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Islam Makhachev Net Worth | Net Worth of Celebrities

Islam Makhachev Net Worth | Net Worth of Celebrities

How much is Islam Makhachev’s net worth?

Islam Makhachev is a Russian professional mixed martial artist who has a net worth of $6 million. Islam Makhachev competes in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. In late 2022, he became the UFC Lightweight Champion and the following year he was ranked number one in the UFC men’s pound-for-pound rankings. Makhachev previously competed in the combat sport of sambo and was the world champion in combat sambo in 2016.

Early life and education

Islam Makhachev was born on October 27, 1991 in Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia and grew up in the remote village of Burshi. He has an older brother named Kurbanismail. Makhachev began training in martial arts at a young age, starting with taekwondo at age seven. He then moved on to the Chinese martial art sanda. Makhachev then trained in freestyle wrestling for a year and then switched to mixed martial arts. During his training, he attended Dagestan State University, where he studied physical education and sports.

MMA career in Russia

Makhachev began his professional mixed martial arts career in 2010 for Tsumada Fighting Championship. In his lightweight debut, he defeated Magomed Bekbolatov. Early the following year, Makhachev made his debut for the promotion M-1 Global, defeating Tengiz Khuchua via first-round KO. He went on to defeat Martiros Grigoryan, Magomed Ibragimov, Vladimir Egoyan, and Migel Grigoryan. In 2012, Makhachev defeated Anatoly Kormilkin, and in 2013, he defeated Mansour Barnaoui and Rander Junio. He fought his last two fights for the promotion M-1 Global in 2014, defeating Yuri Ivlev and Ivica Trušček.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

After leaving M-1 Global in 2014, Makhachev signed a four-fight contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He made his debut for the promotion at UFC 187 in the spring of 2015, defeating Leo Kuntz. Makhachev suffered his first professional loss in his next bout, losing via first-round KO to Adriano Martins at UFC 192. He returned in better form to face Chris Wade at UFC Fight Night 94 in 2016, winning the bout via unanimous decision. Makhachev next faced Nik Lentz at UFC 208 in early 2017, again winning via unanimous decision. After nearly a year out of the ring, he returned in early 2018 to defeat Gleison Tibau at UFC 220. That was followed by a submission win over Kajan Johnson at UFC on Fox 30. In 2019, at UFC Fight Night 149, Makhachev defeated Arman Tsarukyan via unanimous decision to earn his first Fight of the Night award. Later that year, he defeated Davi Ramos via unanimous decision at UFC 242.

In 2020, Makhachev missed all of his scheduled fights due to the COVID-19 pandemic and an unrelated personal illness. He returned to the ring in 2021 at UFC 259, where he defeated Drew Dober. That summer, Makhachev defeated Thiago Moisés at UFC on ESPN 26. In his final fight of 2021, he defeated Dan Hooker at UFC 267. Early the following year, Makhachev defeated Bobby Green via TKO in a catchweight bout. His next fight was at UFC 280, where he took on Charles Oliveira for the vacant UFC Lightweight Championship. Makhachev ultimately won the fight and claimed the title. He then successfully defended the Lightweight Championship against Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 284. Makhachev defended the title again in a rematch with Volkanovski at UFC 294. He made his third successful title defense at UFC 302 in 2024, against Dustin Poirier. Before the fight, Makhachev won both the Fight of the Night and Performance of the Night awards.

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Sambo

Makhachev previously competed professionally in sambo, a combat sport with Soviet origins. In 2014, he won the 74 kg division at the Russian National Combat Sambo Championship, a feat he repeated in 2016. Makhachev went on to win the 2016 World Sambo Championship in Sofia.

National awards

For his MMA achievements, Makhachev has received multiple awards from the government of his native region of Russia, Dagestan. In late 2022, he was awarded the Order for Merit to the Republic of Dagestan, and in 2023, he was awarded the Sali Suleiman Medal, the highest award given by the Dagestan Ministry of Sports.

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