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[Milenkovic]

Did luke actually leave AKA? I thought he trains between there and Henri Hooft.

 

[GordoBarraBJJ]

I think fighters also know Mendez isn't really a coach/not high level b/c you don't see any real prospects or fighters wanting to be coached by him unlike Firas Zahabi, Kavanagh etc..

 

[GordoBarraBJJ]

Wtf is going on in sherdog today?

What's with all these stupid speculations?

Uhh, it's sherdog that is what is going on - conor and khabib with the two most zealot fanboy's around.

 

[Mayonnaiseandjelly]

Obviously they have known eachother for ages and get along decently. However I think it gets annoying for Mendez to not be able to understand what is being said around him whenever he trains Khabib. His crew barely speaks English. I also don't think Mendez corners anyone except Khabib(might be wrong on this) even though his crew went to AKA with Khabib for years.

I think fighters also know Mendez isn't really a coach/not high level b/c you don't see any real prospects or fighters wanting to be coached by him unlike Firas Zahabi, Kavanagh etc.

Also there is a reason Rockhold went from AKA to Henri Hooft as a striking coach(atleast for a while idk what he's doing now).

Sounds like it annoys you

 

[Paladin]

I have a very negative opinion on Javier. IMO he has contributed little to nothing to Khabib's career and is essentially there for show/ because Khabib wants to be "loyal". I think Khabib's success is 50% his father(genes, nutrition, early life, making him do sports, wrestling, advice, gameplanning etc.) 50% dedication. Most of the AKA success was from big guys like Cain, DC etc. training there not from Mendez. That's why Rockhold didn't really care for staying there. He wanted real coaching input/analysis.

From watching all the Khabib vlogs he seems to barely ever train Khabib or give him any insight/advice. Khabib barely even uses his striking anyways. I believe he's just sticking around because he wants to get a large payout from his % cut of the fight.

Imo Javier also doesn't like Khabib that much other than him being champ, they don't get along that well due to language barrier and Khabib always talks russian with the rest of his camp which Javier doesn't understand so he's just sitting there like a mute. Doesn't give much advice in the cage either. Whenever I watch them interact Mendez seems like he's annoyed. Which makes sense since Khabib just talks russian 90% of the time unless DC and co are there.
Imo the relationship is strained.

Also I don't believe I've ever seen Mendez take any credit whatsoever for coaching Khabib b/c he knows he has little to do with his success.

You are reading into it wrong.
They might not be as playful as Khabib and DC, but they get along very well. Kabib takes coach serious and doesn’t mess around.

 

[mikesparrow]

Did someone say John Kavanagh has "real prospects"? What?

I was laughing at that too...

 

[Sturm]

Bruh Mendes has taken a few wrestlers and turned them into excellent strikers. Cain and DC anyone? You really think a trainer whos had hownmany ufc Champs under his belt does nothing for the fighters? My god dude.

 

[Tito Tapped]

Who the fuck are you to be making such claims?

 

[Rocket Punch]

Javier posts vids of Khabib for his own and AKA instagram, they seem like they're having a great time together

 

[Rocket Punch]

 

[Rektkid]

Honestly they seem so close, I get the feeling Javier is more like a father figure to him. I don't have a clue how OP has come to such a conclusion.

 

[drbolony]

What is this? Fucking people magazine? Mendes compares Khabib to Muhammad Ali and Khabib says Javier is like a second father. High praise for guys that don't care for each other.

 

[Dreyga_King of Sherbums]

I have a very negative opinion on Javier. IMO he has contributed little to nothing to Khabib's career and is essentially there for show/ because Khabib wants to be "loyal". I think Khabib's success is 50% his father(genes, nutrition, early life, making him do sports, wrestling, advice, gameplanning etc.) 50% dedication. Most of the AKA success was from big guys like Cain, DC etc. training there not from Mendez. That's why Rockhold didn't really care for staying there. He wanted real coaching input/analysis.

From watching all the Khabib vlogs he seems to barely ever train Khabib or give him any insight/advice. Khabib barely even uses his striking anyways. I believe he's just sticking around because he wants to get a large payout from his % cut of the fight.

Imo Javier also doesn't like Khabib that much other than him being champ, they don't get along that well due to language barrier and Khabib always talks russian with the rest of his camp which Javier doesn't understand so he's just sitting there like a mute. Doesn't give much advice in the cage either. Whenever I watch them interact Mendez seems like he's annoyed. Which makes sense since Khabib just talks russian 90% of the time unless DC and co are there.
Imo the relationship is strained.

Also I don't believe I've ever seen Mendez take any credit whatsoever for coaching Khabib b/c he knows he has little to do with his success.

 

[Goatbib]

This was one of the most retarded and baseless threads in recent memory

 

[Kaiserjuan]

Man....this guy <{cruzshake}>

 

[Pious Augustus]

Thread

 

[Peli]

This was one of the most retarded and baseless threads in recent memory

Yup, aged fucking poorly @NurmaGOATedov will never admit that he was wrong though. Or will he?

Javier is the one that came up with the gameplan this fight because abdulmanap wasn't there. Came up with the gameplan to pressure Gaethje. Put some respect on jav's name

 

[Do The Evolution]

Did luke actually leave AKA? I thought he trains between there and Henri Hooft.

Jav has mentioned in an interview that he hasn't trained Luke since 2016 or 2017. Luke still stops by from time to time. Still good friends, AKA at heart and all that.

 

[Peli]

You should hook up with that Youtube dude who calls himself "Newt".

Or the mind mash guy. Two of the biggest bullshitters in the mma community.

 

[Do The Evolution]

Or the mind mash guy. Two of the biggest bullshitters in the mma community.

Mindsmash can be profound sometimes, but I often find myself bored out of my mind with his loquacious intros. Sometimes I don't even have any idea what he's talking about haha