Khabib Nurmagomedov believes UFC light-weight champion Islam Makhachev will stroll away from UFC 302 as a significantly better fighter.
The UFC Corridor of Famer was in Makhachev’s nook at Prudential Middle in Newark, N.J., serving to information his lifelong pal, coaching companion, and pupil to a profitable title-defending submission victory over Dustin Poirier within the UFC 302 essential occasion.
Though this combat didn’t go the gap like Makhahcev’s first title protection over Alexander Volkanovski, Poirier pushed Makhachev exhausting, and have become the primary to open cuts on the champ. Nurmagomedov seen how exhausting Makhachev needed to combat for the victory, and was happy at how he persevered.
“To be sincere, right now Islam grew so much,” Nurmagomedov mentioned in a video on UFC’s social media. “You don’t even perceive. While you go deep like right now, it exhibits folks you perceive your physique, and your issues inside, and the way deep you may go much more.
“On a regular basis folks underestimate themself – our physique, our soul. We are able to go extra deeper than 5 rounds, 10 rounds – it doesn’t matter.You simply have to seek out this. You simply need to be relaxed and discover this fashion it’s a must to go. How one can go deep. It was a really deep combat.”
“Right this moment Islam grew so much.”@TeamKhabib giving his ideas on @MAKHACHEVMMA‘s efficiency🦅 #UFC302 pic.twitter.com/JDoRFeMrji
— UFC (@ufc) June 2, 2024
Nurmagomedov returned to Makhachev’s nook for the primary time since he received the light-weight title by defeating Charles Oliveira at UFC 280. After taking time away from the game to be together with his household, Nurmagomedov returned after lacking two fights to reunite with Makhachev.
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