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John McAuley

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As seen in: MSN, BBC, The National, BioRxiv, FourFourTwo, El Nacional CAT, NewsBreak, HAL, La Marea, American Rifleman and
Gulf-based sports writer - primary focus Saudi Arabian and UAE football, with MMA & boxing too.
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'I will finish him': Usman Nurmagomedov sends warning to Alfie Davis ahead of PFL Dubai

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By John McAuley
| The National Verified
Usman Nurmagomedov isn’t one for small talk. Or, in the literal sense, small talk is all he wishes to engage in. Whether it’s that the unbeaten Dagestani is conversing in his second language – only 27 years old, his command of English is commendable – or that he considers talk, particularly within the rarefied air of professional mixed martial arts, to be cheap.
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Battle-hardened Usman Nurmagomedov promises to show Alfie Davis no mercy in PFL Dubai

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By John McAuley
| The National Verified
Usman Nurmagomedov isn’t one for small talk. Or, in the literal sense, small talk is all he wishes to engage in. Whether it’s that the unbeaten Dagestani is conversing in his second language – only 27 years old, his command of English is commendable – or that he considers talk, particularly within the rarefied air of professional mixed martial arts, to be cheap. Yet the result is that, whatever the Professional Fighters League (PFL) light champion does utter, it tends to carry a certain menace.
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Champion to kingmaker: MMA legend Khabib Nurmagomedov’s coaching empire | The National

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By John McAuley
| The National Verified
One of the greatest mixed martial artists of all time – some even say the greatest – Khabib Nurmagomedov is proving a dab hand at coaching, too. Just consider the world’s two leading professional MMA organisations. In the foremost, the UFC, Islam Makhachev ranks as its pound-for-pound No 1, regarded by many to be the ultimate measure in combat sports. In the other, the Professional Fighters League (PFL) that decamps to Dubai this week, Usman Nurmagomedov perches atop the overall standings, also.
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