Needless to say, everyone in the gym pushes themselves to be the best version of themselves.
“We are all in the same mindset,” Muhammad said. “We are all losing weight together. You are not on this lonely road. When we do cardio, we jog together, shoulder to shoulder. We push ourselves to go harder. It was cool to have us all in the same type of fashion.
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Muhammad knows the impact Nurmagomedov has had on the MMA community worldwide and he doesn’t take that for granted. He embraces all the advice and comments the former lightweight champion gave.
“He’s a champion,” Muhammad said. “He has all the accolades in the world. He doesn’t need to be here, he has all the money in the world, but for him to give us his time and knowledge, it just showed me and made me want to work even harder… it wasn’t just for views or anything like that. He wouldn’t just show up one day and then show up. He was there to help us. He wants greatness from all of us.