Islam Makhachev has finished his vacation while he goes back to fight to fight for a “leaked” by Khabib Nurmagomedov.
During a Q&A on Saturday in New York, Nurmagomedov confirmed that Makhachev will be Headliner later this year in Madison Square Garden. He will be confronted against Jack della Maddalena for the Welterweight title after he has given up his lightweight belt and Ilia Topuria can win the empty title against Charles Oliveira.
It was a night of leaked fights for the legendary former champion, who also let it glide in October, his cousin usman Nurmagomedov will be his old rival Paul Hughes Rematchen in the long -awaited return of the PFL to Dubai.
Islam Makhachev goes back to the training camp after the battle of Khabib Nurmagomedov
In a new Instagram post, Islam Makhachev showed the last moments of a vacation where he enjoyed horse riding activities, among other things. He also shared videos with teammates about his stories, where they all seemed to enjoy time on the ranch.
However, the caption was significant, where Makhakevet wrote in a message translated by Instagram: “The holiday completed with a horse ride. Let's work.” If Makhachev started training this week, it would give him a training camp of almost three months for Della Maddalena.
The post came only a few hours after his next fight was leaked by Khabib Nurmagomedov, who told fans at a Q&A in New York: “This is his deal with UFC, I don't have a deal with UFC, this is his problem. But we have deal with UFC that he is going to fight in Madison Square Garden.”
Islam Makhachev is reportedly struggling to bulk for Jack della Maddalena Fight
A problem that seems to have arisen for Makhachev is that he finds it difficult to get weight for his 170LB debut. He has always made 155 pounds with relative convenience, unlike his mentor Nurmagomedov who regularly missed, and his bulk to get to welterweight, apparently turns out to be more difficult than planned.
“I will try to be big and you know, it's not easy man,” Makhachev told MMA Junkie about his weight earlier this year. “My whole life I cut weight, but now, if I want to be big, my weight stays in the same position. I try to lift more.
“We do a program and love slow, slow, we bring something, maybe 2 kg [roughly 4.4lb] At the moment it is very difficult, but I don't want to be big by eating, eating and not training. I want to be with muscles, you know, I want to do training, a good lifting program and bring some muscles. “