Chael Sonnen questions Khabib Nurmagomedov s comments
Chael Sonnen questions Khabib Nurmagomedov s comments Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Approve Reject & ban Delete Logout
vs @MakhachevMMA is set for the LW title
[ ]The fight you’ve all been asking for vs @MakhachevMMA is set for the LW title [ ] Speaking on his podcast, Beyond the Fight, Chael Sonnen shared that he believes Khabib Nurmagomedov should be building up the No.1-ranked lightweight rather than pointing out his losses: "This fight can only go two ways for Islam [Makhachev]: he wins or he does not win. If he was to get beat, if he was to get submitted, the narrative that he's in there with the greatest submission artist of the sport that the division has ever seen would be very helpful." Sonnen questioned whether Nurmagomedov's comments would diminish Makhachev's performance if he emerges victorious. He then opined on whether Makhachev has shown Khabib that he is fully confident if the fight ends up on the ground: "Are you still trying to convince your pupil [that 'do Bronx' don't have ground game]? If every word you say as a mentor is being clung to, do you have a pupil [Makhachev] in your presence who is not yet convinced? Does not yet have the confidence that I can go to the ground, not be in trouble, and in fact succeed." Watch Chael Sonnen discuss Khabib Nurmagomedov's comments below (starting at the 6:45 mark):
Chael Sonnen questions Khabib Nurmagomedov s comments
From left to right: Chael Sonnen, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Islam Makhachev, and Charles Oliveira Leading up to UFC 280, has questioned the ground game of . 'Do Bronx' is set to face Nurmagomedov's close friend and training partner for the lightweight title this weekend. Former UFC contender and current mixed martial arts analyst recently questioned Nurmagomedov's opinion. The fight you’ve all been asking forvs @MakhachevMMA is set for the LW title
[ ]The fight you’ve all been asking for vs @MakhachevMMA is set for the LW title [ ] Speaking on his podcast, Beyond the Fight, Chael Sonnen shared that he believes Khabib Nurmagomedov should be building up the No.1-ranked lightweight rather than pointing out his losses: "This fight can only go two ways for Islam [Makhachev]: he wins or he does not win. If he was to get beat, if he was to get submitted, the narrative that he's in there with the greatest submission artist of the sport that the division has ever seen would be very helpful." Sonnen questioned whether Nurmagomedov's comments would diminish Makhachev's performance if he emerges victorious. He then opined on whether Makhachev has shown Khabib that he is fully confident if the fight ends up on the ground: "Are you still trying to convince your pupil [that 'do Bronx' don't have ground game]? If every word you say as a mentor is being clung to, do you have a pupil [Makhachev] in your presence who is not yet convinced? Does not yet have the confidence that I can go to the ground, not be in trouble, and in fact succeed." Watch Chael Sonnen discuss Khabib Nurmagomedov's comments below (starting at the 6:45 mark):