Islam will be even better at WW

[DrRodentia]

155 is ideal for him unless he wants to give up advantages in physicality, which will eventually harm him. He's spent a good deal of time now beating featherweights, or former featherweights.

 

[Koala]

Shavkat,leon,belal and burns would beat him so bad he would retire

He trained with all four (even if it was years ago with Shavkat and Edwards)
If he wants to move up, he knows he can hang with those guys

 

[Rapa]

He trained with all four (even if it was years ago with Shavkat and Edwards)
If he wants to move up, he knows he can hang with those guys

Nah... So if i think i can beat some guys it means i can beat them?? He might think he can but in reality he cant

 

[ThePimblettEra]

Leon would fold him up.

Any WW that is big and with good grappling fundamentals will cause him trouble.

There's a reason Khabob starved himself to fight at LW, it's risky business to move up.

 

[Koala]

Nah... So if i think i can beat some guys it means i can beat them?? He might think he can but in reality he cant

No, if you trained with them and you know you are not underwhelmed by the weight difference on the ground or the clinch and not struggling with the height or the reach, it means you can hang with them
By the way, Edwards went to the decision with Nate Diaz, Cerrone, and RDA. What do you think will happen to them if they are in a cage with Makhachev?

 

[fortheo]

I don't know. I feel like there's a reason we never see one of khabib's guys look on the smaller side for their divisions

Tagir is a big Flyweight
Umar is a big Bantamweight
Islam, usman, khabib are big lightweights

Being big is important for their suffocating style.

 

[Brendan The Hybrid Schaub]

Islam benefits from being a big 155er, he would look very small next to Leon