Khabib Nurmagomedov has remained Islam Makhachev’ s mentor for most of his career. However, after Makhachev created history at the Madison Square Garden arena by becoming the first-ever two-division champion, fans started asking: has the Dagestani powerhouse actually surpassed his mentor’s legacy? Well, if we evaluate Makhachev’s record against Khabib’s, a clear argument can be made that he has indeed surpassed ‘The Eagle’ in terms of achievements. But Henry Cejudo does not believe that the student has truly surpassed the mentor.

During his lightweight championship reign, Islam Makhachev defended the belt four times, breaking Khabib Nurmagomedov and Benson Henderson ’s shared record of three. Following that run, the 34-year-old moved up to face Jack Della Maddalena to become a

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