Grappling Drills Khabib Nurmagomedov and Islam Makhachev

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#KhabibNurmagomedov
#IslamMakhachev
#UmarNurmagomedov
#JavierMendezakapodcast
#AmericanKicknboxingAcademy
Here is a behind the scenes clip of Khabib Nurmagomedov and Team AKA along with Islam Makhachev doing some grappling drills. This was before quarantine, and Khabib was training for his fight against Tony Ferguson, which is currently not in the line up. SInce then Tony Ferguson has been defeated by Justin Gaethje who will now be facing Khabib for the title. Khabib usually leads wrestling practices when he is in town at AKA for camp. You will also see.Umar Nurmagomedov, Arjan Singh and many other fighters. This is what fighters call hand fighting for position, it is a good drill for balance when you are locked up with another fighter and much more. You can pretty much see the great training environment and energy the champ brings, and why all the fighters at American Kickboxing Academy love having him as a teammate. Be sure to follow and subscribe to our channel @JavierMendezAKAPodcast @akajav @khabib_nurmagomedov @Umar_nurmagomedov @Islam_Makhachev www.javiermendezakapodcat.com

[@omarifthikar453]

Khabib , thank you for being you and not letting the the politics of this sport change who you are. I respect you so much because of that . Win or lose you will always be the greatest of all time

[@Caspar_17]

Hahahaha 3 title defenses and four top level opponents.

[@abdiassam2302]

@@Caspar_17 keyboard warrior

[@90ritesh90]

@@Caspar_17 😁😁😁

[@BadManCrixalis]

@@Caspar_17 burn inside kid. Of course he is the greatest lightweight of all time. Title defenses is less, but he has undefeated record that makes him the goat of lightweight, there is no one like him, who dominated everyone in his whole career.

[@Caspar_17]

@@BadManCrixalis He is the best ever lightweight, I never said he wasn't. Read my comment first ya silly twat

[@rizkypribadi4419]

The two champ. Khabib and Islam. Keep humble guys. Salaam from Indonesia

[@isseabdirahmanweheliye9010]

😲 how did you know?

[@turabekruzmetov3358]

Because Khabib’s father predicted it with a huge confidence, he said Islam is even better than Khabib in some aspects

[@turabekruzmetov3358]

@@isseabdirahmanweheliye9010 very first Abdulmannap said it

[@superidolshangabi5898]

Time traveler si Rizky jangan jangan,wkwkwkwk

[@DUCKDUCKGOOS]

​@@isseabdirahmanweheliye9010 It was an prediction i'm sure it was

[@kallepikku4991]

3:40 Khabib sees Ali and gives him a good scare. Haha, these guys are lowkey funny all the time.

[@hamzahasan230]

LMAAAO

[@michael43567]

lmao I didn't notice that

[@juventusfinoallafine4365]

🤣🤣🤣 Khabib from the age of 30 was really in his prime. He is like an animated dragonball character who can suddenly increase his power, Makhachev previously thought he had limited Khabib's movements.

[@Slumpthemenace]

Lowkey?

[@sl0ptart]

Abdulmanap changed MMA... What a legend.

[@grievous5243]

Rip 🐐

[@shyeamalanmanimaran1635]

He made a statement that sports ain't abt show off and trash talk. It's all abt respect and straight up sportsmanship

[@dare_he_is]

@@shyeamalanmanimaran1635 that’s literally what martial arts has always been about and there are plenty UFC fighters, One FC fighters, Rizen, K-1, Glory fighters etc. who all exhibit respect, no trash talk, humility. Martial arts is centuries old lol, Abdulmanap in terms of those kinds of values didn’t add much. Bless his soul.

[@marco7838]

@@dare_he_is he didn’t add much but he reminded people of those same values as you can see there are other bigheaded fighters like Conor which defeat the purpose of the exact point he wanted to make…..

[@Potatodrumcrow]

In the 70s-90s it was all about Gracie jiu jitsu and now the guys from the mountains of Dagestan are showing dagestanian wresting .. and that art is scary 😦

[@hq_qteam]

I miss Khabib team in AKA

[@eaglesmesh7133]

Why Khabib is the GOAT 🐐 : 1. 28-0 never lost a fight, dominated all of his opponents, just barely lost 1 round vs Conor when he thought he'd see how his striking is with him and even then he landed the far crisper, harder shots on Conor and in my opinion won that round too 2. Routinely has come back from long lay offs whether due to injuries, suspension or religious obligations and it has never affected him, no such thing as ring rust with Khabib. 3. Was ready and willing to take on 5 different opponents for his title bout unlike Jon Jones who flat out refused to take on Chael Sonnen on short notice, something which was a first for a headlining UFC fighter! 4. Title defences aren't a good measure of greatness and here is why. GSP got his first title shot in the UFC after 2 wins, lost and then got his second shot after 5 wins. Jon Jones got his title shot after 3 wins after a DQ loss. Now compare that to Khabib who got his title shot after 10. If Khabib was given the opportunity to fight for the title as quickly as GSP or JJ he'd have a bunch of defences just like those guys. Off topic but this is the reason why I don't regard Conor's status as first double Champ as anything more than marketing simply because others wanted to go for a second belt but Dana didn't let them. A lot of people who keep shouting about title defences from the roof tops are VERY narrow minded. 5. You can COMBINE all the facial damage Khabib has taken from his 12 UFC fights and it will be far less than what Jon Jones, Tony and GSP have taken in a SINGLE fight. 6. Khabib does not have the judges in his pocket like Jon and GSP do, Jon arguably lost to Gus in their first fight and Santos. GSP CLEARLY lost to Hendricks, was deflated during the announcement of who the winner was and then decided to retire knowing he got away with one. 7. Khabib has never tested positive for any substance, meanwhile Jon has multiple times and pretty much has a pass to pulse as much as he wants, him testing positive should withdraw him from GOAT talks alone! 8. Unlike Jon, Khabib doesn't rely on a MASSIVE height and reach advantage whilst fighting midgets like Jon does. Even with Jon's height and reach he can't keep himself getting outboxed by Cormier every time. 9. There are no pictures of Khabib busted up looking like a bruised clown or in hospital getting treatment after a beating like there are of Jon. There are no videos of Khabib limping out of the octagon after taking a beating from his opponent like there are of Jon. Khabib may fly like an eagle out the octagon but certainly not limp! 10. Khabib did all this in the MOST stacked division in all of MMA. Simply the best. I believe there were a few other points which have escaped my mind so I'll leave it at that unless I remember later on. In short Khabib is the definition of domination personified.

[@andrejissitt1635]

I agree 100%

[@aryanfraz9215]

I agree with dizzz - Khabib Nurmagomedov

[@シヴァ-v2t]

Ok

[@Doughty1988]

GSP is a 3 time world champ and was champion for 10 years. Moved up in weight. Khabib isn't even close to what GSP accomplished. Khabib has never fought any wrestlers. He fought McGregor and Dustin which both would get destroyed by GSP and GSP's opponents from like 8 years ago lol. GSP fought high level wrestlers. Oh and not to mention beat both the top welterweights at AKA at the time easily. John Fitch and Josh koshcheck. Both with better wrestling credentials than khabib and on steroids . But khabib fans are blind think he's invincible. Oh and why hasn't khabib moved up to 170 if he's so good? I mean every other great Champion moves up in weight but khabib.

[@KD400_]

I agree but dont do my man gsp dirty he beat all of his opponents including the ones he lost to

[@talonftc7528]

lololol at 0:20 islam is like “lemme head to the wall since i know i’m gonna end up there anyways”

[@equalizerreazon879]

Hahahahahhaa omg yeah

[@equalizerreazon879]

This comment deserve more likes

[@therebrand9018]

Probably because they both have in mind to work grappling on the cage. Which is where they land most of their TD’s anyway

[@Penguinz4LOLZ]

It's cool that you guys are taking the effort to like comments. I really enjoy the podcasts.

[@janomaroun619]

Best light weight of all time

[@Daris_13]

They are. Khabib is molding Islam into the best fighter on the planet to take his place. It’s truly something legendary. Islam will be champion.

[@raonerai8247]

@@Daris_13 As you said look now 🤩🤩🤩

[@Daris_13]

@@raonerai8247 Islam is climbing the ranks he will be champion soon. ☝️🙏

[@christinejoiner6417]

@@Daris_13 he will be champ 2022

[@odesreis6712]

Charles Oliveira is

[@stephanien9152]

I miss Islam ! Can’t wait to see them training again

[@aayishanarbaaz4546]

Two Legends🔥

[@TheUnknownBoss89]

5 minutes of watching these 2 legends hug each other...

[@unknownfromkashmir]

When the eagle hungry.... Watch out. Luv frm kashmir.

[@itfreakcomputer562]

Hey javier mendez I love watching your podcasts and training videos keep it up coach!

[@ahsantauheed550]

There is a lot happening here. Lifetime grapplers, the craftsmen, the technicians.

[@billn.1318]

You will never see this two in a fight in the octagon. They are best friends as we all know. Not matter how much money they throw at them to fight, they will refuse without question nor discussion. Would be great to see who would win though. But they know each other so well that they won't be as "fierce" fighting against each other. If I had to fight a friend that I've known for 20 years, its like a fighting a family member that I love and I just cant seem to hurt them. Hell, I'd end up hurting myself emotionally if I won and beat someone you've known for 20 years and is a brother to you. Someone who has seen your ups and downs in life then beat them in a sanctioned match. Unless that friend agreed and choreograph a fight just to earn the 30 million dollars lol! Then we do a coin toss to see who will win that match.

[@AbidHussain-oy9xj]

Allahmdulilah may allah bless islam with a victory

[@carlosantoniogoycoleamunoz7983]

Desde chile khabih' mi pueblo te sigue y apoya brothers fuerza que falta para hacer historia, mis respeto desde stgo, maipu, chile.

[@CmdrPewpeez]

My 2 favorite fighters and toss DC in there as well. All seem to be very humble, good men. And EXCELLENT fighters!

[@Janna-vtv]

I think this gym can also learn a lot about khabib's style and pass on it to the upcoming generation of fighters.

[@chirinemimichirinemimi3870]

islam owned charles... levels above the whole division

[@mancfte]

Looks like their all hugging each other.. peace ✌️ love

[@bikachuyoo6667]

I love to see khabib

[@fengxiong520]

They lock up like they've been wrestling each other their whole lives

[@awi9053]

They've been friends for a long time. I'm sure they have long history training together

[@fahadmalik5794]

I love khabib hes the best and wish islam next champ

[@daveeliaz9699]

Legends say they stay trying to take down each other

[@dgkallday526]

Who will Islam fight next since Hernandez was cancelled? Cant wait until he fights top 10

[@maisondav1d]

Hopefully someone from 6-10. Felder, Iaquinta, Kev Lee

[@dgkallday526]

@@maisondav1d I think Iaquinta would be good to start! I think he would destroy Kevin Lee, idk about Felder.

[@SH-vh6yb]

I feel like Islam will beat any of those guys. Felder and hooker too. I'm looking forward to his next fight

[@maisondav1d]

@@SH-vh6yb would love to see him against hooker, but no way hooker takes that fight when he's at 5th looking up.

[@dannyduds1058]

@@dgkallday526 kevin lee is sitting out a year, maybe two. I don't think Felder or iaguinta will choose to fight Islam, simply because they are ranked too high. He's best bet is anyone from 8-16

[@theunknownguy265]

Alhamdulillah

[@suleymanmuradov3120]

❤❤💪💪khabib💪💪❤❤👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@dylanrangi35]

Islam is so strong man good luck Charles de Bronx much luv bros

[@goat7728]

Khabib owns the UFC

[@theyoungmalays]

This is really like goku and bezita.

[@mrdoom6702]

Khabibs body is f in WIDE

[@believeinyourself265]

I miss luke rockhold ,DC,and Khabib in aka

[@henryvan4501]

What about Cain 😂

[@mykulpierce]

Seeing Khabib do the arm push on Islam feels very special after seeing a clip of his father doing it to him. Khabib is the student of his father. I envy that.

[@sulimanbabar]

Oliveria would never pressure Islam because he already felt that pressure.

[@fahadmalik5794]

Two Bulls 2 monsters Brothers

[@huzaifapatel7508]

I wonder what his opponents go through when he grapples in fights 😂😂🤯

[@grievous5243]

Pure torture because Lightweight division have the worst cardio

[@AliAli-dn5hq]

Who's watching this after Islam sub Charles Oliveira?

[@MickyMonday5280]

People are dumb to doubt Islam. Everyone explained how they never felt pressure like Khabib’s in the cage. Islam has felt that pressure for 25 years. Imagine grappling with Khabib your entire life. You don’t grapple with the best in the world for a lifetime and not become world class.

[@kayhass2510]

King Khabib

[@UncrownedLegend]

Wrestling is such a draining sport i get tired while watching.

[@QuizzTwist]

3:13 nice to see cynthia calvillo there. Ahh good luck for ap aka fighters 26 october

[@АлексейИВАНОВ-р3д2ы]

🦅🦁🦁🦁👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@syedsaadathasan3960]

when are you doing fan question session again with coach?

[@MAXXG21900]

Tagir working next to them was the best

[@abnmma5894]

Coach who is the better pure wrestler Islam or khabib?

[@QuizzTwist]

Lol no reply means theres some secret cant be shared. Khabib kept saying as if like islam was better than him but in the octagon khabib has always been more dominant

[@grievous5243]

Khabib frame looks more dominant

[@mikeronni1]

Khabib: One more fight and send all proceeds to Gaza?

[@oantar3397]

I wanna see those two grapple live

[@kallepikku4991]

I came here to see grappling but all I saw was wrestling. Great stuff nevertheless though. Keep them coming!

[@kallepikku4991]

@LOSO Not really. Grappling is a loose word, changing its meaning depending on who's using it. By most common usage, grappling is just something resembling bjj, with a lot of butt-scooping and submission attempts. That's why you often hear youtubers claim Damian Maia is ""the greatest grappler of UFC", even though his stand-up wrestling is mediocre at best, and he doesn't have nearly as dominating wrestling top pressure on the mats as Khabib, Islam or Khamzat.

[@kallepikku4991]

@LOSO This is my point exactly. You also just equated grappling only to bjj by stating that "Damian Maia is the better pure grappler". Imagine this: Khabib vs Maia, who would win in the following 10 matches? - Freestyle wrestling - Greco-Roman wrestling - Folkstyle wrestling - Catch wrestling - Sumo wrestling - Senegalese wrestling - Sambo wrestling - Combat sambo - Judo - Jiu-jitsu I think we can all agree that most likely Khabib would beat Maia in all those match-ups, except for jiu-jitsu. So if one claims that grappling equals all styles, and that Khabib wins Maia in 9 out of 10 of these styles, then how is it possible that Maia is the better pure grappler? The reason is that, intrinsically you're still equating grappling only as bjj. And that's exactly my point from the beginning: when the title says "grappling", people will automatically think "bjj" (i.e. submission is the only legitimate way to win), disregarding all the other ruleset styles which favor more positional dominance for striking (pinning) or devastating street fight ending slams (throws / takedowns). Clearly in the video above, they are not doing bjj because they're not even allowed to go for submissions. They're wrestling for takedowns and top position only. Edit: LoL, sorry for the unintentionally long text. But it's an eye opening example. :D

[@adiguna841]

I feel like both Khabib and Islam doesn't want to use their full potential like the other guys that's training.., I guess they have a feeling if one goes serious, the other too.., and something bad gonna happen..

[@mitemluh]

Oh hug dancing dudes is so cool!

[@Intelligenkeit]

wait they do still these big training groups? i thought they are in quarantine

[@АзХашми]

This was from way before 🤦🏽‍♂️. Habib and the others are in Dagestan now, not at the AKA.

[@Intelligenkeit]

@@АзХашми ahh okay

[@x_MrYAYA_x]

I wish I lived nearby I would train daily with you guys. How much is it per month to join the gym?

[@kianorivz7180]

О май гад,. Кхабиб тайм

[@pablomuerta9452]

Its only make sense that Islam is rising to dominate Lightweight as predicted, he's been defending himself against khabib all his life, imagine that.

[@colorofcombat]

2 LW championships

[@EPICmalayali7]

Have u seen that Arjan bhullar the One champ ""indo Canadian "" champion there 😳😳😳

[@Zenzo700]

Will Khabib do any grappling seminars at this gym?

[@mdfaisal2143]

I want to learn fight as like khabib I am big fan of him. how can I do this please help me. I am from india of a small village. I have no any academy which train me fight. have you any multiple videos which can train me. or any youtube channel

[@alessandrocolins1702]

Hoje parei pra pensar, jiu jitsu e sambo unificado iria ficar imortal no chão

[@FreepalestineinsyaAllah]

Goku and vegeta training.

[@nachtfuchs321]

It's great the way both try, let things happen but don't really go for it (e. g. Takedowns). It's just a very technical back and forth to just be in that situation, train ans give things a try. Its something that's so important to do. Just going for it in a competitive way is very important. But playful, flowing training with your partner is the way you get used to the positions, learn new techniques and improve the ones you already know.

[@PeterGriffingigity]

Have you guys contacted Khabib about the condition of his father?!

[@s61lm84]

Guys what is the floor name I need the name please

[@michael43567]

I feel like Khabib takes training more serious than Islam

[@hackinglife9710]

Video of men hugging. Coo

[@jaylansam6872]

Are they brothers I’m just wondering bc they look just alike I thought I was tripping had to come look it up for my self

[@laiqurrahmanmohammed2090]

Islam making sure he don't hurt his brother...

[@Sfaegbe]

I swear these are the same people

[@desmondkarauna7320]

The only person to give khabib a go is Islam The only person to give Islam a go is Khabib …..

[@jiixybaloba9592]

Thor Vs Hulk

[@masoodbawany6223]

Is Khabib fighting this July?

[@cuprast2051]

Do you see the difference between the elite and good wrestlers? I give one tip, speed and ease

[@alirichards4998]

What’s the plan for gaejhe coach

[@NIZADANISH]

If Conor beat Gaethje it mean khabib can retire because they beat among themselves just to meet khabib

[@localdude2979]

They are blood related yall cant tell me otherwise

[@beyourself4450]

This is about to jump views. There both not even trying

[@mangodolly5561]

Islam looks bigger than khabib!!

[@danielespinoza790]

Khabib: That its all? 😴

[@jaywalker6464]

look at islam arms, it's soo big, bigger and longer than Khabib.

[@toramaru2490]

Its hard to take down islam huh? Even for khabib

[@emiko7940]

Scariest dude in the gym is cormier

[@marinaoosthuizen9697]

Are they supposed to get one another on the floor to wrestle?

[@law004]

3:39😆

[@flesz__]

Valentine's Day

[@corazulbr6109]

Isso é trabalho de resistência ?

[@rod.j.3688]

Trabalham resistência, posicionamento, pressão, defesa. As pessoas leigas em luta acham que a trocação é o melhor método de luta, mas na realidade esse estilo de luta corpo a corpo acaba sendo até mais eficiente.

[@corazulbr6109]

ficar agarrando homi parece que quer mamar

[@MrPhilipRoberts]

What is the objective here? Double unders?

[@dinkydoodle-h4d]

what r they doing here

[@ahmadshokry5945]

American Kickboxing Academy, established by a Mexican and filled with Russian wrestlers :D

[@tameromari2102]

Everyone is fighting except Khabib and Islam are dancing.

[@yosepjopa114]

Ada 2 beban besar yg dihadapi makacew pertama mendopleng nama besar khabib kedua menghadapi charles sang juara.

[@gamahomeland]

dan terbukti oliviera ga ada apa2nya dibanding ketika dia training melawan khabib

[@Tain950]

This was a huge fest 😂

[@DR-mt7fb]

Whys the AKA gym so small? With that many high level fighters, you'd think they'd be able to build a big gym with an official sized octagon to train in.

[@adiguna841]

Khabib look like a more heavier guy and slightly better than Islam in grappling/wrestling, but I think Islam is faster and better at striking and kicking..

[@ranjitparmar2043]

Only 10% strength applied by both Khabi and Islam

[@bjornkingslayer5692]

Conor would knock islam the fuck out, I can tell just by looking at his movement....or lack of.

[@maxalesund9455]

No

[@Rams8148]

Bro they're training. They're not even training stand up lol they're just running techniques at like 20 percent. You can't tell shit from watching this!

[@JoseAvila-sh3nt]

All I see is KHABIBS EVERYWHERE 😂😂😂

[@deep8007]

Khabib is better

[@ruirui7794]

5:02 Was that a fart ?

[@Realivangarcia]

Farts are common bro. Happens a lot in training