Javier Mendez, Islam Makhachev, Khabib Nurmagomedov, and Hasbulla Magomedov with Dagestani coaches (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images) When Khabib Nurmagomedov entered the American ...

Javier Mendez had high praise for Bellator lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov. Like former undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, current UFC lightweight champ Islam ...

Usman Nurmagomedov is set to face Paul Hughes, Islam Makhachev will defend his lightweight belt against Arman Tsarukyan ... Makhachev’s coach, Javier Mendez, sees a historic future for the ...

Mendez is currently guiding the career of UFC lightweight champion Islam ... Javier Mendez says Usman Nurmagomedov is the ‘most talented’ fighter he’s ever trained. The 26-year-old cousin of ...

Javier Mendez, coach to Khabib Nurmagomedov and Islam Makhachev ... Khabib held the UFC 155lb belt from 2018 to 2020, retiring unbeaten after a successful title defence against Justin Gaethje.

Khabib Nurmagomedov’s kindness even extends to his fellow coaches. Advertisement American Kickboxing Academy coach Javier Mendez recently ... pupils like Islam Makhachev, Usman Nurmagomedov ...

Khabib Nurmagomedov's coach Javier Mendez has named ... was stripped of the belt as a result, meaning the title was only on the line for Gaethje in that fight. READ MORE: Islam Makhachev told ...

Coach Javier Mendez thinks one of his fighters is runner-up to UFC champ Islam Makhachev. The legendary MMA coach has mentored his fair share of world champions such as the 29-0 Khabib ...

Javier Mendez, coach to Khabib Nurmagomedov and ... retaining his belt with a submission of Renato Moicano. “The thing about Islam, like I’ve always said: he can change on a dime basically ...