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Makhachev is known to be a playful menace among his friends. The former lightweight champ was recently seen jovially bullying one of his teammates on the mat. Makhachev locked in his feared brabo choke, to which the teammate tapped. However, instead of letting go, Makhachev asked him why he tapped. Makhachev’s friend then appeared to lose consciousness as another teammate urged him to let go. However, as soon as Makhachev released the choke, his friend sprang up and went for a single leg.
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Makhachev big-brothered his friend while defending the takedown, saying: “Are you happy, little bro?”
Makhachev Uses Favored Submission on Training Partner
😴😂Islam Makhachev’s friend pretended to fall asleep just to escape his D’Arce choke pic.twitter.com/f8bN3nGLGP
— Red Corner MMA (@RedCorner_MMA) July 6, 2025
Makhachev is a master of the brabo choke and is capable of locking it in from unfavorable positions. Makhachev used the move to submit Dustin Poirier and Renato “Carniero in his last two lightweight title defenses.
Makhachev is undefeated in 15 straight bouts since his only professional loss in his UFC debut against Adriano Martins in 2015. The Dagestani star defended his lightweight title four times, the most in the history of the division, before recently moving up to welterweight. Makhachev is expected to challenge Jack Della Maddalena for the 170-pound title soon.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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