Former UFC pound-for-pound king Islam Makhachev is days away from capturing a second world title at UFC 322 against Jack Della Maddalena. Makhachev and Maddalena will headline UFC 322 in the promotion’s latest event at the legendary Madison Square Garden.
A second UFC title would separate Makhachev from his longtime friend and mentor, Khabib Nurmagomedov, in the GOAT discussion. After a lengthy stint at lightweight, Makhachev opted to move up to welterweight full-time for the opportunity to pad his resume.
Makhachev recently acknowledged that he had to use the performance enhancer Creatine for the first time in his career ahead of UFC 322. Creatine was part of a rigorous process that Makhachev had to go through to make the move to the welterweight division.
It’s safe to say that Makhachev saw great results from his weight-gain habits.
Islam Makhachev looks huge as the UFC 322 fight week gets underway
Check out Makhachev’s physical transformation shared during UFC 322 fight week below.
A video of Makhachev wrestling one of his teammates on the beach also went viral.
Makhachev’s new physique received rave reviews from UFC fans.
“Looks great! I’m about to witness another D’Arce at MSG!” wrote one fan on Instagram.
“Bro looks huge,” said another.
“JDM is dead.”
“Insane how he even made 155.”
Makhachev returns after a win over Renato Moicano at UFC 311. He was originally scheduled to face Arman Tsarukyan in the headliner of UFC 311 before Tsarukyan withdrew at short notice due to injury.
While Makhachev’s physical transformation is undoubtedly impressive, he will have to follow it up with another great performance against Maddalena, which poses many dangers for the Dagestan star.
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