To say Khabib Nurmagomedov faced serious adversity leading up to his fight with Justin Gaethje would be an understatement. We’ve heard before from his coach, Javier Mendez of American Kickboxing Academy, about Nurmagomedov’s pre-fight obstacles, including a hospital stay . Now, in an interview with ACA fighter Magomed Ismailov , Nurmagomedov has shared details of having to overcome the mumps and a broken thumb just weeks out from UFC 254. First, the mumps: Nurmagomedov said he fell ill on Sept. 9, one day before he was scheduled to fly out to Abu Dhabi for the fight on Oct. 24.
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Khabib shares crazy photo of himself with mumps before UFC 254, details the struggle – MMA Junkie