Russian UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev in an interview with , he admitted that he did not ask Khabib Nurmagomedova support him in the corner of the octagon or in the room during the fight with the Australian Alexander Volkanovski .
On Saturday, October 21, Makhachev knocked out Volkanovski in the first round at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi and defended the UFC lightweight championship belt.
Former UFC lightweight champion Nurmagomedov is unofficially Makhachev’s trainer, alongside the fighter’s head coach Javier Mendez. Nurmagomedov and Makhachev trained together for a long time with Khabib’s father, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov. In early 2023, Khabib officially announced that he would no longer support his team’s fighters.
— Did you tell Khabib that you needed him in the corner or at least in the VIP box?
– No, honestly, it wasn’t. Khabib is a man of his word. If he has made a decision, there is no point in dissuading him from it. In general, such conversations did not take place.
— Kazakh fighter Adiljan Sandibekov bet a million tenge on your victory…
– I did it wrong. I might lose, he might get in trouble, and in general, betting is not a good thing! – Makhachev told .
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