WATCH: Khabib Nurmagomedov’s Protege Smashed on His ONE Championship Debut

Khabib Nurmagomedov became one of the biggest names in the UFC lightweight division and dominated it for a long time. His style of fighting became known by his name and his trainees carry it forward in various promotions.

Khabib Nurmagomedov retired from fighting back in 2021 after holding the UFC lightweight division belt for three years. After his retirement, ‘The Eagle’ started training some of his teammates and young fighters from Dagestan. He also purchased an MMA promotion and named it Eagle Fighting Championship.

Some of the top fighters who train under Nurmagomedov are Islam Makhachev, Umar Nurmagomedov, and Tagir Ulanbekov among others. Recently, another Khabib Nurmagomedov protégé made his mark on the sport with a brilliant debut in the ONE Championship.

Saygid Izagakhmaev recently signed with ONE Championship and fought his debut fight in January 2022. He fought American fighter James Nakashima and convincingly defeated him in the second round via submission.

The 27-year-old threw his opponent on the canvas and instantly pounced on the opportunity to dominate him. After that, he kept Nakashima under control and tried to roll him over and make him submit. Eventually, he did.

Izagakhmaev applied a Brabo choke on the American fighter and he tapped out instantly as the grip grew tighter.

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UFC Hall of Famer Khabib Nurmagomedov coaches him. Nurmagomedov has also cornered the Russian fighter previously in the EFC. Presently, Izagakhmaev ranks #5 in the ONE lightweight division and is backed by experts to rise higher. In fact, he has only lost two MMA fights in his career and has a 20-2 professional record.

Khabib Nurmagomedov’s teammate calls out Jorge Masvidal’s agency

Similar to fighters, their management agencies also have bitterness between them and are rivals to each other. Some of the biggest names in the MMA fighter management industry are Ali Abdelaziz, Malki Kawa, and Paradigm Sports.

Recently, Malki Kawa’s First Round Management agency has been in some controversy. It also manages former UFC welterweight contender Jorge Masvidal. A UFC fighter managed by Abdelaziz recently called out Masvidal’s agency for trying to hijack him from Abdelaziz’s Dominance MMA management.

Shortly after, another UFC fighter, Manel Kape, wrote a tweet attacking the First Round Management agency. Notably, Abdelaziz also managed Khabib Nurmagomedov.

Kape wrote in his tweet, “Unfortunately they don’t do a Management job, they’re just a collector of athletes’ money. I’ve been with them and I can say that the lack of organization is abysmal. I had to fight, organize all the paperwork that ufc sent, anyway. You want to ruin your career, join them …”

Ali Abdelaziz is one of the biggest agents in the MMA world. Previously, Conor McGregor verbally attacked him during the build-up of his fight against Khabib Nurmagomedov.

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