Russian fighter in the UFC bantamweight division Umar Nurmagomedov In a conversation with , he spoke about the preparations for the fight with the American Corey Sandhagen .
The fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov’s first cousin Umar Nurmagomedov and former UFC interim champion Sandhagen will headline the UFC tournament, which takes place in Abu Dhabi on August 3. Nurmagomedov is currently undefeated in 17 professional fights and ranks 10th in his weight class.
— It’s striking that Corey Sandhagen is 180 centimeters tall, which is very tall for your weight class. I know you have guys of the same height. Who did you train with to specifically prepare Sandhagen?
— We have in our hall Magomedrasul Saibunov and Ullubiy Amirzhanov, they are even taller than Sandhagen. But I did not only work with tall people, we trained with Kasum Kasumov, Tagir Ulanbekov, Renat Khavalov.
— Did I understand correctly that simply because of the weight difference, you do not train with large lightweights: with Amru or with your brother?
“When you work with heavier people and your maximum physical strength collides, some kind of injury is inevitable. Because he is bigger than you, he has physical strength that you do not have. I can compete with them in grappling, “tinkering”, doing exercises, but it is better to spar with fighters of my own weight.
— Do you count how many rounds of sparring you did during your preparation?
– No, specifically. If I start counting, I will remember, but I do not have the strength to sit down and do it. I started this preparation at home, and then we went to Kislovodsk. After that, we returned to Makhachkala and spent a month there. And so I flew here last month. [в ОАЭ]for acclimatization to take place.
– In your opinion, which Cory Sandhagen fight is the best? In which fight was the best version of him?
— All his fights are about the same. I haven’t seen any performance. It’s the same everywhere. From rack to rack, hitting, hitting. If the opponent allows it, he knocks him down, “Nurmagomedov told .
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