P4P #1 ranked Islam Makhachev is currently the best fighter in the UFC. He is also champion of arguably the most stacked division of the promotion – the lightweight division. Sounds familiar. That’s because the Dagestani is continuing Khabib Nurmagomedov ‘s legacy of dominance in the promotion. The AKA team member has won all but one of his professional MMA fights, unlike the undefeated ‘Eagle.’ But is that all the 32-year-old shares with Khabib?

Makhachev, like his friend and mentor Khabib, is an excellent grappler and a combat Sambo world champion. Makhachev has credited a large part of his success to the lessons he learned as a young boy in the sparse mountainous landscapes of Dagestan, especially from his parents. And that will be our topic of discussion today – Makhachev’s pa

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