{"id":283839,"date":"2018-08-28T06:44:13","date_gmt":"2018-08-28T13:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=283839"},"modified":"2018-08-28T06:44:13","modified_gmt":"2018-08-28T13:44:13","slug":"khabib-nurmagomedov-coach-feels-theres-no-way-possible-to-prepare-for-mcgregors-striking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/khabib-nurmagomedov\/khabib-nurmagomedov-coach-feels-theres-no-way-possible-to-prepare-for-mcgregors-striking\/","title":{"rendered":"Khabib Nurmagomedov’s coach feels there’s “no way possible” to prepare for McGregor’s striking"},"content":{"rendered":"

On October 6, in the main event of UFC 229, undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov will attempt to defend his title opposite former lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

This fight, which is widely considered one of the biggest in UFC history, is endlessly compelling. That said, most people believe it will go one of two ways. Either Khabib Nurmagomedov will use his world class grappling to pound McGregor into a paste, or McGregor will remove Nurmagomedov’s batteries with his world-class striking and fight-ending power.<\/p>\n

Khabib Nurmagomedov’s coach Javier Mendez seems to sense these two possibilities. In his eyes, there is simply no way to prepare Nurmagomedov for McGregor’s striking \u2014 which makes getting the fight to the mat that much more crucial.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo me [Conor McGregor] is the best standup guy in the whole UFC, in my opinion,\u201d Javier Mendez told Niall McGrath on the new Eurobash Podcast<\/a> (transcript via Peter Carroll of MMA Fighting<\/a>).<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s got incredible relaxation, he approaches it like a scientist, he knows how to read you, he knows how to bait you\u2026he knows how to put you right into that trap and before you know it you\u2019re caught sleeping.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a master, in my opinion, on the fighting arts and he\u2019s also got a ground game \u2014 he\u2019s good everywhere. I\u2019m not sleeping on how great he is. I\u2019m prepared for everything but he is a great fighter.\u201d<\/p>\n

Javier Mendez continued, referring to this fight as a vintage striker vs. grappler match.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no amount of time that we have that\u2019s going to help us to try and get him to stand up, there\u2019s no way possible. So, I\u2019m not gonna say, \u2018Oh yeah, we\u2019re gonna get him ready\u2019\u2026 come on\u2026wake up\u2026it ain\u2019t gonna work,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to fight our strengths, we have to find ways of opening the doors to where his weaknesses are and likewise. This is basically the classic grappler versus striker fight. Keep in mind that they can both grapple and they can both strike, it\u2019s just one is better than the other at (each discipline).<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re the better grappler, he\u2019s the better striker, but that doesn\u2019t mean we won\u2019t strike, it just means he\u2019s better. It\u2019s about who plays whose game.\u201d<\/p>\n

“I want nothing to do with Conor\u2019s stand-up\u2026he\u2019s too good.\u201d<\/p>\n

What do you think of this Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor fight? Who wins?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 8\/27\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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