Javier Mendes, the top MMA coach at the American Kickboxing Academy in California, believes that the skills of former UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev are too much for newly crowned welterweight division Jacques de Rama Dalena.
In an interview with Genting Casino, the top coach said:
“Jack will feel the trickiness of Islam and the smooth manipulation that he does, that people don’t expect. He does what you don’t expect. He throws you into the cage.”
“He punches and he kicks you when you don’t really think it’s going to happen. He catches you when you’re sleeping. There’s a funny video of him and DC. They’re working on it.”
“D.C. is talking and not paying attention. And all of the sudden DC is on the ground. That’s what Islam does. He’s mean. He goes in and throws a good move at you.
Javier Mendes, like his coaches, is biased towards his fighter planes. However, Makhachev’s statement on actual, balanced MMA capabilities is highly fact-based. Not only is he a dominant grappler, but he was also able to hit alongside Dustin Poirier, Charles Oliveira, Alexander Volkanovsky and others, so his impressive banter is no joke either. Chechnya-Russia’s capabilities have no real weaknesses.
Javier Mendez and Islam Makhachev are preparing for Jack Della Maddalena.
Islam’s Mahachev and Ilia Topria both have their own titles open in an attempt to win two divisions of champion status, so they will soon face a new division crop cream. Javier Mendes is ready to train students on how to deal with something like an Australian striker who has shown off his incredible takedown defense and scrambling capabilities thanks to Craig Jones. It will be a fighter jet fight and a coach’s fight for a showdown between the two dominant fighters.
