"Khabib is an idol of the sport. Everyone wants to be like him, Anderson, Jon Jones, 'Poatan' - they are all great idols. When I saw him there at the PI leading a training session for his students, I took the opportunity to ask him about a takedown he does by grabbing one leg,"
"Then he grabbed my arm and said come here and showed me, and we joked around a bit and he gave me some pointers. Obviously, all with great respect, because when Khabib speaks, we stop to listen."
"It's complicated for me to say, but Poatan's jab is harder than many straight punches. He has a snap that hurts. And it's very difficult to take him down against the cage, and if you manage to, his ground defense is excellent. 'Poatan would knock Chimaev out, at most, by the third round."
Glover Teixeira attended UFC 324 in Las Vegas with Alex Pereira and visited the UFC Performance Institute, where he encountered Khabib Nurmagomedov. Teixeira asked Khabib about a one-leg takedown; Khabib grabbed Teixeira's arm, demonstrated the move, joked, and offered pointers delivered with mutual respect. A viral video showed the interaction, but Teixeira emphasized it was an opportunistic exchange rather than a formal training session. Teixeira voiced hope that Pereira could fight Jon Jones and noted the possibility of Ciryl Gane contesting an interim belt. Pereira assessed potential opponents, calling some matchups unlikely and praising Pereira's jab and ground defense.
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