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Yakhyaev has drawn plaudits with a series of impressive finishes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. However, fans also noticed similarities between Yakhyaev and YouTube sensation Jimmy Donaldson, also known as MrBeast.
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Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev’s UFC record and MrBeast comparisons
Yakhyaev recently revealed that he had no idea who MrBeast was before he caught wind of the online comparisons following his knockout win over Raffael Cerqueira at UFC Qatar this past November. After checking out MrBeast, Yakhyaev doesn’t think he looks like the YouTuber and isn’t enjoying the comparisons.
He even jokes that MrBeast needs to shave off his mustache, telling Red Corner MMA, “To be honest with you, I didn’t even know who he was. But after the fight in Qatar, when they started making those comparisons, I checked him out and found out that he’s some vlogger who’s popular on YouTube… I don’t think I look like him. People just imagine things. He needs to remove his mustache, I think… Not really [enjoying the comparison].”
Yakhyaev has finished nine of his 10 career wins so far, going past the first round only twice. The unbeaten Turkish light heavyweight has a combined fight time of 3:33 minutes in his three UFC wins so far.
Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev says he doesn’t understand the comparisons between himself and YouTube star MrBeast.
“To be honest, I didn’t even know who he was,” Yakhyaev told Red Corner MMA.
“After my fight in Qatar, people started making those comparisons. I checked him out and… pic.twitter.com/ICqrObzYYN
— Red Corner MMA (@RedCorner_MMA) July 1, 2026
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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