><p>Could we see Khabib's protégée take on his most bitter rival in a few years? We'll just have to wait and see.</p><p></p>

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he's legitimately terrifying. Ali Abdelaziz actually put it well when he said while Khabib will take you to the ground and control you/smash you there, Islam takes you to the ground and just hunts for submissions til he finds one. You don't get a single break for air.</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/MxWvmMH?_showcaption=true" href="https://twitter.com/bokamotoESPN/status/1415399836807954432?utm_source=barstoolsports&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=blog&utm_term=62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc&utm_campaign=barstoolsports_referral_blog_62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc"></a></div></div></div><div id="Article-Ad-Placeholder" data-union-ad></div><p></p><p>If you <em>DON'T</em> watch a lot of UFC, you may just recognize him from the infamous UFC 229 brawl, where he served as one of Khabib's cornermen and Conor McGregor's attackers….</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/Nem9z6X?_showcaption=true" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5766umgl_6Q&utm_source=barstoolsports&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=blog&utm_term=62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc&utm_campaign=barstoolsports_referral_blog_62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc"></a></div></div></div><p>Islam doesn't have the perfect record like Khabib due to a 2015 knockout loss to Adriano Martins - <em>who is no longer in the UFC </em>- but under Khabib's tutelage, it's hard to imagine him losing again any time soon….</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/Tv0VTcy?_showcaption=true" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMzXPmWtMAw&utm_source=barstoolsports&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=blog&utm_term=62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc&utm_campaign=barstoolsports_referral_blog_62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc"></a></div></div></div><p>Makhachev wants Michael Chandler next, and even called him out on the post-fight show to his face….</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/dUIKD1a?_showcaption=true" href="https://twitter.com/bokamotoESPN/status/1416623595124510720?utm_source=barstoolsports&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=blog&utm_term=62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc&utm_campaign=barstoolsports_referral_blog_62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc"></a></div></div><div id="Article-Ad-Placeholder" data-union-ad></div></div><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/53gF05d?_showcaption=true" href="https://twitter.com/espnmma/status/1416630150045786112?utm_source=barstoolsports&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=blog&utm_term=62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc&utm_campaign=barstoolsports_referral_blog_62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc"></a></div></div></div><p style="text-align:center"><em><span style="font-size:12px">(He also mentioned Rafael dos Anjos/Tony Ferguson as possible opponents, the former being much more fitting in my opinion)</span></em></p><p>….but the ultimate goal? Islam wants a crack at Conor McGregor - who he says his business is not finished with.</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/d8OQZQ4?_showcaption=true" href="https://twitter.com/bokamotoESPN/status/1416628359350538240?utm_source=barstoolsports&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=blog&utm_term=62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc&utm_campaign=barstoolsports_referral_blog_62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc"></a></div></div></div><p>Could we see Khabib's protégée take on his most bitter rival in a few years? We'll just have to wait and see.</p><p></p></body></html>

<div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/xutHr0Y?_showcaption=true" href="https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1416618678443970563?utm_source=barstoolsports&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=blog&utm_term=62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc&utm_campaign=barstoolsports_referral_blog_62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc"></a></div></div><div id="Article-Ad-Placeholder" data-union-ad></div></div><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/mOdLaIf?_showcaption=true" href="https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1416618940361543680?utm_source=barstoolsports&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=blog&utm_term=62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc&utm_campaign=barstoolsports_referral_blog_62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc"></a></div></div></div><p>Over the weekend, Islam Makhachev picked up another incredibly dominant win in the UFC, this time over Thiago Moisés <em>(not surprisingly, as he closed at like -700)</em> bringing his overall record to 20-1 (<em>9-1 in the UFC) </em>and Coach Khabib's record to 5-0 this year....</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/QWSxALr?_showcaption=true" href="https://twitter.com/arielhelwani/status/1416619403530182656?utm_source=barstoolsports&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=blog&utm_term=62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc&utm_campaign=barstoolsports_referral_blog_62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc"></a></div></div></div><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/i5ixHqY?_showcaption=true" href="https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1416616968073875460?utm_source=barstoolsports&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=blog&utm_term=62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc&utm_campaign=barstoolsports_referral_blog_62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc"></a></div></div></div><p>If you watch a ton of mixed martial arts, you know he's a god damn force to be reckoned with; he's legitimately terrifying. Ali Abdelaziz actually put it well when he said while Khabib will take you to the ground and control you/smash you there, Islam takes you to the ground and just hunts for submissions til he finds one. You don't get a single break for air.</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/MxWvmMH?_showcaption=true" href="https://twitter.com/bokamotoESPN/status/1415399836807954432?utm_source=barstoolsports&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=blog&utm_term=62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc&utm_campaign=barstoolsports_referral_blog_62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc"></a></div></div></div><div id="Article-Ad-Placeholder" data-union-ad></div><p></p><p>If you <em>DON'T</em> watch a lot of UFC, you may just recognize him from the infamous UFC 229 brawl, where he served as one of Khabib's cornermen and Conor McGregor's attackers….</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/Nem9z6X?_showcaption=true" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5766umgl_6Q&utm_source=barstoolsports&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=blog&utm_term=62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc&utm_campaign=barstoolsports_referral_blog_62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc"></a></div></div></div><p>Islam doesn't have the perfect record like Khabib due to a 2015 knockout loss to Adriano Martins - <em>who is no longer in the UFC </em>- but under Khabib's tutelage, it's hard to imagine him losing again any time soon….</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/Tv0VTcy?_showcaption=true" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMzXPmWtMAw&utm_source=barstoolsports&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=blog&utm_term=62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc&utm_campaign=barstoolsports_referral_blog_62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc"></a></div></div></div><p>Makhachev wants Michael Chandler next, and even called him out on the post-fight show to his face….</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/dUIKD1a?_showcaption=true" href="https://twitter.com/bokamotoESPN/status/1416623595124510720?utm_source=barstoolsports&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=blog&utm_term=62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc&utm_campaign=barstoolsports_referral_blog_62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc"></a></div></div><div id="Article-Ad-Placeholder" data-union-ad></div></div><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/53gF05d?_showcaption=true" href="https://twitter.com/espnmma/status/1416630150045786112?utm_source=barstoolsports&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=blog&utm_term=62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc&utm_campaign=barstoolsports_referral_blog_62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc"></a></div></div></div><p style="text-align:center"><em><span style="font-size:12px">(He also mentioned Rafael dos Anjos/Tony Ferguson as possible opponents, the former being much more fitting in my opinion)</span></em></p><p>….but the ultimate goal? Islam wants a crack at Conor McGregor - who he says his business is not finished with.</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/d8OQZQ4?_showcaption=true" href="https://twitter.com/bokamotoESPN/status/1416628359350538240?utm_source=barstoolsports&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=blog&utm_term=62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc&utm_campaign=barstoolsports_referral_blog_62543_0_is-the-next-khabib-already-in-the-ufc"></a></div></div></div><p>Could we see Khabib's protégée take on his most bitter rival in a few years? We'll just have to wait and see.</p><p></p>

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