Javier Mendez, former coach Khabib Nurmagomedova, reported that he forbade the former UFC lightweight champion to spar with a heavyweight Sergei Pavlovichwhen he came to the training camp at AKA.
“It’s too big for him. I don’t allow guys with a weight difference to spar. Khabib... Khabib, when he came to the camp, weighed about 81.5 kg. And I would never allow him to spar with a fighter whose weight starts at 90 kg. Even with 86 kg. I don't want fighters to get injured. I prohibited sparring between heavyweights and lightweights. Yes, light sparring was possible, but full-fledged sparring in the cage was never possible,” the specialist said.
Let us remind you that on November 12, Pavlovich will have to fight for the title of interim champion with Tom Aspinall.
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