Islam Makhachev has just begun experimenting with creatine. The UFC’s former lightweight champion has discovered something that’s been sitting in supplement aisles for decades: creatine actually works. Islam Makhachev, now preparing for his welterweight debut against Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 322, revealed during an ESPN interview that he’s using the supplement for the first time in his career and seeing genuine results.
The Creatine Experiment That Has Islam Makhachev Feeling Like a New Fighter
Moving from lightweight to welterweight requires gaining significant mass, and Makhachev has been candid about how grueling the process has become.