Khabib Nurmagomedov recently provided a detailed breakdown of the upcoming UFC 311 co-main event between Merab Dvalishvili and his cousin brother, Umar Nurmagomedov. Khabib appreciated Dvalishvili in several areas and gave his take on the fight.
Khabib may have declared his retirement from the UFC in October 2020, but he hasn’t distanced himself from the sport of MMA. ‘The Eagle’ continues to play a pivotal part in training Umar and the Dagestani group of fighters who were previously coached by his late father, despite r.
The night of Jan. 18 is going to be a busy one for Nurmagomedov as two fighters from his camp, Islam Makhachev and Umar are scheduled to take the octagon. In the recently released UFC 311 Countdown, Khabib Nurmagomedov detailed the strengths and weaknesses of the co-main eventers, Umar and Dvalishvili.
An X update from @ChampRDS displayed Khabib Nurmagomedov mentioning that the scrap was going to be a “very high-level” one:
“He [Dvalishvili] has got championship heart… Merab is the better freestyle wrestler, and Merab is better than him on pressure. But when we see how [Umar] mixes it up, like Mixed Martial Arts, he’s one of the best right now in the world… It’s gonna be a very high-level fight.”
Khabib breaks down Umar vs Merab:
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) January 11, 2025
“Merab is the better freestyle wrestler, and Merab is better than him on pressure…
But when we see how [Umar] mixes it up… he’s one of the best right now in the world. It’s gonna be a very high level fight.”#UFC311pic.twitter.com/z0uj4ASpXw