At UFC 259 this weekend Islam Makhachev had one of his best showings to date, as he rag-dolled Drew Dober en route to a second round arm-triangle choke finish. The win, which was reminiscent of performances put in be his famous training partner Khabib Nurmagomedov, extended the Dagestani’s win streak to seven fights.
Afterwards, at the post-fight press conference, Makhachev decided to call out a fighter who was a persistent thorn in his friend’s side; Tony Ferguson.
“My dream fight is Tony because we have some deal with him, like a couple years now,” said Makhachev (ht MMA Junkie).