MOSCOW, Oct 11. Former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov told UFC Russia that his friend and sparring partner Islam Makhachev is better than the Brazilian Charles Oliveira in every way. p>"Islam is 30 years old, a week after the fight will be 31. This is the best time for any athlete when you have to connect mentally and physically. Islam is at its peak right now. I think that in all skills he is better (Charles Oliveira). Of course, there are certain dangerous points that we are working on… Where Islam needs to be feared, to be careful. And so, I think he will pass Oliveira with a skating rink. Strictly personal opinion. Maybe someone might not like it. I'm just expressing my opinion. Some people see it as disrespectful, but I don't see it. We just want to go through it on October 22", Nurmagomedov reasoned.
Recall that in October 2020, Khabib announced his retirement from the sport. The domestic lightweight finished his career with a record of 29-0.