Khabib Nurmagomedov receives valuable advice from MMA legend ahead of Tony Ferguson fight

Khabib Nurmagomedov is one of biggest grapplers in world and is so good at what he does that he holds an astounding record of remaining undefeated in 28 matches. And while beast from Dstan is most popular Russian fighter right w, re was a time when Fedor Emelianenko happened to be Russia’s most prominent MMA figure. Emeilianenko considers Khabib like his mentee and has given him more tips to succeed in future.

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Fedor Emelianenko on Khabib Nurmagomedov’s standup game

In an interview with TASS, Fedor Emelianenko offered a few words of vice for UFC lightweight champ, Khabib Nurmagomedov. And while heavyweight legend was all praises for Russian, he did mention that Khabib needs to work on polishing his skills.

Fedor Emelianenko stated that Khabib has found his style and wins a fight by using his strengths. He believed that it’s good because Khabib is a UFC champion and should indeed use his strengths to fullest. However, Emelianenko furr ded that while Khabib stands above his rivals in those elements, he must, of course, patch gaps in his technique. Fedor n suggested that Khabib should work on his technique of punches and kicks. Fedor also said that Khabib does everything right and that he has time to polish those techniques to become even better.

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UFC 249: Khabib Nurmagomedov faces his biggest challenge in Tony Ferguson

Fedor Emelianenko's vice might come in handy for Khabib Nurmagomedov as he has a big test ahe of him. Khabib is set to take on lightweight contender Tony Ferguson on April 18 in a championship fight which is scheduled to heline UFC 249 event inside Barclays Center in Brooklyn. A win for Khabib Nurmagomedov will mark his third successful title defense as a champion. Many speculate a rematch with Cor McGregor to be his next UFC fight if he gets past Tony Ferguson. However, Khabib continues to reject idea of a fight with Irishman, despite rumours of being offered gigantic amounts of money to compete. Cor McGregor, on or hand, has been gunning for a rematch since his loss to Russian at UFC 229 in 2018.

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