Cris Cyborg lauds coach Khabib Nurmagomedov after Bellator 263

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Khabib Nurmagomedov was by the corner of fellow Dagestanis Islam Mamedov and Usman Nurmagomedov, and Russian Gadzhi Rabadanov at Bellator 263

Khabib Nurmagomedov’s undefeated run as a coach continued as Dagestanis- Islam Mamedov and Usman Nurmagomedov, and Russian Gadzhi Rabadanov earned victories at Bellator 263.

Both Mamedov and Usman featured in the main card of Bellator 263 which was headlined by a featherweight title fight between AJ McKee and Patricio Pitbull. Gadzhi Rabadanov on the other hand took on Daniel Carey.

The powerful Rabadanov needed just one round to finish Carey with a flurry of strikes.

Mamedov took on former Bellator lightweight champion Brent Primus in a lightweight bout for three rounds. The Russian was on an impressive 18-fight win streak, and was making his promotional debut.

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Islam Mamedov after his victory against Brent Primus

After three rounds, the match went to the judges’ scorecard. Two judges scored 29-28 in favour of Mamedov, and he thereby earned a split decision win.

Next, it was time for the undefeated Usman Nurmagomedov vs Manny Muro. Usman who was on a 12-fight winning streak made light work of Muro, earning a first-round TKO victory.

Following the finish, he embraced his coach and cousin Khabib in what was a wholesome moment.

Cris Cyborg totally in awe of Khabib Nurmagomedov’s coaching abilities

Bellator women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg was in awe of Khabib Nurmagomedov’s coaching prowess.

As the ‘Eagle’ went 8-0 up in his coaching career, Cyborg took to Twitter tagging both Khabib and his manager Ali Abdelaziz mentioning how special the Dagestani man was.

Cyborg wrote:

“Watching @TeamKhabib coach his team is really something special! @AliAbdelaziz00.”

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