Javier Mendez, head coach of AKA gym, said that Khabib Nurmagomedov did not come to the UFC 294 tournament because he wanted to spend more time with his family. “Sports Express”.
“Khabib has his reasons, but he told me he wanted to be with his family. You either have to be with your family or choose something else. He chose family and it was the right choice,” Mendez said.
In the main event of the tournament, UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev defended his title for the second time by knocking out Australian Alex Volkanovski in the first round. The Russian earned $1.79 million from this fight, while his opponent earned $1.58 million.
In the second important fight of the night, Khamzat Chimaev defeated Kamaru Usman by score. The Swedish fighter of Chechen origin earned 865 thousand dollars from the victory, while his opponent earned 1.02 million dollars.
Originally, Makhachev was supposed to fight Charles Oliveira at the tournament in Abu Dhabi, but he was injured during training and could not perform.
Previously Khabib very thankful Makhacheva after defeating Volkanovski.