I have followed Khabib and Islam social media accounts and it looked they are not way near right now. I am sure that Islam will be with AKA gym guys only in his corner, with the one who helped him to train. Of course Khabib gave him a lot of support during calls, but I dont think he would be around. Because he trust Islam and in 100% sure in him. When Islams opponent was changed, Khabib and Islams team did not care much. Khabib simply told - "Islam is a champ, he must be ready for everyone. If King Kong fits in 170lb, bring him in"
I wasn't aware of the fight being replaced with another opponent and I thought earlier when I watched the press conference, I thought I was watching an old one but when I look at their back, it says "2". I asked myself what had happened. But I realized this could have been planned all along and Volkanovski already trained for this and Islam should not be giving him any chance to have a free strike because that's the same reason why he almost ended up losing in their first fight.