Khabib Nurmagomedov är hittills obesegrad i sin MMA-karriär med hela 22 vinster bakom sig, och i dagsläget står Khabib utan matchning då han skadat knät. Själv ser Nurmagomedov sig som nästa utmanare till lättviktstiteln, och detta hade han att säga via ”The MMA Hour”:
I think I am the No. 1 contender, after Gilbert Melendez. I know Melendez is a very good guy, he was the Strikeforce champion, the UFC gave him a shot. After he beat Diego Sanchez, and Diego Sanchez is not top 15…I think it’s no good, I think I’m the No. 1 contender. I am undefeated, 6-0 [in the UFC], 22-0 [overall]. I want after the next fight to have a title shot.
When I’m fighting Dos Anjos, he’s a very good guy — finishing him is very hard, everybody knows. Gleison Tibau, he’s a beast. I finished Thiago Tavares — Thiago Tavares is very good, too. Abel Trujillo, he’s a beast. Before his fight with me, he killed one guy. After his fight with me, he killed three guys. He’s a very good guy, Abel Trujillo is. [Nobody] has ever finished Pat Healy in the UFC.
I think my opponents are very good and strong guys. I know I [haven’t] finished, but I’ve smashed everybody in striking, ground and pound, wrestling, everywhere.
Sist vi såg Khabib inne i oktagonen besegrade han Rafael dos Anjos via ett enhälligt domslut, då de möttes under ”UFC on FOX 11”.
