AKA Founder & head trainer, friend, and business partner of Mike, Javier Mendez, Skypes in for a very special spotlight on UFC Lightweight Islam Makhachev! He and Mike talk all about his first impression of Islam, changing strategy against Thiago Moises at the last minute, Islam's upcoming fight with RDA, the main difference between Islam and Khabib, the reason Khabib still trains with his teammates, how Islam is handling stardom, the humble beginnings of Team Eagles at AKA, bonus footage of Islam Makhachev, and so much more! Be sure to hit that subscribe button and click the bell for notifications so you can watch all of our Podcasts, Headlines, and Recaps as soon as they are released! Watch the taping of this episode here: https://youtu.be/9Hb6yK_KPKs **Win an all-inclusive month-long trip to AKA Thailand, including airfare! Subscribe, give the episode a like, and leave a comment for your chance to win! One comment from each episode will be chosen as a finalist and will win some free prizes. At the end of the month, one lucky finalist will win the GRAND PRIZE!** Our brand new official Real Quick with Mike Swick Podcast Shirts and AKA Thailand merch now available online at https://www.akathailand.com/store !!! Check out all the clips and highlights of The Real Quick With Mike Swick Podcast at the official clip account, Quick Swick Clips: http://www.youtube.com/c/QuickSwickClips Please check out our sponsors and save: AKA Thailand, The Worlds Premier Luxury Training Resort. Save 10% now by booking online at https://akathailand.com ! Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code "Quick" at MANSCAPED.com! Timestamps: 0:00 Islam could win a championship fight right now! 5:04 The last-minute strategy behind Islam's win over Thiago Moises 9:53 This is the main difference between Khabib and Islam 13:14 Javier's first impression of Islam compared to now 17:44 Stardom isn't going to Islam's head 21:04 Team Eagles' humble beginnings at AKA 25:12 Javier's Instagram provides a great look at Islam's personality 26:40 The reason why Khabib still trains with his teammates 28:22 Father's Plan has never failed 32:56 Both in and out of the cage, Islam will follow in Khabib's footsteps 39:25 Bonus footage of Islam courtesy of Coach Javier Mendez! Business E-mail: Info@MikeSwick.com Follow: Javier Mendez: https://www.instagram.com/akajav http://Twitter.com/akajav https://www.facebook.com/javier.mendez.5220 The Javier Mendez Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_42PFsgcHcgTCcSlJSOWiw https://www.instagram.com/javiermendezakapodcast/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/JavierMendezAKAPodcast https://www.javiermendezakapodcast.com Mike Swick: http://www.Instagram.com/Mike_Swick http://www.twitter.com/OfficialSwick http://www.Facebook.com/MikeSwick Mike Swick is a 15-time UFC veteran and a former top contender in two weight divisions. He is also the founder and CEO of the AKA Thailand super gym in Phuket, as well as the owner of Swick Savage™ and Savage Life Media™. Follow Us: http://www.youtube.com/c/RealQuickwMikeSwickPodcast http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/real-quick-w-mike-swick-podcast/id1268441670 http://soundcloud.com/RealQuickPodcast http://Instagram.com/RealQuickWithMikeSwick http://Twitter.com/RQMSPodcast ​​https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=408915&refid=stpr Host: Mike Swick Guest: Javier Mendez Produced & Directed by: Mike Swick Filmed & Edited by: Greg Blunt Clips and Marketing by: Evan Shoman Music Producer: Benny Youngbaht Music: Danny Bunnathong Artwork: Simon Netherton For more info about AKA Thailand: http://AKAThailand.com https://www.youtube.com/c/AKAThailandGym http://Instagram.com/AKAThailand http://Facebook.com/AKAThailandGym http://Twitter.com/AKAThailand Thank you for listening! #JavierMendez #IslamMakhachev #KhabibNurmagomedov #ad #manscapedpod