Former UFC star Sam Alvey lately shared his response to Islam Makhachev beating Jack Della Maddalena to grow to be the brand new UFC welterweight king. Whereas the American gave Makhachev his flowers, he seemingly criticized the grappling-heavy combat and claimed followers do not like watching 25 minutes of that.
Makhachev and Della Maddalena went up towards one another in a welterweight title combat in the primary occasion of UFC 322 at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York Metropolis. Whereas many anticipated Della Maddalena’s measurement benefit to assist him push Makhachev to his limits, the Dagestani grappling maestro dominated the Australian over 5 rounds and gained the combat by way of unanimous choice.
The previous light-weight king is now a two-division UFC champion, becoming a member of an unique membership of MMA legends that features Conor McGregor, Jon Jones, Georges St-Pierre, Daniel Cormier, Alex Pereira, B.J. Penn, Randy Couture, Amanda Nunes, Ilia Topuria, and Henry Cejudo. He is now tied with Anderson Silva for the longest win streak in UFC historical past, with 16 consecutive wins.
Whereas many had been impressed with Makhachev’s dominant efficiency at the next weight class, it seems Alvey wasn’t too eager on watching a grappling clinic over 5 rounds. In an X submit, the previous UFC star expressed his discontent whereas selling Karate Fight and wrote:
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“It is a purpose @karatecombat is climbing the rankings of sporting occasions. Islam is GREAT, however no person needs to look at 25 [minutes] of this.”
Alvey competed within the UFC from August 2014 to August 2022, having confronted a number of high-profile opponents like Rashad Evans, Ryan Spann, Jimmy Crute, and Brendan Allen. Alvey additionally holds the report for the longest winless streak in promotional historical past, going 9 fights with out selecting up a victory.
He final fought Cameron Graham in his heavyweight debut at B2 Preventing Collection 183 in Could 2023, successful the combat by way of third-round TKO.
Edited by Nishant Zende.