Islam Makhachev’s advice to “send him to Dagestan for 2-3 years and forget” has officially reached meme status in the MMA community. The UFC lightweight champion famously made that remark during an interview with Daniel Cormier, when Cormier was talking about how his son was getting into wrestling. For Makhachev, the solution was simple: ship the kid off to Dagestan for a few years and watch him come back a beast.
Well, apparently, that advice is echoing far beyond just wrestling dads. UFC Fight Pass star and former ONE Championship grappler Mikey Musumeci has now joined in on the fun, posting a hilarious clip on Instagram.The video shows him casually lying on his back at the start of a match, clearly trying to bait his opponent into some good old-fashioned grappling warfare.
But the real kicker was the caption. Musumeci played off Makhachev’s iconic line, writing, “When your parents didn’t send you 2-3 years to Dagestan and forget.” And if that wasn’t enough, he doubled down with another gem, “Should I go 6 months 1 time I can make phone call?” The whole post feels like a wink to the MMA community, acknowledging the insane grappling skill Dagestan fighters are known for.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mikey Musumeci (@mikeymusumeci)Fans in the comments were eating it up, throwing out jokes about how Musumeci could turn into the next grappling monster if he made that trip.There is also a level of humility to this post, since Musumeci’s wrestl.
