American Kickboxing Academy head coach Javier Mendez claims former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov is on track to becoming ‘the greatest coach of all time’.
Nurmagomedov, widely considered the greatest lightweight fighter of all time, shifted his attention to coaching following his retirement in 2020 and has followed in his father’s footsteps ever since.
Mendez formerly coached Khabib at AKA and says it has been a real pleasure to watch his former student give back to the MMA community in the form of coaching and that ‘The Eagle’ has taken a real shine to it.
Mendez not only believes Khabib is a natural but that the Dagestani has the potential to be one of the greatest coaches in the world, as evidenced by his mentorship of Islam Makhachev, Umar Nurmagomedov, and Usman Nurmagomedov, all of whom are tipped as future champions.