In his first ever UFC main event, Islam Makhachev delivered a Khabb-esque performance. In smothering outing against Thiago Moises, the Russian gave his opponent little to no room to work, taking him down and damaging him with ground and pound until a rear-naked choke secured the victory in the fourth round. On Twitter, pro fighters reacted to his UFC Vegas 31 performance.
Don’t count out Moises too quick either, Islams good but he ain’t khabib ♂️
— Bonecrusher ☠️ (@Marc_Diakiese) July 18, 2021
Curious to see it Moises can cause some jiu jitsu problems if it hits the mat
— Brian BOOM Kelleher (@brianboom135) July 18, 2021
Islam is so good everywhere
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) July 18, 2021
Islam Makhachev is so overrated i’d play with him in there before i took any submission i wanted.
— Dillon Danis (@dillondanis) July 18, 2021
High level grappling main event
— Platinum Mike Perry (@PlatinumPerry) July 18, 2021
Moises needs something big. Makhachev running away with this very decisively. I did like that heel hook attempt from Moises tho but Islam is still strong and the fresher fighter. #UFCVegas31
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) July 18, 2021
Welcome to the Islam era
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) July 18, 2021
Islam the truth future champ 100P
— Mike “Biggie” Rhodes (@TeamRocBiggie) July 18, 2021
I think Gregor Gillespie matches up really well against Islam
— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) July 18, 2021