Islam Makhachev made light work of Drew Dober at UFC 259 and wants to fight Tony Ferguson next

Khabib Nurmagomedov might have been in the corner of Islam Makhachev but the Eagle didn’t have to sweat a lot as his friend fought at UFC 259.

Many have heralded Makhachev as the successor to Khabib in the UFC Lightweight division, and it showed.

Khabib Nurmagomedov here in the corner of his longtime teammate and close friend Islam Makhachev. What a huge spot this is for Makhachev against Drew Dober at #UFC259 pic.twitter.com/GjnHxYEdot

— Marc Raimondi (@marcraimondi) March 7, 2021

Makhachev was taking on Drew Dober and the American is a tough opponent. However, the Russian dominated Dober from the first seconds and made him submit in the third round. Makhachev was never in trouble of losing the fight and this was a perfect example of how good he is.

His coach, Javier Mendez, believed that Makhachev could win the title if he fought for the gold. However, Makhachev decided to call out someone who has been linked with him in the past.

Tony Ferguson vs Khabib is a fight that we may never see. The clash seems to be cursed but Makhachev is ready to step up.

He named two fighters that he wanted to face, but went on to say that he would take on any one. Ferguson vs Makhachev has been proposed by Ali Abdelaziz in the past and it will be interesting to see who Makhachev fights next.

We never got Tony-Khabib…

How about @MakhachevMMA vs @TonyFergusonXT? 🕶 #UFC259 pic.twitter.com/QkoWzVVQvB

— UFC (@ufc) March 7, 2021

UFC fans worried for Tony Ferguson against Islam Makhachev

Makhachev is proving his worth in the Octagon and is on a seven-fight win streak now. He trains with Khabib and has an incredible MMA record of 19 wins and one loss.

Ferguson, for his part, is one of the biggest names in the UFC. However, he lost his last two fights and hasn’t looked all that great.

Justin Gaethje and Charles Oliveira dominated Ferguson. While El Cucuy is keen on returning to the Octagon, many UFC fans were worried that he would be destroyed by Makhachev.

https://twitter.com/clarencesexton6/status/1368417994087497731?s=20

Just so we can watch him maul Tony like Olivera did?

— Chris (@KRNG_Chris) March 7, 2021

https://twitter.com/YaBoiBru/status/1368417095818567685?s=20

agree,but Islam needs to fight a top 5 guy next i feel

— sel (@Sel_the_red) March 7, 2021

Tony did that to himself

— FPL Forest (@NFFC_FPL) March 7, 2021

My heart can’t watch tony get mauled like that

— Mike Arnold (@MikeJam91777097) March 7, 2021

I would love to see it. Unfortunately, Tony is washed

— 🐐 (@Illuzivez) March 7, 2021

Either RDA or Oliveira, Ferguson is done

— Lúcio Almeida (@lucio_almeida) March 7, 2021

https://twitter.com/ActionManXVI/status/1368417350022758400?s=20

Ferguson never backs down from a fight and he might just want to prove a point by taking up this clash.

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