{"id":272522,"date":"2018-03-15T05:59:25","date_gmt":"2018-03-15T12:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=272522"},"modified":"2018-03-15T05:59:25","modified_gmt":"2018-03-15T12:59:25","slug":"as-tony-ferguson-kicks-steel-polls-khabib-nurmagomedov-works-on-velasquez-style-wrestling-and-small-glove-sparring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/khabib-nurmagomedov\/as-tony-ferguson-kicks-steel-polls-khabib-nurmagomedov-works-on-velasquez-style-wrestling-and-small-glove-sparring\/","title":{"rendered":"As Tony Ferguson kicks steel pipes, Khabib Nurmagomedov works on &#8220;Velasquez-style&#8221; wrestling and &#8220;small glove sparring&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, we got an interesting look into Tony Ferguson&#8217;s UFC 223 training camp, as the interim lightweight champ shared <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/tony-ferguson\/video-tony-ferguson-is-really-out-here-kicking-steel-pipes-to-prep-for-ufc-223\/\">a video<\/a> of himself kicking a steel pipe to condition his shins. While his opponent Khabib Nurmagomedov doesn&#8217;t seem to be getting quite as \u2013\u00a0 er&#8230; <em>innovative<\/em> \u2013 with his training, it looks like he&#8217;s killing it in the gym all the same.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday afternoon, the undefeated lightweight contender shared some images from his training camp. According to these post, he&#8217;s been drilling Cain Velasquez style wrestling, and sparring in standard-size MMA gloves (rather than bag gloves).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BgSgX_TlI-L\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"8\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 44.21296296296296% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"background: url(data:image\/png; base64,ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaacwaaaascamaaaapwqozaaaabgdbtueaalgpc\/xhbqaaaafzukdcak7ohokaaaamuexurczmzpf399fx1+bm5mzy9amaaadisurbvdjlvzxbesmgces5\/p8\/t9furvcrmu73jwlzosgsiizurcjo\/ad+eqjjb4hv8bft+idpqocx1wjosbfhh2xssxeiyn3uli\/6mnree07uiwjev8ueowds88ly97kqytlijkktuybbruayvh5wohixmpi5we58ek028czwyuqdlkpg1bkb4nnm+veanfhqn1k4+gpt6ugqcvu2h2ovuif\/gwufyy8owepdyzsa3avcqpvovvzzz2vtnn2wu8qzvjddeto90gsy9mvlqtgysy231mxry6i2ggqjrty0l8fxcxfcbbhwrsyyaaaaaelftksuqmcc); display: block; height: 44px; margin: 0 auto -44px; position: relative; top: -22px; width: 44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BgSgX_TlI-L\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Today was #VelasquezStyle wrestling training, thank you for teaching us today @officialcainvelasquez @dc_mma where are you? Brother we need you, please come back to the gym, or Cain will take us to @wwe \u0411\u043e\u043c\u0431\u043e\u0432\u0430\u044f \u0442\u0440\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0432\u043a\u0430 \u0412\u0435\u043b\u0430\u0441\u043a\u0435\u0437\u0430, \u0441\u0435\u0433\u043e\u0434\u043d\u044f \u0431\u044b\u043b\u043e \u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0442\u043a\u0438 \u0438 \u0432\u043e\u0437\u043d\u0438, \u0432\u0441\u0435 \u0438\u0434\u0451\u0442 \u043f\u043e \u043f\u043b\u0430\u043d\u0443 #Alhamdulillah #\u043f\u043e\u0431\u0435\u0434\u0430\u0442\u043e\u043b\u044c\u043a\u043e\u043e\u0442\u0412\u0441\u0435\u0432\u044b\u0448\u043d\u0435\u0433\u043e #ufc223 #ReebokRussia #Eaglesmma #weareaka #\u0424\u0443\u0442\u0431\u043e\u043b\u043a\u0430\u0411\u043e\u043c\u0431\u0430<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A post shared by <a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/khabib_nurmagomedov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Khabib Nurmagomedov<\/a> (@khabib_nurmagomedov) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2018-03-14T03:50:05+00:00\">Mar 13, 2018 at 8:50pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Today was Velasquez-style wrestling training,&#8221; Nurmagomedov said in his first post. &#8220;Thank you for teaching us today [Cain Velasquez]. [Daniel Cormier] where are you? Brother, we need you, please come back to the gym or Cain will take us to WWE.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BgUgOj8lLRk\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"8\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"background: url(data:image\/png; base64,ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaacwaaaascamaaaapwqozaaaabgdbtueaalgpc\/xhbqaaaafzukdcak7ohokaaaamuexurczmzpf399fx1+bm5mzy9amaaadisurbvdjlvzxbesmgces5\/p8\/t9furvcrmu73jwlzosgsiizurcjo\/ad+eqjjb4hv8bft+idpqocx1wjosbfhh2xssxeiyn3uli\/6mnree07uiwjev8ueowds88ly97kqytlijkktuybbruayvh5wohixmpi5we58ek028czwyuqdlkpg1bkb4nnm+veanfhqn1k4+gpt6ugqcvu2h2ovuif\/gwufyy8owepdyzsa3avcqpvovvzzz2vtnn2wu8qzvjddeto90gsy9mvlqtgysy231mxry6i2ggqjrty0l8fxcxfcbbhwrsyyaaaaaelftksuqmcc); display: block; height: 44px; margin: 0 auto -44px; position: relative; top: -22px; width: 44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BgUgOj8lLRk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">When you preparing to fight &#8211; small gloves sparings very important, 7 April is around the corner. \u0412\u043e \u0432\u0440\u0435\u043c\u044f \u043f\u043e\u0434\u0433\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0432\u043a\u0438 \u043a \u0431\u043e\u044e, \u0441\u043f\u0430\u0440\u0440\u0438\u043d\u0433\u0438 \u0432 \u043c\u0430\u043b\u0435\u043d\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0447\u0430\u0442\u043a\u0430\u0445 \u043e\u0447\u0435\u043d\u044c \u043d\u0443\u0436\u043d\u044b. #ufc223 #ufc #mma #eaglesmma #reebokRussia #akaThailand #\u043f\u043e\u0431\u0435\u0434\u0430\u0442\u043e\u043b\u044c\u043a\u043e\u043e\u0442\u0412\u0441\u0435\u0432\u044b\u0448\u043d\u0435\u0433\u043e<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A post shared by <a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/khabib_nurmagomedov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Khabib Nurmagomedov<\/a> (@khabib_nurmagomedov) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2018-03-14T22:27:17+00:00\">Mar 14, 2018 at 3:27pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When you&#8217;re preparing for a fight, small gloves sparring [is] very important,&#8221; Nurmagomedov said in his second post. &#8220;April 7 is just around the corner.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov both seem to be putting in the hours in their own, unique ways. 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