“Let me tell you a little about Russia and America,” began Naimov, who spent part of his camp in Vladikavaz, in the North Caucasus region, in addition to working in Denver. “In America, I pay attention: They work really smart, they train really smart. In Russia, they commit suicide in training; they commit suicide. They train for two hours, non-stop, morning and evening. Americans train smarter – they avoid intensive training, but train with game plans and all that.
“Right now I’m putting it hard and smart and it’s going like this,” he said, making a fist with each hand and bringing them together. “I have a little bit of the USA and a little bit of the other, and I put them together, and it shows in these fights.”
That’s certainly the case, and he plans to show even more of it this weekend in Mexico.
“I will do everything. I put everything into this fight; it will reach 100 percent,” Naimov said enthusiastically. “I will bring the best Muhammad on Saturday night – the best mental game, the best striker, wrestler and grappler .
“This is going to be a big surprise for the UFC. I’m about to shock the world, inshallah.