When Daniel Cormier brought his Gilroy High School wrestling team into Khabib Nurmagomedov’s gym, nobody expected an American teenager to take down a UFC champion in live wrestling. But that’s exactly what happened.
Chase Saldate, the no.1 ranked high school wrestler in the country walked into American Kickboxing Academy and scored a takedown on Islam Makhachev.
In this video, we break down the real story behind the AKA wrestling exchange — from Saldate’s takedown on Islam, to the moment Khabib himself admitted he had to “cheat a little” to finish the job on a teenager.
👊 Drop a comment: do you think Islam was testing Saldate, or did the kid earn that takedown clean?
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0:00 – INTRO
0:40 – Wrestling Camp Starts
1:00 – Chase Saldate Introduction
1:10 – Chase Takedown on Islam Makhachev
1: 25 – Henry Porter Dominating Umar Nurmagomedov
2: 30 – Chase VS Khabib
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