Umar
Nurmagomedov believes having Khabib
Nurmagomedov in the corner is a bonus advantage.
According to Umar, his cousin’s presence is mental warfare on his
opponents by itself. Throughout his career, Umar has seen his
opponents feeling the pressure of Khabib being in his corner.
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It’s In the Eyes
“Khabib’s influence puts more pressure on your opponents,” Umar
ssaid in a recent interview with mr.kingsman (via Red Corner MMA).
“I felt that throughout my career. I always saw it in my opponents’
eyes. That pressure when Khabib is there with our team. It’s like a
bonus advantage.”
Khabib is widely regarded as one of the greatest mixed martial
artists of all time. “The Eagle” defended the
UFC lightweight title thrice before retiring as the undefeated
champion in 2020, following the death of his father and coach,
Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov. Khabib’s teammates, Umar, Usman
Nurmagomedov, Islam
Makhachev and others were all originally honed by Abdulmanap.
Khabib has taken leadership of the team following his retirement
alongside American Kickboxing Academy head coach Javier
Mendez.
Nurmagomedov suffered his lone professional loss in a failed
bantamweight title bid against Merab
Dvalishvili last year. Nurmagomedov has since rebounded with
wins over Mario
Bautista and Deiveson
Figueiredo. Khabib wants Umar (20-1) fight either Dvalishvili
or Sean O’Malley next to secure a title shot against the new
champion, Petr
Yan.
Umar
Nurmagomedov says having Khabib by his side crushes his rivals
👀🔥„Khabib’s influence puts more pressure on your opponents. I’ve felt
it my whole career. You can see it in their eyes. He has Khabib in
his corner. He’s with a team like that.“Via mr.kingsman pic.twitter.com/br0NoPg4dt
— Red Corner MMA (@RedCorner_MMA)
February 3, 2026