Belal Muhammad to train in Dagestan with Khabib Nurmagomedov

Belal Muhammad will head internationally forward of his potential UFC title battle vs. Leon Edwards and hopes to choose the brains of one of many all-time greats.

It received’t be the primary time, however Muhammad (23-3 MMA, 14-3 UFC) will journey to Dagestan to get work in with notables from the area. He hopes to as soon as once more get recommendation from Khabib Nurmagomedov, whom he’s change into shut with through the years as the 2 share the identical supervisor.

“I’m planning for certain to go to Dagestan and prepare with these guys, such as you mentioned, to get a brand new look, to get completely different feels,” Muhammad lately instructed MMA Junkie Radio. “These guys don’t allow you to take any days off or any straightforward rounds. That’s all the time good for me. Final time I skilled with these guys, we received a dominant end and I plan to do the identical factor.”

When requested if Nurmagomedov has ever led him astray, Muhammad mentioned by no means. He takes the recommendation given to him by “The Eagle” as invaluable, an excellent praise to the distinctive coaching atmosphere Nurmagomedov has established in his crew’s coaching classes.

“A number of their stuff that we do after we go stay or we go arduous is like we’re working,” Muhammad mentioned. “Over right here, I do plenty of particular drilling with my crew, my guys right here. When it’s over there, I’ve received to be able to go. I’ve received to be able to be in form. It’s an uncomfortable feeling. A number of these guys, they’re not who I’m with each single day. So each spherical is quite a bit more durable. Each spherical feels prefer it’s a brand new battle. I feel that’s a bonus for me as a result of with plenty of these fighters, you don’t get that uncomfortable feeling till you get to battle evening the place it’s like, ‘Alright, now it’s lastly right here. I’ve been excited about this man for a month.’ You’ve had seems, however you haven’t had the particular man who’s in entrance of you proper now.

“For me, once I’m over there with these guys, each single a kind of guys is a beast they usually all have their very own type. Each spherical, you’ve that uncomfortable feeling of butterflies in your abdomen. Right here, once I go together with my guys, my teammates, you recognize who’s a tough spherical. what they do. You see them day by day. what they’re good at. what they’re not good at. It’s extra of a peaceful feeling. However while you go together with any individual new, any individual completely different, a brand new coaching associate, it offers you that ‘all proper’ in your chest a little bit bit. It makes you go that a lot more durable. It makes you go that a lot more durable. It makes you get a little bit bit extra drained. It makes you must assume extra in your toes.”

Muhammad, 35, is believed by many to be the subsequent seemingly title challenger for Edwards (22-3 MMA, 14-2 UFC), however nothing is set quite yet. UFC CEO Dana White said in May that Muhammad can be subsequent however was noncommittal on the UFC 296 post-fight information convention in December.

Within the weeks which have adopted, rumors of a Muhammad title shot at UFC 300 have surfaced after Edwards mentioned the bout was taking place throughout a public look.