Javier said, “ If he apologises for the words about Khabi’s father, I will shake his hands. He doesn’t need to talk to me. I have my own way of looking at things. He likes to create drama to attract ...

Speaking on the latest episode of the UFC 302 Training Camp VLOG series via Khabib Nurmagomedov’s official YouTube channel, coach Javier Mendez celebrated the inclusion of ‘The Eagle’ in preparation ...

Two of the final disciples of Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov headline UFC 311 on Saturday night. Islam Makhachev and Umar Nurmagomedov tip the marquee in separate title bouts in Los Angeles, under the ...

Javier Mendez, coach to Khabib Nurmagomedov and Islam Makhachev, has explained why the latter is a better “student” than his childhood friend. Upon winning the UFC lightweight title in 2022, Makhachev ...

When Khabib Nurmagomedov entered the American Kickboxing Academy, Coach Javier Mendez never imagined how close he would be to the future lightweight UFC champion. Mendez is now the head coach of Team ...

Khabib Nurmagomedov recently had a heartwarming back-and-forth with his longtime coach, Javier Mendez. Mendez has been Nurmagomedov’s coach since his father, Abdulmanap, brought him to the American ...

Islam Makhachev is just a few weeks away from making the fourth defense of his lightweight title, and he is on the verge of breaking the 155lb record for title defenses. The two first met back in 2019 ...

Clearly, the coach was determined not to miss this opportunity to make Yan a two-time bantamweight champion and give him a chance to avenge his previous loss to Merab Dvalishvili. Moreover, Petr Yan’s ...

Khabib Nurmagomedov wasn't interested in a fight with Floyd Mayweather. | Getty/UFC Khabib Nurmagomedov’s coach claims the former UFC champ turned down a big payday. Javier Mendez says Nurmagomedov ...

Javier Mendez, the American Kickboxing Academy head coach, has responded to some insane rumors involving Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov. During their primes, Ferguson and Khabib often traded ...

Belal Muhammad expects Khabib Nurmagomedov to bring the best out Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC 321. Nurmagomedov (18-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) will look to rebound from his first career loss when he takes on ...

Lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov is a man of principle. The 30-year-old Russian is fiercely loyal to those close to him. When two of his teammates received lengthier suspensions than him for ...