“Lost That Advantage…Won’t Be Special” – Joe Rogan Gives Khabib Nurmagomedov’s Narrated Reality Check for Young MMA Fighters

The legacy of Khabib Nu͏rm͏agom͏edov will always stay with the promoti͏on. As the first fighter from Dagestan ͏t͏o win a UFC͏ belt, ͏”The Eagle” proved that one can achieve anything if they believe in themselves. ͏Although Nurmagomedov has left the UFC, his legacy continues through his p͏rotégé, Is͏lam Makhac͏hev, ͏and his cousin, Umar Nurmagomedov. Their di͏sc͏ipline ͏is their st͏͏rength, ͏and according͏ to Joe Rogan, it i͏s ͏what͏ keeps them stri͏ving for ͏improvement.͏

In the latest episode of his podcast, t͏͏he UFC commentator talked with BJJ legend Roy͏ce Gr͏acie ͏about Khabib Nurmagomedov’s perspective. The 56-year-old seemed highly impressed as they hailed Dagestan for producing some of the best fighters in the world.

Joe Rogan doubled down on Khabib Nurmagomedov’s advise

The Dagestani camp has produced one of the most disciplined fighters in the history of MMA. Most of their fighters are either undefeated or have fewer losses. Nonetheless, the reason for this is discipline. Unlike many fighters, Dagestanis indulge themselves in such rigorous training regimens that sometimes they even forget to rest. According to Joe Rogan, the reason why they are such ruthless fighters is because don’t deviate from their ultimate goal.

In his conversation with BJJ legend, Roy͏ce Gr͏acie ͏on ‘JREMMAShow#156‘, Joe Rogan doubled down on a Khabib Nurmagomedov quote where he said that young talented fighters should never waste their time when they are doing well. “I was watching this, uh, interview with, uh, Khabib where he was talking. It was a conversation that he was having with someone who was talking about young people, that it’s so important that they maintain focus,” said Joe Rogan.

He further mentioned, “Because a young guy who’s really talented and is above and better than everybody else when he’s 18, sometimes they’ll slack off and then they come back to it when they’re like 22. But then, by then, they’re average, and everybody else has gotten much better, and they lost that advantage. And they’ll never, they won’t be special.”

The multimillion-dollar podcaster also explained that if such a young kid stays consistent with his progress, he will surely become a champion one day. “But the guy who’s 18, who’s above and beyond everybody else in the gym, that guy, if he can maintain that discipline and maintain that focus, then he can go on to become a champion.”

However, in this conversation, Rogan was not the only one who was flabbergasted by their discipline.

Roy͏ce Gr͏acie praised the Dagestani camp for their discipline

What separates mediocre fighters from champions? Well, according to UFC 1 winner and legend, Roy͏ce Gr͏acie, it is the absolute will to be the best and sacrifice everything for it. In the same conversation, Gr͏acie highlighted the fact that the Dagestani camp fighters are so disciplined that they don’t even have any girlfriends, let alone get distracted by them.

“I don’t think just because of their wrestling. I think it’s because of their discipline. And I tell a lot of people that those guys don’t think about anything else. Just train.There’s no the, the girlfriend, or wife. They’re not thinking about any of that! There’s no partying. That’s all they do. Get up, train, sleep, eat, train.” said Garcia.

The legendary BJJ specialist in conversation with Joe Rogan further explained that they are so focused that they don’t even allow any holidays, birthdays, or anything to get themselves distracted. Well, what’s your opinion on Khabib Nurmagomedov’s training technique? State your thoughts in the comments below.