UFC 280 gave the rest of the mainstream MMA world a look at Khabib Nurmagomedov, the coach. “The Eagle” went 3-0 with his fighters over the weekend, beginning with his cousin Abubakar, Belal Muhammad, and of course, Islam Makhachev who ended up winning the vacant lightweight title.
Khabib’s impressive coaching run was certainly noticed by other top-tier fighters.
Muhammad, who defeated the touted Sean Brady via TKO to close out the prelims, got the chance to speak with ESPN to provide some insight on how training camp went under Khabib’s supervision.
“This guy doesn’t understand tired.