Khabib Nurmagomedov was truly a phenom inside the Octagon, and it seems that is still the case. ‘The Eagle’ once said how he started letting his teammates win rounds against him after his retirement.
This was a confidence boost for them. Still, the Russian swears that he is still young enough to come back and pick up where he left off. If you don’t agree, listen to how he schooled a reigning UFC champion!
After becoming an all-time great, Khabib Nurmagomedov is now shaping the path of other would-be champions as well as the ones who have already claimed gold. And one of those names is that of Welterweight champion Belal Muhammad.
‘Remember the Name’ is a part of the Eagle’s training next; however, it isn’t always easy to keep up with someone like Nurmagomedov. Muhammad recently revealed how the undefeated fighter embarrassed him right before a title fight and even ordered coffee while doing so.
He said, “Khabib would be like, get in the cage with him. And whenever you go with him, it’s just like a… it’s kind of like embarrassing. It is not even humbling because he just kills you, and it’s to the point where like he is on top of me and he is about to give me the corner, and he is like ordering coffee to his boy outside the cage. And I’m looking at myself like, ‘I’m going to be fighting for a title soon, and this guy’s like ordering drinks.’”
However, Belal Muhammad further added that it is moments like these that make him really humble and accept the fact that he still has a long way to go despite being the champion.
“But it makes you think that… it keeps me in that mindset of ‘I still have a lot to learn’, right? I still have a lot to work on. And they probably like looking at me like, ‘Bro, how’s this guy the champion right now? Cause Khabib’s just like tossing him around.’”
The undefeated MMA GOAT candidate announced his retirement from the UFC in October 2020 after defeating Justin Gaethje with a second-round submission.
However, since then, he has taken on the role of a part-time coach, as he often lends a helping hand to Javier Mendez. It surely looks like under Khabib Nurmagomedov, Muhammad would surely become one of the all-time greats of his division.