PERTH, Australia – Khabib Nurmagomedov isn’t physically with Islam Makhachev in the land Down Under this week, but he’s there with him in spirit, and also electronically. Just because UFC Hall of Famer Nurmagomedov recently announced he was stepping away from coaching , that doesn’t mean he’s completely detached from his fighters. “He still help me. He just stop his traveling, and that’s it,” Makhachev told reporters during UFC 284 media day. “But every morning he send me message, check my weight, ask me how I’m training, what I did. We’re always on the phone.” Nurmagomedov retired from competition undefeated after he beat Justin Gaethje to retain the lightweight title in October 2020
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Khabib remains in Islam Makhachev’s corner at UFC 284 – if only figuratively – MMA Junkie