Oh remember when they watched PSG match and Islam told him to change his shoes to white sneakers? And Khabib complied š¤£.
Khabisu during AKA era was really something, I miss those years, they were inseparable, there were many guys in the team also but when Khabib wanted to do something the first name that came out of his mouth was always Islam.
I like you mention Islam and Abdulmanap's relationship, many times he said Islam is more than a pupil for him as if he acknowledged Islam as his youngest son, there was an old video: https://youtu.be/3wgVfw-MCPQ?si=X02RCC01lVEI7ESr, when Islam arrived back home in Dagestan, manap had waited in the airport for him, and he saw islam carrying a heavy bag, he wanted to carry it but Islam refused and gave it to someone else. Manap was even slicing the meat and gave it to Islam first when they had dinner with Islamās family šā¤ļø
Islam is like a younger brother that Khabib wished he had. Meanwhile, Umar is Islamās favourite little brother š¤£
itās embarrassing how giddy I got when I read this in my inbox š¤ thank you for sending this in bc i never want to shut up about them
I canāt remember who said it on here but whoever said they are like a married couple (esp when they go out to events together) is so so so so spot on. trust there is no one else in the world who Khabib would listen too like he does with Islam especially when it comes to trivial things like shoes but for whatever reason Khabib always gives in
again like a parent who canāt say no to their kid, itās so sweet š and from what they have said about their culture and what they have shown, age plays a huge factor in interactions. Islam said if somebody is even a day older than you, he is your elder and you must comply with what he says and treat him with respect
but he is a whole 3 YEARS YOUNGER than Khabib and somehow those rules just go out the window
Meanwhile Abubakar canāt even keep his gaming computer bc Khabib is his elder and got rid of it ~all the while~ Islam is telling Khabib what kind of shoes to wear and still riding his motorbikes even tho Khabib doesnāt like it š
and oh my god the aka years were soooooo the peak of khabisu š
I love you for saying this bc as much as I enjoy the content that comes out of Islam training in Dagestan/Russia now, the years where they really only had eachother in San Jose, going from house to house and sharing rooms at extended stay hotels, are just so much more peak compared to the lavish training camps they have now
And for Khabib especiallyā¦ the years before Conor and the years before he became a mega superstar and before he became the coaching figure that he is now, are SO dear to me. It shows how much confidence they had in one another
Khabib was a nobody compared to who he is now and yet Islam always followed him and put his full faith in him because he knew they would become somebodies together š„¹
the aka years had the best khabisu photos too š
I mean literally just every day devoted to helping eachother become the best they could be, Iām sure they both look back on it as their closest years š driving to practice together, training almost exclusively together, leaving practice together, cutting weight together, supporting eachother during their fight weeksā¦ ahh
and yes!! I love love that clip of Islam arriving in Dagestan, to me it again shows the parallels between Khabib and Islamās relationship and Abdulmanap and Islamās relationship~ something about Islam just really brought/brings out the caretaker in the both of them
we saw how Khabib took on the roles that Abdulmanap had before he passed, and I always wondered since he saw how much his father loved Islam and took care of him, if he knew he had to take on the role of taking care of Isu too since his father no longer could š„¹š„¹
I mean Khabib borderline spoils Islam, from buying his wardrobe to dropping millions on his training camps, you just donāt see him doing that for his other teammates
and so spot on about Umar and Islam haha, I think Islam really admires Umar as a person and who wouldnāt, Umar is just so pure. And I think since Umar lost to Merab and now has a loss on his record, Islam could especially relate to him and supports him now more than ever bc he sees himself in Umar š¤
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