The UFC double champion has officially earned the prestigious Honored Master of Sport of Russia distinction. FIAS recognized Makhachev for helping bring Combat SAMBO to millions of fans around the world through his success in MMA.
Earlier in the year, he was also appointed a SAMBO Ambassador to the World alongside Fedor Emelianenko.
Floyd ain't gonna never be broke... You may have $200 million and they call you broke because you ain't at the status that you once was yesterday, that you are today."
Bud Crawford on rumors of Floyd Mayweather going broke 💸
"When you hear Ian say stuff like, 'I want a fourth-round knockout because I don't want anyone to say it was a fluke,' I don't understand sometimes when a person is misguided in their thoughts and they set themselves up for a very, very bad result.
You gotta take that as it comes. You can't try to say that you want to beat the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world in a certain round. If you win, it doesn't matter how you win."