UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev said in an interview with that his legs are less developed than the Bellator lightweight belt holder Usman Nurmagomedov .
— Your workouts with Usman Nurmagomedov are workouts between current UFC and Bellator champions in great shape. Usman said some of them were filmed. Can you send a video to someone so they can watch two elite lightweight fights?
— We film to look at and sort out errors. There is no such thing as a workout that is filmed and given to someone.
— Is there anything Usman is better at than you?
— The curvatures of his legs, the way he throws punches with them. I can’t do that, my legs aren’t very developed. His movements… he feels the distance better, faster.
— If a platform offered you to buy a sparring video with Usman, would you agree?
— We would discuss it with Usman. It’s not a big problem,” Makhachev said in an interview with .
Makhachev will defend his UFC lightweight title against Australian Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi. Watch the live broadcast of the tournament on October 21 on the channel from 9:00 p.m. Moscow time.
Source : MatchTV
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