Islam Makhachev Shares a Heartfelt Note About Khabib Nurmagomedov Ahead of His Big Fight- “He Has Come to Support Me and Fix My All Problems”

Islam Makhachev expressed deep respect for his long-time friend and coach, Khabib Nurmagomedov.

Makhachev and ‘The Eagle’ have been friends since childhood. Both the men grew up in the republic of Dagestan and trained under Khabib’s late father, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov.

They have immense respect for each other and have expressed it in several of their interviews. After his father’s death in 2020, the undefeated fighter retired from the sports forever. However, he didn’t leave the sport completely.

‘The Eagle’ is now carrying his father’s torch. He trains Makhachev and his other teammates for their MMA careers. Not only that, the former UFC lightweight champion goes to a far extent when it comes to supporting his teammates and friends.

In a recent video uploaded by UFC, Makhachev said, “Now he is retired. But he’s still training with us. He still helps us. Here now in the US, we have like five guys who have fight. He cares about everybody.”

“He comes every day to watch sparring, and he says what mistake we did. What we have to change. What, where we have to improve? He rent a big house for our team and spends a lot of time with the team,” he added. 

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“He is my big brother. Because he has come to support me and fix my all problems. I don’t have problems but when I have something, he helps me all the time,” Makhachev concluded. 

Training under one of the greatest fighters has drastically improved Makhachev’s game. In his previous bout, he secured a stunning first-round victory which was heavily guided by ‘The Eagle’, who was in the corner.

Will Islam Makhachev get the title shot next

Makhachev is undefeated since 2015. The Dagestan native is bagging back-to-back wins in the promotion. He has leapfrogged the division and currently stands number four on the roster.

He is currently on an impressive nine-fight undefeated streak. Hence, the former champion Nurmagomedov and Makhachev demanded a title shot from UFC. However, the number one contender Justin Gaethje is also in the picture.

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Hence, ‘The Highlight’ will go for the title next. However, Makhachev is set to clash against Bobby Green at the main event this weekend. A win in this fight will surely cement his position as the next viable title contender after Gaethje.

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