{"id":39318,"date":"2026-07-16T03:39:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T03:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Why-Abdulmanap-Nurmagomedov-once-expelled-Islam-Makhachev-from-his-gym-201922"},"modified":"2026-07-16T03:39:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T03:39:25","slug":"why-abdulmanap-nurmagomedov-once-expelled-islam-makhachev-from-his-gym","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/why-abdulmanap-nurmagomedov-once-expelled-islam-makhachev-from-his-gym\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov once expelled Islam Makhachev from his gym"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Even Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov\u2019s favorite student, Islam
\nMakhachev<\/a>, wasn\u2019t allowed concessions with his haircut.<\/p>\n


\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a> Hall of Famer Khabib
\nNurmagomedov<\/a>\u2019s father is credited with nurturing a team of
\nelite fighters in the mountains of Dagestan, who are now taking
\nover every major mixed martial arts promotion. He had a strict
\npolicy where every athlete had to cut their hair short.<\/p>\n

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Khabib Nurmagomedov claims his father once threw out 50 people
\nfrom the gym<\/h2>\n

Abdulmanap\u2019s son, Khabib, has repeatedly said that Makhachev was
\nhis father\u2019s favorite student. The former lightweight champion
\nrecently recalled an incident when Makhachev was thrown out of the
\ngym among 50 others because of their haircuts. However, some
\nreturned a while later after getting their hair cropped and among
\nthem was Makhachev. Khabib recalls his father allowing them in and
\nacknowledging their desire to learn.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was this moment when father threw about 50 people out of the
\ngym because of their hair, including Islam Makhachev,\u201d Khabib told
\nUFC Eurasia. \u201cEveryone left, and about 30-40 minutes later, three
\nof them returned. Islam was among them too. Father saw that they
\nhad returned with haircuts and said, \u2018Yes, you can come in.\u2019 My
\nfather even said, \u2018See, they want to learn from me. So, they will
\nget results.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Makhachev also recalls an important grooming lesson from his late
\ncoach. Abdulmanap believed that fancy hairstyles aren\u2019t the right
\nway to impress someone. Rather, a man needs to have a muscular
\nneck, a nice belt, and clean shoes to make an impression.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe used to always say, \u2018If you want to impress someone with your
\nhairstyles, that\u2019s not how it works,\u201d Makhachev said. \u201cYou need to
\nhave a muscular neck, a nice belt, and clean shoes.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n