According to Mendez, Nurmagomedov bettered his stand-up game after being constantly beaten up on the feet by his fellow Dagestani.
In a recent appearance on the Real Quick with Mike Swick podcast, Mendez revealed that Islam Makhachev was so good in training, he’d give Nurmagomedov a run for his money. Makhachev apparently even forced the undefeated former champion to adjust and improve his game in order to meet the rising lightweight’s level.
Mendez also said that Khabib Nurmagomedov got better at using knee strikes in fights because he took a lot of shots from Islam Makhachev during training and worked on countering them with some of his own.
Javier Mendez explains why Islam Makhachev is a much better striker than Khabib Nurmagomedov
Javier Mendez thinks that Khabib Nurmagomedov shouldn’t have been so rigid in his loyalty towards him as his striking coach, unlike Islam Makhachev.
Having trained with as many good striking coaches as he possibly could, Makhachev improved his stand-up game at a much quicker pace than Nurmagomedov, claims Mendez.
Catch Javier Mendez’s appearance on the Real Quick with Mike Swick podcast below:
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title: " Khabib Got Tired Of Islam Beating The Cr P Out Of Him Javier Mendez Reveals How Islam Makhachev Helped Khabib Nurmagomedov Better His Skills" ShowToc: true date: “2023-01-08” author: “Sylvia Cummings”
According to Mendez, Nurmagomedov bettered his stand-up game after being constantly beaten up on the feet by his fellow Dagestani.
In a recent appearance on the Real Quick with Mike Swick podcast, Mendez revealed that Islam Makhachev was so good in training, he’d give Nurmagomedov a run for his money. Makhachev apparently even forced the undefeated former champion to adjust and improve his game in order to meet the rising lightweight’s level.
Mendez also said that Khabib Nurmagomedov got better at using knee strikes in fights because he took a lot of shots from Islam Makhachev during training and worked on countering them with some of his own.
Javier Mendez explains why Islam Makhachev is a much better striker than Khabib Nurmagomedov
Javier Mendez thinks that Khabib Nurmagomedov shouldn’t have been so rigid in his loyalty towards him as his striking coach, unlike Islam Makhachev.
Having trained with as many good striking coaches as he possibly could, Makhachev improved his stand-up game at a much quicker pace than Nurmagomedov, claims Mendez.
Catch Javier Mendez’s appearance on the Real Quick with Mike Swick podcast below:
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