Featherweight Alexander Volkanovski. Khabib Nurmagomedov has offered Luke Rockhold a helping hand ahead of his return. The pair … USA TODAY - Khabib Nurmagomedov has offered Luke Rockhold a helping hand ahead of his return. He’s a great person, not just a fighter,” he said. Since that dominant victory over Chris Weidman, Rockhold has lost three of his last four bouts. Rockhold (16-5 MMA, 6-4 UFC) says the recently retired Nurmagomedov reached out to him, wanting to help coach him for his comeback to the octagon. News Khabib will coach Luke Rockhold. This decision proved to be a good one. Khabib&a I really don't want to see him get ko'd again so fingers crossed. He wants to be the next great thing, follow in his dad’s footsteps. Morning Report: Luke Rockhold says Khabib Nurmagomedov has offered to train him: ‘He’s going for Coach of the Year’ New, 117 comments By Jed … Kevin Holland foi outro atleta que pediu conselhos sobre wrestling ao antigo rei do peso-leve da organização. In fact, he says that he knew from the start that the Dagestani would be something special. He’s going off on me, wanting to coach me. Luke Rockhold hints that Khabib Nurmagomedov could be in his corner for his UFC comeback. That’s what his dad always did. 'The Soldier of God' agreed to fight Luke Rockhold on short notice for the UFC interim middleweight title at UFC 221. Luke Rockhold has been teasing a UFC return for several months now. JUARA.NET – Legenda UFC, Daniel Cormier, mengatakan bahwa dia bisa saja membunuh Jake Paul bila mereka berduel dan menyodorkan petarung lain untuk melawan sang petinju YouTuber.. Sebelumnya Danier Cormier mengkritik Jake Paul yang tidak menaruh respek pada petarung UFC, Tyron Woodley.. Akan tetapi, kritik dari legenda UFC ini malah membuat kurang ajarnya Jake Paul kian … Lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov. Given his injury woes and not being able to fight more than four times in almost six years, he was once publicly flirting with the idea of retirement. “He’s assuming this coaching role now,” said Rockhold. That’s what he wants. Pic: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC. Despite his taunts, Cormier has a certain amount of respect for what Paul has achieved so far – even though he feels he is due a rude awakening. Joined: Jun 5, 2008 Messages: 698 Likes Received: 87 Location: Nashville, TN. Khabib Offers to Coach for Luke Rockhold’s Return Fight. SOURCE: Luke Rockhold is the former MW champion of the UFC, he is now looking to come … He wants to be a big part of my comeback so it’s pretty funny to see Khabib assume this role. “Luke, this game is for lazy people.Come on,” Nurmagomedov can be heard saying to Rockhold.MMA fans may understand why a former UFC champion like Nurmagomedov finds golf as a lazy people’s sport, especially considering his scary pace during his fighting days. The former UFC champion did mention in an earlier interview with TMZ about Khabib wanting to train him and it seems Khabib was not joking around. Rockhold said: Khabib has offered to become the coach of former in middleweight UFC champ Luke Rockhold, TMZ Sport has revealed. It’s here that he honed his skills to become a world champion. With Khabib making the move to coaching and seemingly jumping in with both feet, it’s not hard to see why he’d like to be involved with Rockhold moving forward. “I saw real potential in Khabib and that’s why I took to him. The 32-year-old has begun training former middleweight kingpin Luke Rockhold for a return, who is his team-mate at the American Kickboxing Academy (AKA). ... Dominick Reyes, Corey Anderson, Ronaldo Souza, Luke Rockhold and Jared Cannonier, … "And then I will not only say that you have base skills, I will say you’re a real fighter. Khabib Nurmagomedov is staying busy in retirement — campaigning to be Luke Rockhold’s fight coach for Luke’s UFC return … and it sounds like it could really happen. Rockhold, who trains with Nurmagomedov at the world renowned American Kickboxing … Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold has battled with injuries since he first lifted the belt in 2015. Recently, Khabib Nurmagomedov was seen training the former UFC middleweight champion, Luke Rockhold for his MMA return. He’s going for Coach of the Year. Discussion in 'UFC Discussion' started by estranged, Mar 22, 2021. He last fought in the UFC back in July of 2019 when he lost to the current light heavyweight champion Jan Błachowicz. The two have been teammates for years at American Kickboxing Academy, but recently, Rockhold has branched out from AKA as he has looked for answers to stop his poor run since losing the middleweight title in 2016. Rockhold hasn’t fought since July 2019 — when the former middleweight champ made his light heavyweight debut against Jan Błachowicz. Luke and Khabib have been training together for years — but now that Khabib is done fighting, he wants to transition into coaching … and take Rockhold on as his client. I never doubted him, and he just continues to impress as a person. "He’s going for the 'Coach of the Year.' Discussion in 'UFC Discussion' started by BobblyStruggles, Mar 21, 2021. Khabib, who has recently been in the corner for his cousin Umar and fellow countryman Islam Makhachev, has fuelled further talk he is becoming a coach by training UFC star Luke Rockhold. Khabib by chtěl jít ve šlépějích svého otce Abdulmanapa a jako trenér se podílet na přípravě dalších bojovníků. Let me see you fight Luke Rockhold or somebody like that. Him and Cain are my all time fav fighters, and even though i don't expect much from him in this comeback, i do believe that if he fixes his boxing defense he can still do some damage in the division. With Khabib making the move to coaching and seemingly jumping in with both feet, it’s not hard to see why he’d like to be involved with Rockhold moving forward. Chael Sonnen has applauded Khabib Nurmagomedov’s decision to coach Luke Rockhold and believes that Nurmagomedov deserves a lot of credit for the same. By Lewis Mckeever @Mckeever89 Mar 22, 2021, 10:00am EDT Share this story Khabib Nurmagomedov has already been working as a coach with Luke Rockhold, and the latter has backed him to succeed even after calling time on his career in the octagon. Luke Rockhold has explained the only way opponents could possibly beat Khabib Nurmagomedov. Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 Next > BobblyStruggles 1-2 headkick combo. Luke Rockhold and Khabib are teammates for 10 years or more, and the mere fact that Khabib is ready to transition into a coaching role, but a great coaching role and take over the footsteps of his father. everything Khabib does is cool. Page 2 of 3 < Prev 1 2 3 Next > EternalNoob Blue Belt. Rockhold with a good boxing defense and offensive wrestling would've destroyed anyone at mw in his prime, even Silva imo. Khabib Nurmagomedov is staying busy in retirement — campaigning to be Luke Rockhold‘s fight coach for Luke’s UFC return … and it sounds like it could really happen. The lightweight GOAT Khabib Nurmagomedov is retired from fighting, but promised he would not disappear. It is so cool. Luke Rockhold had the privilege of seeing Khabib at an early stage of his career. The UFC lightweight champion is 28-0 in MMA and it's … News Luke Rockhold claims Khabib Nurmagomedov wants to coach him for his comeback. The two have been teammates for years at American Kickboxing Academy, but recently, Rockhold has branched out from AKA as he has looked for answers to stop his poor run since losing the middleweight title in 2016. Because right now, it’s all pretend." MichaelT said: ↑ If Luke had better takedowns and focused on grappling and good boxing defence, he would be unstoppable, maybe Khabib can … Luke Rockhold says that Khabib Nurmagomedov wants to be in his corner when he makes his UFC return. Rockhold was playing golf on a lawn, which Nurmagomedov posted in his story. That’s what he wants. Khabib Was Always Great. Nurmagomedov is now serving as a coach for surging UFC lightweight Islam Makhachev and, according to Luke Rockhold, ‘The Eagle’ has already assumed a coaching role for Luke’s comeback fight. Before taking this time away, Rockhold had lost three of his last four, including losing the … If Luke Rockhold chooses to hire Khabib as his fight coach he will hope the Former Champion can inspire him back to winning ways. Khabib Nurmagomedov is staying busy in retirement -- campaigning to be Luke Rockhold's fight coach for Luke's UFC return ... and it sounds like it could really happen. Khabib Nurmagomedov might have retired, but the former UFC lightweight champion still lives and breathes MMA. Recentemente, o ex-campeão Luke Rockhold, aposentado do MMA, informou que pode voltar a atuar pelo UFC e expressou o interesse de ter ‘The Eagle’ em seu corner. Khabib Nurmagomedov looks increasingly likely to follow in his father’s footsteps as he links up with former UFC champion Luke Rockhold. Now his AKA teammate, former Strikeforce and UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold, tells TMZ Sports that “The Eagle” is serious. https://www.the-sun.com/sport/2569967/khabib-luke-rockhold-coaching-ufc-news Rockhold told the media that the retired Russian fighter is craving to become “a big part” of his fighting comeback. Luke Rockhold: “He’s assuming this coaching role now. Luke Rockhold prozradil, kam pravděpodobně povedou další kroky Khabiba Nurmagomedova po jeho oficiálním odchodu do sportovního důchodu. Not long into Khabib Nurmagomedov’s UFC career, he decided to pack up and train over at the American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose, California. Joined: Mar 6, 2021 Messages: 573 Likes Received: 881 Location: Canada.