New addition to the UFC Bantamweight roster, and undefeated fighter, Umar Nurmagomedov, Skypes in for today's episode. He and Mike talk about joining the UFC, training with Khabib and the guys, winning by rear naked choke, the psychological challenge of cutting weight, training in style in the UAE, and lots more! Stay tuned! We got Islam Makhachev, Khabib Nurmagomedov and Javier Mendez coming up next, so subscribe now and click the bell for notifications!
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Timestamps:
1:23 On joining the UFC and training with Khabib
4:03 UFC Bantamweight is a stacked division
6:00 Umar sparred with Sergey Morozov before
7:00 You always learn something training with Khabib's team
9:48 Umar has four wins by rear naked choke!
11:21 Umar's long journey to the UFC
21:19 Cutting weight is a psychological challenge
24:54 UFC and UAE are taking good care of the team
27:32 Khabib and Islam Makhachev camp update
28:50 Khabib keeps improving, but he doesn't change
33:43 Anderson Silva and Jon Jones were the best in PlayStation UFC
35:40 Umar isn't trying to prove anything, he just wants to win
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Host: Mike Swick
Guest: Umar Nurmagomedov
Translator: Magomed Kurbaitaev
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