Islam Makhachev: Khabib Nurmagomedov “trains each day”
Throughout a current episode of the Pound 4 Pound podcast, Makhachev revealed that Nurmagomedov’s want to battle hasn’t utterly deteriorated.
“I believe he’s blissful, however he misses preventing, battle camp, the battle sport. That’s why he joins us in every single place,” Makhachev stated of Nurmagomedov. “He loves to coach, on a regular basis he trains. Not simply when he’s with us, on a regular basis this man’s coaching…
“He has a home within the village, a home within the metropolis. Every home has a sauna, swimming pool, the whole lot.”
Nurmagomedov is universally thought of among the best UFC fighters ever. He retired with a 29-0 report with wins in opposition to the likes of Conor McGregor, Dustin Poirier, and Gaethje.
Nurmagomedov has targeted on Makhachev, who will face Poirier at UFC 302 on June 1. Makhachev is listed because the UFC’s pound-for-pound king as of this writing.
Nurmagomedov stays steadfast in his retirement, though his ongoing coaching leaves the door open in some followers’ eyes. For now, Makhachev is considered one of Nurmagomedov’s major focuses at this stage of his post-fight profession.