In an appearance on the Real Quick with Mike Swick podcast, Mendez recalled the time Islam Makhachev threw Luke Rockhold around during a grappling session. Mendez claims he initially asked Rockhold to go easy on Makhachev, but what transpired before his eyes left him completely baffled.
After the session, Mendez even asked Rockhold if he intentionally let Islam Makhachev throw him around, but to his surprise, the former champ said he didn’t.
Catch Javier Mendez’s appearance on the Real Quick with Mike Swick podcast below:
Islam Makhachev has a big challenge in front of him at UFC 267
Islam Makhachev currently has his sights set on UFC gold as he goes up against former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 267. If he manages to get past RDA, Islam Makhachev may be fighting for the title next.
After the fight was booked, the Brazilian claimed Makhachev accepted the October date because he didn’t want to take a five-round fight against him. In an interview with ESPN, dos Anjos stated the following:
Luke Rockhold is set to return to the octagon in a middleweight encounter against Sean Strickland at UFC 268 in November. The last time Rockhold stepped inside the octagon was back in 2019 against Jan Blachowicz.
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title: " Luke Went Flying Coach Javier Mendez Recalls The Time Islam Makhachev Threw Luke Rockhold Around In Grappling" ShowToc: true date: “2023-01-23” author: “Dan Mcglade”
In an appearance on the Real Quick with Mike Swick podcast, Mendez recalled the time Islam Makhachev threw Luke Rockhold around during a grappling session. Mendez claims he initially asked Rockhold to go easy on Makhachev, but what transpired before his eyes left him completely baffled.
After the session, Mendez even asked Rockhold if he intentionally let Islam Makhachev throw him around, but to his surprise, the former champ said he didn’t.
Catch Javier Mendez’s appearance on the Real Quick with Mike Swick podcast below:
Islam Makhachev has a big challenge in front of him at UFC 267
Islam Makhachev currently has his sights set on UFC gold as he goes up against former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 267. If he manages to get past RDA, Islam Makhachev may be fighting for the title next.
After the fight was booked, the Brazilian claimed Makhachev accepted the October date because he didn’t want to take a five-round fight against him. In an interview with ESPN, dos Anjos stated the following:
Luke Rockhold is set to return to the octagon in a middleweight encounter against Sean Strickland at UFC 268 in November. The last time Rockhold stepped inside the octagon was back in 2019 against Jan Blachowicz.
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