“The Guy That Smashes Khabib”: 3 Years After His Death, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov’s Elite Wrestling Revealed in Resurfaced Clip Has Fans Reminiscing Over Legendary Coach

Anyone who respects Khabib Nurmagomedov would have the same emotion towards his father, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov. Khabib Nurmagomedov’s father has played a huge role in the success of his and Islam Makhachev’s career. He trained both his son and Makhachev to be outstanding fighters. It was his coaching that took them to the world’s biggest MMA promotion. ‘The Eagle’ fought his last bout in the promotion against Justin Gaethje at UFC 254. During the octagon interview, ‘The Eagle’ announced his retirement, as he did not want to continue in the sport after the death of his dear father. Moreover, he promised his mother that he wouldn’t fight again as his father was no more with him.

Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov was a brilliant coach for Islam Makhachev. When Makhachev won his lightweight championship against Charles Oliveira at UFC 280, he thanked the late Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov and Khabib Nurmagomedov for their guidance. The current UFC lightweight champion got highly emotional thinking about the demise of his coach. Now, an old video of Makhachev and Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov facing each other has surfaced. After watching the video, fans could not stop themselves from praising the wonderful coach.

Fans react to the unmatchable wrestling skills of Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov

An old video of Islam Makhachev and Khabib Nurmagomedov’s father wrestling has surfaced. In the video, both Makhachev and his coach came face-to-face to fight each other. Soon after the clash began, Makhachev went for a takedown. However, things changed within seconds as Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov easily escaped Makhachev’s attempt and took down Makhachev.

Soon, both of them got out of their positions and hugged each other. After coming across the video, Fans remembered the legendary coach and his renouned wrestling skills. Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov passed away on July 3, 2020, in Moscow, Russia, after complications due to the COVID-19 virus. When the video surfaced, the fans could not stop appreciating his wrestling skills.

Let’s check out how fans reacted to the post

One of the fans mentioned how Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov can easily defeat a lightweight.

“To be fair, he can throw his wait around against a lightweight no problem”

Another fan commented,

“RIP coach Abdul Manap”

One of the Twitter users mentioned that it is his great wrestling skills that made him a coach.

“That’s why he is a coach”

A fan mentioned that the only guy who can defeat Khabib Nurmagomedov is his father.

“so this is the guy that smashes khabib“

Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov was a great fighter, even after being old. However, one of the fans wondered about his strength in his prime.

“imagine his prime”

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One of the fans mentioned that Khabib Nurmagomedov’s father was a powerful man.

“Abdul manap was really strong”

The fans held The Eagle’s Father in high regard. Even after years of his death, the MMA community remembers him as a great coach. What do you make of the resurfaced video? Let us know in the comments section below.

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