Magomed Nurmagomedov, the cousin of Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, in an interview with , recalled the advice given during his life by the specialist who trained two UFC champions.
Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov led his son Khabib to the UFC lightweight title and also trained current belt holder Islam Makhachev and Bellator champion Usman Nurmagomedov. The specialist died on July 3, 2020.
— Abdulmanap’s students often remembered him as an excellent coach and even a mentor, you know him as a peer. What did you talk about most often?
— He and I grew up (together) since childhood, we spent a lot of time with my grandmother. When he was older, he spoke most often about education, education. It was the most important thing to him. His words: education, education and only then – sport. And what’s more, he was very friendly with everyone. And he paid a lot of attention to the negative aspects.
There was an episode, I won’t hide it, where I started smoking. When we all gathered together as brothers, he said, “Sit away from me, you smell of tobacco.” ” And he said this all the time, and I myself felt uncomfortable, especially since you won’t set a bad example for the children. Like it or not, I had to stop. Since then, I haven’t started smoking.
— Could you pass on some universal advice from him to all parents?
– Children should never be shown a gloomy face. You cannot raise your hand against them, you must educate them by example. Negative things should not be shown to children. All.
– Do you remember your last conversation?
— He was in Makhachkala, at the Republican Clinical Hospital, they didn’t let me in there. I called around May 9, a little earlier, he answered the phone, recognized me, wished me a speedy recovery, so that he could return quickly to his family. I remember it very well. He thanked me and asked who was still sick. It was just 2020, a pandemic. And he asked that if anything happens to him, we always stay together. It was our last conversation. I didn’t delete his number, I keep it,” Nurmagomedov told .
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