Discipline in the Spotlight: Khabibs Tough Love for His Trainees

The UFC Lightweight Champion from Russia, **Islam Makhachev**, showcased how his friend and UFC Hall of Famer **[Khabib Nurmagomedov](Khabib Nurmagomedov)** reprimands his trainees for breaching sports discipline during their training camp.

**Khabib Nurmagomedov:** Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. For these three days, you are on duty. Tagir, if they don’t show up, you’ll be on duty next time. Do you understand me? Why did you leave them unattended?
**Ulanbekov:** I don’t know, I said they came, and I…

**Khabib Nurmagomedov:** Wait a second, why didn’t they come?
**Ulanbekov:** They overslept.

**Khabib Nurmagomedov:** And why did you oversleep?
**Ulanbekov:** Why can’t I oversleep?

**Khabib Nurmagomedov:** What are the responsibilities of the senior on duty?
**Ulanbekov:** To keep an eye on them.

**Khabib Nurmagomedov:** What did you do to monitor them?
**Ulanbekov:** They overslept, so they are punished.

**Makhachev** (*commenting from the sidelines — Note from “Championship”*): What’s going on this morning? Usman, should we understand and forgive?
**Usman Nurmagomedov:** Here, they don’t forgive.