(Watch) Javier Mendez recalls training session where Khabib Nurmagomedov laid down big challenge

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Khabib with his cousin, Abubakar Nurmagomedov (Instagram)

Javier Mendez shares a training session incident when Khabib Nurmagomedov tasked him with a bench press challenge.

Khabib officially retired from the sport of MMA last month.

The Eagle decided to hang up his gloves after beating Justin Gaethje at UFC 254, since he felt that he wouldn’t be able to compete without his late father by the ringside. And, also that he had promised his mother that the Gaethje fight would be his last one.

With a record of 29-0 in his professional MMA career and 13 consecutive wins in the UFC, the Eagle landed. No one, not even Conor McGregor could solve the piece of puzzle that is, Khabib.

Khabib Nurmagomedov is a legend of the sport. (imago Images)

However, a large part of his success will have to be attributed to his coaches as well. Javier Mendez, the founder of American Kickboxing Academy was Khabib’s coach for the majority of his UFC career.

Mendez recently took to Instagram to share a hilarious incident from November 2019, on Instagram, when he was challenged by Khabib to bench press 20 reps of around 170lbs. Mendez was up for the challenge, and he did it in style.

This is what Mendez had to say about that incident:

“Funny day Nov 2019 when the Eagle challenged me and told me that no way I couldn’t do 20 reps Bench pressing 155lbs or 175lbs. Well, I was up for the challenge @khabib_nurmagomedov should have challenged me to sit-ups. As you can see I struggled a little to get off the Bench #coachcantsitup #coachchallenge“

Khabib Nurmagomedov congratulates Kamaru Usman on his UFC 261 victory

Kamaru Usman saw off Jorge Masvidal in just two rounds, as he knocked out the veteran ‘Gamebred’ with a vicious straight right hand.

This was Masvidal’s first knockout loss in his UFC career.

Usman’s dear friend Khabib Nurmagomedov congratulated the Nigerian Nightmare on his victory by re-sharing a post which showed an elated Muhammed Usman (Usman’s father) with the welterweight belt wrapped around his waist.

Story posted by Khabib Nurmagomedov on his Instagram.

Khabib stated that he was very happy for the Nigerian. Usman, now has 14 consecutive wins in the UFC – just three shy of Anderson Silva’s all time record of 16 wins.