
Islam
Makhachev had to call an ambulance after taking the wrong
pills.
Makhachev (28-1) welcomed Arman
Tsarukyan to the
UFC in 2019, beating him via unanimous decision. Makhachev
recently revealed that he wasn’t feeling well after the fight and
threw up. Right as Makhachev started relaxing, one of his teammates
insisted that he should take activated charcoal pills. Makhachev
took seven pills after some convincing.
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Makhachev’s teammate then suddenly realized that he had
administered the wrong pills. However, Makhachev’s stomach was too
empty even to throw up. While Makhachev’s friend tried to find a
manganese solution as a cure, it couldn’t be procured without a
prescription. They eventually called an ambulance and found out
that Makhachev had taken seven laxative pills. The Dagestani star
took a month and a half to recover from that, while sticking to
milk and rice.
A Painful Mistake
“Muslim says, ‘Take some activated charcoal, it’s going to help
you.’ I said no,” Makhachev told Red Corner MMA. “And I still
remember him saying, ‘Hey, just one time listen to me and take
activated charcoal.’ So he gives me the pills. I’m taking them all,
and it’s like it came down from a waterfall as my stomach is empty.
And he suddenly goes, ‘Stop. I gave you the wrong pills, throw up!’
And I say, ‘How can I throw up? My stomach is empty.’… So we
called the ambulance. It turns out that he gave me laxative, seven
pills. So I was recovering for a long time after that.”
Islam
Makhachev recalls accidentally taking the wrong pills after his
fight with with Arman
Tsarukyan that ended with an ambulance being called. 💊😅While recovering at the hotel after the fight, Islam took what he
thought were activated charcoal pills. Shortly afterward, his…
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June 13, 2026