Video: UFC fighter trains with mountain goat during quarantine in Russia

Zabit trains with goats. Photo: Reproduction / Twitter

Khabib Nurmagomedov gained fame when he was just eight years old and trained with a bear in Dagestan, in southwest Russia. But it's not just the UFC lightweight champion (up to 70.3 kg) who is perfecting his technique with animals. Born in the same place, the featherweight (up to 65.7 kg.) Zabit Magomedsharipov faced a mountain goat during the quarantine period and choked (see the video below).

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Zabit, third in the featherweight rankings and considered a possible champion of the category, innovated a way to overcome the lack of training caused by social isolation. The Russian tested strength with a mountain goat and had some scares with the animal, which lives in the Alps of Europe.

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The fighter tried to tame the beast by holding it by the horns, but was frightened when the goat raised its front legs and stood upright.

Next fight

the return of Zabit Magomedsharipov to the UFC octagon is not yet defined. Meanwhile, the promotion is working to schedule the Russian's duel against Brian ortega, in the duel that should define the next challenger in the category.

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