Khabib reveals bizarre training sessions: “I sparred with a lion”

Nurmagomedov (photo) is undefeated in professional MMA. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC

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Light weight Khabib Nurmagomedov He is known not only for his talent inside the octagon, which gave him 24 victories in 24 fights, but also for another very peculiar reason: he carried out wrestling training with bears. Now, however, the “training partner” has been changed, but remains somewhat unusual: a lion.

“I stopped training wrestling with bears for a bit, because last time I hurt my knee training with one. Now I'm starting, not to train in wrestling, but to spar with a lion. Two months ago, when I started my training camp to face the Michael Johnson, I did a few rounds with a lion in southern Russia. It was very even, but it's sparring, no one can see. We didn't make a video or anything, because sparring is a secret. In the next camp maybe we will make a video. I can't say who won, it's a secret”, revealed Nurmagomedov, in an interview with the website 'TMZ' (USA).

Khabib Nurmagomedov, 28 years old, has a perfect MMA record with 23 wins in 23 fights. In the UFC, he has already won seven victories, including three over Brazilian Gleison Tibau, Thiago tavares e Rafael dos Anjos.