Umar Nurmagomedov’s head coach, Javier Mendez, stated he wished his participant had been instructed that he broke his hand.

Nurmagomedov revealed after UFC 311 that he broke his hand early within the combat. Nurmagomedov had early success towards Merab Dvalishvili, however misplaced choices within the ultimate three rounds and fell in need of profitable the belt.
However Umar Nurmagomedov by no means instructed Mendes he had damaged his hand, saying the coach would have modified the sport plan and wished he had achieved so.
Javier Mendez reveals that Umar by no means instructed Habib or Umar that he broke his hand within the combat with Merab #UFC311 They solely discover out after the battle!
“I did not know Umar broke his head. He did not inform us. That is one factor. If he had instructed us that, we might have been completely different. Deaf… pic.twitter.com/AGKj2da0Rd
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“If he had instructed me he broke his hand, I’d have modified the sport plan. Khabib and I’d have utterly modified the sport plan as a result of Khabib is a superb nook,” Mendes stated of Nurmagomedov. He spoke about it on Submission Radio. “He is one of many nice gamers I’ve come throughout in corners. So we might have modified the sport plan, however the modifications weren’t dictated. Umar did not inform us. it reveals what sort of warrior he’s If he had instructed us that, we might have modified our plans. If we knew he had a damaged hand, why would we let him throw that damaged hand? Would you do one thing like that? That may be silly.