Umar Nurmagomedov didn't tell team about | MMA News
Umar Nurmagomedov bought off to a good begin within the UFC 311 bantamweight title battle in opposition to champion Merab Dvalishvili, however issues rapidly went south. “Young Eagle” suffered a damaged hand within the opening spherical altering the best way he approached the remaining of the match.
Nurmagomedov’s coach, Javier Mendez, revealed that Nurmagomedov hid the harm from his team during an look on Submission Radio. Had his coaches identified, Mendez believes they may have modified sport plans and noticed success. After all, he received the primary two rounds on two of the judges’ scorecards.
“If he had told me he broke his hand, I would have changed the game plan,” Mendez stated. “Khabib and I would have changed the game plan completely around because Khabib is a great corner. He’s one of the great ones that I’ve encountered cornering with. So, we could have changed the game plan, but we weren’t told. Umar didn’t tell us. That just shows you the kind of warrior he is. We would have changed the plan had he told us that. Why would we do what we did, having him throw that broken hand, if we knew he broke his hand? That would be stupid.
“I would have had him kick more. Keep the distance, keep him at a distance, keep kicking because he’s a great kicker. But, no, the game plan was to stay inside and pick him apart, and I was wondering what the hell? And he kept putting his head down. He kept putting his head down more than often, and I’m like, ‘What the hell?’ I go, ‘OK, Merab must be that much tougher.’ And yeah, he is that tough. But I didn’t know that Umar broke his hand. He didn’t tell us.”
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