Islam Makhachev was not lying when he said that Renato Moicano was a “predictable” fighter. With this one in mind, the Dagestani did not hesitate to easily knock down the Brazilian and submit him with relative ease with a D’Arce choke in the first round of his UFC 311 main event. So, while many expected him to take a jibe at the UFC for giving him an easy fight, Makhachev instead decided to laugh at Khabib Nurmagomedov‘s woes instead.

Unless you have been living under a rock, you must be aware of Khabib Nurmagomedov’s recent incident with Frontier Airlines. The former UFC Lightweight Champion boarded a FlyFrontier airplane. Before the plane took off, a hostess approached the Dagestani and asked him to switch seats, as he was sitting in the exit row, and she felt that the language barrier could be an issue in case of an emergency. While ‘The Eagle’ clarified that he speaks English, he was threatened to get kicked off. As a result, he decided to strike out on his own without making a scene. Now, Islam Makhachev has taken a shot at the incident in his Instagram story.

In a clip uploaded by the UFC 311 star, the Dagestani fighter’s team can be seen eating food and seated very close to each other on the flight’s exit row. In fact, four men were seated on the floor as they ate. So, when a stewardess approached and spoke to them in their native Russian, Makhachev jokingly asked her to kick them out. But that’s not all. The lightweight champion also took aim at Frontier in the caption as he wrote, “Lucky it’s not [Frontier] or whatever their name is.”

Well, it looks like Frontier still remains a topic of negative press despite the incident occurring days ago. However, it would be interesting to see how Khabib Nurmagomedov reacts to the Instagram story. But we can be sure that it wouldn’t be one of anger; after all, Islam Makhachev made the Dagestani proud by creating a new record in the UFC. So, what is it?

Islam Makhachev’s record-shattering win at UFC 311

With the submission win over Renato Moicano, Islam Makhachev makes history and becomes the fighter with the most title defenses (a total of 4) in UFC Lightweight history. The Russian has defended his crown twice against Alexander Volkanovski and once against Dustin Poirier. If this wasn’t enough, he even made Dana White put him above Jon Jones. An unfathomable feat that truly shocked the MMA community. But what did the head honcho say?

Well, Dana White has now declared Islam Makhachev the best pound-for-pound fighter in the UFC. Dana White has made a 180-degree turn from the best pound-for-pound fighter in the UFC. A staunch defender of Jones, White only had to watch Islam Makhachev submit the tenth in the 155-pound ranking, Renato Moicano, to change his mind. In the UFC 311 post-event press conference, White said, “He’s already the pound-for-pound No. 1 ranking. Yeah, I’ll give it to him.”

He further added, “Is everybody happy now that he’s pound-for-pound? Islam was willing to fight anybody. He’s stayed active, and he went out tonight and performed the way a guy should on a short-notice fight when you are the best in the world, and you are the champion.” Makhachev, who has competed four times in the past two years, is now the fighter with the most title defenses (4) in UFC Lightweight history. The Dagestani is on a streak of fifteen consecutive victories. What do you think? Is Makhachev better than Khabib Nurmagomedov? Let us know in the comments.