Islam Makhachev Drops Adin Ross With A Brutal Punch

January 13, 2025
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Islam Makhachev Drops Adin Ross With A Brutal Punch

UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev dropped streamer Adin Ross with a brutal punch. 

The incident occurred after Ross wanted to know what it would be like to get hit with a body shot. Ross wore a body protector to get himself ready for it. But that did not prevent Ross from feeling the pain. Islam landed the punch, as Ross was winded as he sat down in pain. Islam could be seen smiling at Ross’ reaction. The pair were involved in another incident. Islam can be seen grappling with Ross. Ross then tries to do the same with Islam, only to discover he was no match. 

Islam, however, has other priorities to focus on. He is set to defend his lightweight belt against Arman Tsarukyan at UFC 311. It will be the fourth defense of his belt which he won against Charles Oliveira. He arrives into the fight in good form. He beat Dustin Poirier in his last fight at UFC 302 via a fifth-round submission. While Islam said he wants to move up to another weight class, he will rematch Arman first.

It is a rerun of their 2019 clash, which Islam won by a unanimous decision. A win could see Islam move up to welterweight. He has previously said he wants to win a title in another weight class. So far, there is nothing to indicate that he will do so because Belal Muhammad holds the belt. Belal beat Leon Edwards to win the welterweight belt. He and Islam are very close friends. Islam’s trainer, Khabib Nurmagomedov, is on record saying he does not want the fight to happen. 

Islam Vs. Belal

“If they had asked me to fight with Belal, when I was an active fighter, [my answer would be] no – but for example, Belal and Islam, okay well you’ve got to talk with them [about that]. My heart, my heart is not okay [with this], it would be hard [for me] to prepare Islam to beat Belal. I don’t think that it’s ever going to happen. For me, it’s [always] going to be very hard to prepare somebody to beat Belal. If you want to beat Belal, I think you have to stop him. Without a stoppage, it’s going to be very hard,” Khabib stated 

But if Islam gets past Arman as he is expected to do, he will have plenty to ponder. Islam recognized that he will be in for a tough fight since they are aware of each other.

“He doesn’t have any weaknesses. But if I want to see his weakness, I have to [dig] very deep. Arman has everything, that’s why he is the real contender, number one in our division right now. I pushed myself very hard for the last three months for this fight because I know I have a real contender who wants to take my belt. I don’t want to give him any chance,” Islam said

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