Lightweight
champion Khabib Nurmagomedov is backing Yoel Romero to claim middleweight gold by
beating Israel Adesanya at UFC 248 on Saturday night.
The 155lb champion has even put a wager on the fight with his long-time head coach Javier Mendez. Prior to a training session the pair took time out to discuss the upcoming fight on the coach’s YouTube channel. Check out the video below.
In the video
Nurmagomedov is clearly backing the Cuban contender to come out victorious in
the fight. On the flip side coach Mendez believes Adesanya will be able to retain
his title. And if he does, Mendez has demanded his fighter buy him some Gucci sunglasses
similar to ones UFC fighter Islam
Makhachev already owns.
However, if Romero does win, Nurmagomedov has asked for a five-round sparring session with his coach. Which to us seems like a massive risk to take just for some sunglasses.
The UFC 248 main event has fans, pundits and even fighters split right down the middle. Either man can emerge victorious with the 185lb title this weekend and that is what makes it such a highly anticipated fight.
Will Khabib get his five-round sparring session or will he
be buying coach Javier Mendez some new sunglasses?