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Cain Velasquez has been given the all-go to corner Usman Nurmagomedov‘s Bellator 300 fight this weekend despite his ongoing criminal case … and Usman tells TMZ Sports he couldn’t be more pumped to have the UFC legend by his side.
“I’m so excited,” the MMA star said.
It was unknown a few weeks ago if Velasquez would be able to help out in Nurmagomedov’s championship tilt against Brent Primus in San Diego on Saturday night … as he’s still facing 10 charges for allegedly trying to shoot Harry Goularte, a man who had been accused of molesting one of his close relatives.
But, according to MMAFighting.com, Velasquez was cleared by the courts recently to help coach in the bout … and Nurmagomedov — who’s been training with Velasquez at American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose in the leadup to the match — is thrilled.
“Cain he’s like, he talks with everybody the same,” the 25-year-old said. “If you’re a star, he doesn’t talk with you different.”
“He’s, like, a very good person,” Usman added. “Family guy. He’s really humble, too. Very kind guy.”
Cain isn’t the only MMA legend to help Nurmagomedov gear up for his match … he said his cousin, Khabib Numagomedov, has called to give tips and advice as well.
The Bellator 300 card is slated to start at 7 PM PT … getcha popcorn ready!!!