{"id":353926,"date":"2026-06-20T22:38:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T17:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=353926"},"modified":"2026-06-20T22:38:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T17:08:14","slug":"islam-makhachev-reveals-his-recent-business-away-from-mma-that-hes-invested-over-600k-into","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/20\/islam-makhachev-reveals-his-recent-business-away-from-mma-that-hes-invested-over-600k-into\/","title":{"rendered":"Islam Makhachev reveals his recent business away from MMA that he&#8217;s invested over $600k into"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-317468\">\n<div class=\"article-follow\">\n<div class=\"article-sharing google-follow\"> <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/profile.google.com\/cp\/Cg0vZy8xMWs2azRtMzFf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">  <span>Follow us on Google Discover<\/span> <\/a> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Islam Makhachev\u2019s ventures transcend just his mixed martial arts profession.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The reigning UFC welterweight king is the present pound-for-pound best fighter within the promotion.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-grvmedia-grv-video GRVMultiVideo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Makhachev\u2019s dominant win over Jack Della Maddalena last November saw him crowned the eleventh two-division champion in UFC history. It also marked his sixth consecutive important event at a numbered card.<\/p>\n<p>That has little question marked a lucrative run contained in the Octagon for the Dagestani legend, and he\u2019s been putting a few of that purse money right into a recent business.<\/p>\n<section class=\"grv-talking-point\" data-trigger=\"vue-sidebar-poll\" data-story-id=\"443ade4c-8853-4f3d-8642-3b92d682072d\" data-story-name=\"Lightweight\" data-comment-id=\"1b02ced5-7511-4ecf-a897-16ed4c984ac3\" data-story-slug=\"lightweight\" data-poll-id=\"16710867\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__inner\">\n<header class=\"grv-talking-point__header\">  <\/header>\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__content\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__cta\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__title-wrap has-background-image\" style=\"--grv-tp-bg-image: url(https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2025\/12\/Islam-and-Khabib-1024x559.png);\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__title-content\">\n<h3 class=\"grv-talking-point__title\">Who&#8217;s the best lightweight in UFC history?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">Make your pick and defend it within the comments \u2b07\ufe0f<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UFC champion Islam Makhachev has spent 50 million roubles on starting a padel business<\/h2>\n<p>Makhachev\u2019s sporting exploits don&#8217;t end with MMA. The all the time energetic UFC champ has been seen playing Dagestan\u2019s wrestball game and even dirt-biking in social media clips.<\/p>\n<p>Lately, the 34-year-old has also grow to be a keen padel player, a lot in order that he has put over half-a-million dollars into his own padel company.<\/p>\n<p>Makhachev revealed that significant investment during a recent video on Adam Zubayraev\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PBVa9XwjBXM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">YouTube<\/a> channel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe (have) played in every single place ourselves,\u201d Makhachev said regarding padel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot as a business \u2014 I checked out it, and truthfully, I didn\u2019t start it to make an enormous profit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere have been also very big expenses. We invested over 50 million (roughly $685k). Yes, over 50 million. Around 60 including all of the courts. We ordered one of the best courts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow, praise be to Allah, it\u2019s working, fully booked. Sometimes even I would like to play and it\u2019s busy. I book upfront,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>And the business looks set to grow for Makhachev, who also disclosed plans for expansion within the Middle East and Central Asia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI plan to (expand),\u201d Makhachev said. \u201cThere have already been requests for a franchise \u2014 to open in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Dubai.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll develop it, because everyone likes this sort of energetic sport.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His important focus will still be on the Octagon, where a primary defense of the welterweight title is fast approaching.<\/p>\n<p>Makhachev shall be challenged by Ian Machado Garry within the important event of UFC 330 on August 15, because the promotion heads back to the town of Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more-wrapper lazy see-more-open see-more-blank extra-content\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/2026\/06\/20\/islam-makhachev-reveals-his-new-business-away-from-mma-that-hes-invested-over-600k-into\/none\" data-type=\"subscribe\">\n<div class=\"see-more subscribe\">\n<figure class=\"newsletter\">\n<div><svg class=\"loading\" width=\"118\" height=\"36\" viewbox=\"0 0 118 36\"><use href=\"#dots-svg\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<div class=\"signup\"><span class=\"hf\">Join Our Newsletter<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our greatest Bloody Elbow content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Follow us on Google Discover Islam Makhachev\u2019s ventures transcend just his mixed martial arts profession. The reigning UFC welterweight king is the present pound-for-pound best fighter within the promotion. Makhachev\u2019s dominant win over Jack Della Maddalena last November saw him crowned the eleventh two-division champion in UFC history. 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