'There's never been a man more dangerous than Khabib': Javier Mendez reacts to Cormier's claim

American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) Founder and Team Khabib coach Javier Mendez talks to MMA Mania's Drake Riggs about his new business ventures, Islam Makhachev, PFL's Bellator acquisition, and more.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:47 - Business in Dubai
1:51 - Initial expectations when first became coach
3:56 - Most talented fighter ever coached
5:30 - PFL-Bellator merger
7:31 - More dangerous: Makhachev or Khabib Nurmagomedov?
8:57 - Makhachev vs. Dustin Poirier?
11:01 - Top up-and-comers right now

#JavierMendez #IslamMakhachev #Khabib

[damianbeattie]

khabib walked through barboza head kick and it was a sweet shot that hit flush and made an amazing sound. as well as hard chin, khabib mentally already won the fight before the bell.

[remzremz]

Best coach on the planet, Love u coach

[damonjeff]

Islam and dustin porior press conference going to be fun 🤩

[sandrareinagonzalez]

Javier Mendez we love you!<3 great coach and person!
Khabib we missed you! the best the eagle!!

[alcottdevalte]

Never understood the skillset view when Khabib the type of guy to make the gameplans for his teammates and not the other way around, so he is the best.

[ziqman]

in terms of skillset, makhachev is the most well rounded. the most dangerous goes to khabib

[almontaseralazri]

so excited to see Usman moves to the UFC. A guy with his resume should have a title fight within 3 or 4 fights in the UFC

[Islander]

Khabib was great and there isn't any match for khabib. People talk about Jon Jones but he doesn't have clean resume. Jones Jones got caught for cheating, lost a fight as well. Khabib showed a full dominance in MMA.

[IsmailMohamedtsunamisse]

Hey coach. I'm here to help you with your fish business. I'm from Maldives 🇲🇻.

[fariscerkez]

I'm so happy to hear Cain is coaching after all what happened to him and his family

[beifongbengbeng]

Danger is so diff to skill.

Khabib is dangerous because his gameplan was never not followed.
Everybody knows his plan, but no one figured out how to break it. That is danger.
He retired before anyone can figure it out.

Skills.

Take down? Great.
Cage control? YES.
Cardio? Efficient.
GnP? Yes.
Positional Wrestling? Def.
Striking? NOPE.

You dont have to be overall 100, but 9 out of 10 of your skills should be 10.

Only way to surely take him out is a KO or TKO.
RD 1 he’s taking you down this is for sure.
Nullify your legs, control your arms, sometimes punch your head. Lol
By the time you’re in round 2 you’re gassed.
Once you figure out his take down timing, you dont even have KO power anymore.

That IS danger.

[nasirosman]

Khabib is the most dominant fighter in MMA.
Plus dangerous and feared of all times... period

[jonyhyder]

makachev wanted to fight at march 10 against justin. 2 days before ramadan.but dana white fumbled that.

[ShifilCena]

Islam is a complete fighter but as he said nobody is dangerous than Khabib!!

[skidrow-black]

Khabib is 10 times more aggressive and offensive than Islam. Islam is more skilled as a MMA fighter but Khabib is better in wrestling and ground and pound.

[herianshah]

Good morning coach Javier Mandez, be healthy and happy. See you soon 🫶❤️❤️❤️🫶

[kinantantjiptawirawan]

Javier is not bad but he is way overrated because of Khabib and Islam, it is just all about relation and old friend and high respect value hold by the Dagestanis, DC came up with a bad gameplan vs Jon and vs Stipe, Rockhold was all shit shows, other members of AKA is just mediocre

[Omalleyschair]

Jon Jones is more dangerous. People talk about khabib like he’s the goat 😂 not top ten.

[knuckledown]

Genuinely I dont think khabib is more dangerous than islam, islam head kicked volk has khabib ever even thrown a head kick hahaha very over rated tbh had a good little run then retired could of been a real goat if he stayed and hugged everyone, islam the man.

[ts]

Khabibz more than one The Goat The Eagle tek ur pick !!!