Islam Has Three Names Left on His Hit List #ufc
Islam Makhachev has revealed his own hit list — and Chael Sonnen thinks it's one of the coolest things a champion can say.
According to Islam, there are three names left that he wants to handle before he's finished with the sport: Carlos Prates, Michael Morales, and Shavkat Rakhmonov.
Chael agrees that those are the three guys.
But completing that list won't happen quickly. Three fights could take roughly a year and a half, especially when injuries, scheduling, and the realities of MMA are factored in.
And there are still plenty of unanswered questions.
Can Islam beat Prates? Can he beat Morales? Can he beat Rakhmonov?
We don't know — and that's exactly why the fights have to happen.
Chael also discusses Rakhmonov's injury and why time away from competition doesn't make an athlete better. If you're not training and competing, you're not developing your skills. When Rakhmonov eventually returns, he'll have to prove he's still the same fighter.
But the bigger story is Islam's min