"Usman, Khabib, Islam Makhachev, Umar Nurmagomedov and their entire team, filled with elite fighters, were initially trained by Abdulmanap in the mountains of Dagestan. Abdulmanap later brought the team to the U.S. to train at American Kickboxing Academy under Javier Mendez. Khabib retired as undefeated Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight champion after the death of his father in 2020. "The Eagle" has since taken up the responsibility of guiding the team alongside Mendez."
"Usman believes Khabib has fit into Abdulmanap's role extremely well. The Professional Fighters League lightweight champion says his cousin Khabib knows exactly how much a fighter must be pushed in training. With the team being filled with champions from every major MMA promotion, one would expect that they would train adequately by themselves anyway. However, Usman knows from experience that everyone can push their limits a bit more when Khabib is around in training."
Elite Dagestani fighters were initially trained by Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov in the mountains of Dagestan before he moved the team to the U.S. to work at American Kickboxing Academy under Javier Mendez. Khabib retired undefeated as the UFC lightweight champion after his fathers death in 2020 and now shares coaching duties with Mendez. Khabib has taken on Abdulmanaps responsibilities, directing training, assigning work, and knowing how far to push each fighter. Teammates report that Khabibs presence increases intensity and drives fighters to exceed what they accomplish training on their own.
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