Umar Nurmagomedov (15-0 in MMA) told he won’t be involved in preparing Islam Makhachev for the title fight against Alex Volkanovski.
Despite the similarity to Volkanovski in height and a good school of Muay Thai, Nurmagomedov will not fly to Australia, where Makhachev and Volkanovski will fight for the UFC lightweight belt on February 11.
– We have a difference of about 10-12 kg with Islam, and I was not considered a sparring partner. It is a very big difference for me to compete with Islam. There are other guys there: Mavlidin, Gadzhi, Shara (probably Movlid Khaibulaev, 19-0 in MMA; Gadzhi Rabadanov, 19-4 and Sharap Gitinov – about “”). They’ll help prepare, and I wasn’t even considered. I won’t even fly to Australia, because the team has other departures, everything is planned. Islam has already put together a team for himself, and there will be everyone he needs who will emulate Volkanovski and his work. Nurmagomedov told .
Umar Nurmagomedov made his UFC debut in 2021 and has currently won three out of three fights in the promotion. The next fight that the Russian will hold on January 14 against Raoni Barcelos (17-3 in MMA) in Las Vegas.
Source : MatchTV
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