It’s a quiet weekend in MMA. It always is at this time of the year. So website operators like ourselves sometimes have to make the best of what we can find in the quest for interesting daily content. Thankfully, Khabib Nurmagomedov has thrown us a bone via his Instagram page.

Wanna see Khabib on a camel? Sure you do!

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Ты че там шпагаты показывал @islam_makhachev Когда будешь готов send me location, I will smash your horse #верблюдбомба

A post shared by Khabib Nurmagomedov (@khabib_nurmagomedov) on Nov 30, 2019 at 1:54am PST

The UFC lightweight champ might be enjoying himself over in over in Abu Dhabi this weekend, but as his signed-and-sealed UFC lightweight title fight with Tony Ferguson was becoming public knowledge over here, he was already getting down to training over there.

Nurmagomedov was in Abu Dhabi to check out the UAE Warriors show this weekend, but made sure he worked up a sweat as he pounded the treadmill in the hotel gym, then headed out to the desert for a spot of shadowboxing.

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Бегите на встречу своей мечте, она сама к вам не придёт и не забывайте, что забег может оказаться очень долгим. — Если ты готов к тяжелому и изнурительному забегу в длинною жизнь, то тебе пора начинать, а то на каком то этапе твоей жизни, ты встретишься с соперником, который опередит тебя, не потому что он лучше тебя, а просто потому, что он начал раньше тебя. — Не теряй время, пора действовать. @alhadaya_karazere @alhadaya.ru

A post shared by Khabib Nurmagomedov (@khabib_nurmagomedov) on Nov 28, 2019 at 12:03am PST

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Я никогда не встречал успешных людей, которые спят до обеда. Просыпайтесь по утрам люди. – On my way to the legacy. Let’s go Eagle #andstill

A post shared by Khabib Nurmagomedov (@khabib_nurmagomedov) on Nov 30, 2019 at 10:59pm PST

Nurmagomedov is clearly taking the challenge of Ferguson VERY seriously and, in his post from late last week, he explained that he couldn’t afford to let his opposite number get the jump on him in the preparation stakes.

“If you are ready for a difficult and debilitating run into a long life, then you have to start, or at some stage in your life, you will meet a rival who will get ahead of you, not because he is better than you, but simply because he started earlier you,” he said.

“Do not waste time; it’s time to act.”

Seeing Khabib making such serious noises about his upcoming bout only goes to show how big this matchup is (especially given the fact we’ve seen it booked, then canceled, FOUR times before). But we’re not gonna lie. After Ferguson lost his interim title – and his fight with Khabib – after tangling with a cable, the sight of Nurmagomedov on a camel broke us out in a cold sweat.

Now get down from that camel, Khabib. We need you (and Tony) fit and well for April 18. No cables. No camels. No problem.

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