Athletistic/MMA. Current Bellator lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov (18-0) has confirmed that Khabib Nurmagomedov (29-0) will not be in current lightweight champion Islam Makhachev’s (24-1) corner at the UFC 294.
“Khabib will not be present in the Islam corner. He just came to Dubai to train with the guys. As far as I know, he will not be in the Islam corner, and he will not “He’s not a coach. He’s there to support the guys. not let them relax,” Nurmagomedov said at the Bellator press conference.
Makhachev and Charles Oliveira (34-9) will face off on October 21 at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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Source: Sport
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