He won, flipping Lentz to his back with a technique “The Carny” uses pretty often.Īgainst Arman Tsarukyan, Makhachev twice pulled off an awesome foot sweep from the over-under in the center of the Octagon, a position that really only occurs when two aggressive wrestlers meet. Almost effortlessly, Makhachev applied pressure with his overhook and hopped, betting on his own balance and pressure against the American’s. Another common trick of Makhachev is to execute a foot sweep while his opponent attempts to land a knee, turning a corner and deftly knocking the base foot out of position to land on top.īack to Lentz - at one point, Lentz attempted his own outside trip. That inside trip is a common weapon of Makhachev, who will spin his opponent to the mat whenever he spreads his legs.
When Lentz widened his base to avoid getting tossed, Makhachev scored an easy inside trip on the near leg. In the first real wrestling exchange of the fight, Makhachev controlled an underhook along the fence and threatened an outside throw on the far leg. Makhachev’s clinic against Nik Lentz is perhaps the best example. He’s also simply tremendous from the upper body clinch. Nurmagomedov was all about suddenly closing the gap with athletic shots before finishing along the fence, whereas Makhachev is all about tricks and craft.
In regard to the comparisons to Khabib’s wrestling, their approaches to taking opponents down are quite different.
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