"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."
Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov originally trained Usman, Khabib, Islam Makhachev, Umar Nurmagomedov and their elite team in the mountains of Dagestan before bringing them to the U.S. to train at American Kickboxing Academy under Javier Mendez. Khabib retired as an undefeated UFC lightweight champion after his father’s death in 2020 and has since taken up responsibility for guiding the team alongside Mendez. Usman Nurmagomedov says Khabib has filled Abdulmanap’s role extremely well, knows how much each fighter must be pushed in training, and forces teammates to exceed their perceived limits when he is present.
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