Former UFC Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov told how difficult it was for him to watch his friend fight Islam Makhachev With Alex Volkanovski.
“Yes, I think this is the most difficult fight. It's emotionally difficult for me. Because it's a tough fight away from home. Acclimatization, recovery from the weight race is 11 hours less than in Abu Dhabi... The audience does not know this backstage, but I knew that there would be 28 hours between the weigh-in and the fight, and in Abu Dhabi it was 39 hours. This is a big difference. And also time zones, Australia. But these are not excuses, I explain why I was worried. I wasn't around, of course. For the first time in my life. I was very worried.”
Recall that Makhachev defeated Volkanovski by unanimous decision.
