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Makhachev was recently seen playing around with a knife at the gym. Posing with the knife in the sheath, Makhachev declared, “I’m gonna go like this Saturday.” Makhachev further joked, “This is for butter and oil, right?”
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Makhachev’s longtime training partner, former UFC fighter and analyst Josh Thomson, advised him to be cautious. Thomson said: “Don’t get cut before your fight.”
Makhachev walked up to Thomson and started threatening him in jest. When Thomson humorously got ready to fight Makhachev, the Dagestani backed off.
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Makhachev said: “American people have gun. Dangerous.”
Makhachev further inquired: “You have gun?”
Thomson replied: “Of course I have gun. We live in Texas now. I have lots of them guns.”
Thomson posted the interaction on his Instagram Stories.
Makhachev (28-1) is scheduled to challenge Jack Della Maddalena for the welterweight title in the main event at UFC 322 on Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York. Unbeaten in 15 straight outings, Makhachev defended the lightweight title four times before moving up to welterweight. Meanwhile, Maddalena (18-2) is unbeaten since 2016 and won the title with an upset win over Belal Muhammad this past May.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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