Wrestlers Ahmed Tazhudinov and Razambek Zhamalov are currently at a training camp in Kislovodsk alongside UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev. The post indicates that the athletes are training together at the same facility. The author notes they are duplicating content across multiple platforms for those experiencing loading issues. Details about the specific nature or duration of the training camp are limited in the post.
Islam Makhachev is spending time at a training camp in the Russian resort city of Kislovodsk, joined by wrestlers Ahmed Tazhudinov and Razambek Zhamalov as the welterweight champion continues his preparation away from the Octagon.
Makhachev, 34, holds a 28-1 record and currently sits atop the welterweight division as champion, also ranking as the top pound-for-pound fighter in the sport. The Russian southpaw, representing Eagles MMA, stands five-foot-ten with a 70-inch reach and has built his reputation on a suffocating blend of grappling and striking. He lands 2.63 significant strikes per minute at a 58 percent accuracy rate, while averaging 3.2 takedowns per 15 minutes alongside 1.1 submission attempts in the same span — a combination that has proven difficult for opponents at any level to handle.
Tazhudinov and Zhamalov, both accomplished wrestlers, are training alongside Makhachev at the same Kislovodsk facility. The specific focus and duration of the camp have not been detailed, but the presence of high-level wrestling talent points to the kind of high-intensity grappling environment that has long defined Makhachev's development.
Why it matters
- Kislovodsk has historically served as a serious altitude and conditioning base for combat sports athletes from the region
- Training alongside elite wrestlers allows Makhachev to sharpen the grappling foundations that underpin his championship game
- The camp signals that Makhachev remains in active preparation mode as welterweight champion
