DUBAI: Undefeated light heavyweight Khabib Nabiev says the training under former UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov is so demanding that fighters leave the gym without the energy “to smile.”
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The 11-0 Russian will face Ahmed Sami at PFL Dubai on Feb. 7 at the Coca-Cola Arena. Speaking at a recent press conference in Dubai, Nabiev painted a vivid picture of the physical and mental toll extracted by his coach.
“He pressures so much that you are in a condition that you already tired, but he just asks you to keep continuing, keep pushing yourself to the high limit,” Nabiev explained.
“Which really lets you leave the gym without even (a) smile because there’s no energy to smile. There’s no like muscle left, you know, to smile. So that’s the level of pressure.”
