Former UFC heavyweight Cain Velasquez it will be a second Usman Nurmagomedov in a Bellator championship belt fight against Brent Primus.
Nurmagomedov and Primus will challenge for the championship belt in the Bellator Grand Prix semifinals. Velasquez has long been Khabib Nurmagomedov’s training partner; the athletes trained together at the AKA gym in San Jose. In October 2010, Velasquez won the UFC heavyweight championship by defeating Brock Lesnar. He retired in 2019, losing to Francis Ngannou.
— How do you decide who will be on your side, given that there are 10-15 people on the team who perform at a high level?
“I especially have Umar, my brother and Javier Mendez in my corner. These are the two main people. This time Umar was unable to fly. He is applying for a visa and the process took a little longer after he applied in September. And now I will have Cain Velasquez in my corner, he watched my fights throughout the camp, helped me, there will be Javier Mendez and Islam Mamedov. And there will be Ali Abdelaziz, my manager and brother.
— Do you remember Cain Velasquez during the first fights?
– Yes, I especially remember their trilogy against Junior Dos Santos. This time, Kane watched my fight morning and evening, and I approached Javier and asked him if he could back me up. He found out, Kane replied that he could,” Nurmagomedov said in an interview with .
Read the full interview with Usman Nurmagomedov on Tuesday on the website.
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