Khabib Nurmagomedov and Javier Mendez made a bet on Israel Adesanya vs. Yoel Romero

There’s no money on the line, but the stakes are interesting.

[autotag]Khabib Nurmagomedov[/autotag] has been pretty accurate with his predictions in the past, most notably his picks for the UFC 194 main card when he went a perfect 5-0, even picking Conor McGregor over Jose Aldo in the main event.

Among Khabib’s picks that night was [autotag]Yoel Romero[/autotag] over “Jacare” Souza, and it appears the UFC lightweight champion is a fan of the “Soldier of God,” as he is going with the underdog Romero in his UFC 248 matchup with middleweight champi [autotag]Israel Adesanya[/autotag].

His coach, Javier Mendez, however, is going with Adesanya, and the two have placed a bet. If Mendez is correct, Khabib has to give him Islam Makhachev’s Gucci sunglasses. “You think I’m thief?” Khabib told Mendez when the wager for Makhachev’s glasses was set.

[lawrence-related id=496385]

Initially not wanting anything if he was correct, the humble champ settled on a five-round sparring session with his coach.

And why does Khabib want Romero to win? So he can ride into the sunset and eat some burgers in Cuba. That’s Khabib’s definition of the good life.

Watch the prediction video below courtesy of Mendez’s YouTube channel:

Khabib is expected to be in Las Vegas on Friday when he comes face to face with Tony Ferguson for the UFC 249 press conference ahead of their April 18 main event.

The Blue Corner is MMA Junkie’s blog space. We don’t take it overly serious, and neither should you. If you come complaining to us that something you read here is not hard-hitting news, expect to have the previous sentence repeated in ALL CAPS.

[jwplayer y30zaWDp-RbnemIYZ]