Khabib Nurmagomedov (24-0) är för närvarande oslagen med 24 vinster men har fortfarande aldrig gått en match om titeln i UFC. I helgen möter han Edson Barboza (19-4) på UFC 219 och i en intervju med Ariel Helwani inför helgens gala berättar Nurmagomedov att han dock har blivit lovad en titelchans vid en eventuell vinst i helgen.
I agree with fans, I agree with the UFC. Because I’m professional, I have to make weight, and after I have to show very good performance, and this fight is real contender fight. He is top five, I am top five and after this fight I am going to fight for the title when I beat him. This year I wanna finish and then new year I wanna become number one contender.
I talk with the UFC, I talk with Dana. Dana told me you have to make weight and beat this guy if you wanna fight for the title and I agree with him.
Nurmagomedov berättar även om hur han känner sig nu i jämförelse med UFC 209, då hans match blev inställd på grund av hälsoproblem.
Before I feel sick, I feel bad inside you know and now I feel perfect you know. After last situation I got surgery, I moved to Germany and make rehab for a couple of months, like three-four months. September I begin to come back and last four months I train hard for this fight and we’re here like two days before fight you know, and I can’t believe you know when I begin this in september I think like it’s going to be hard weight. It was very hard but everything go fast. Like now two days before fight, tomorrow I’m going to show weight and on saturday night I am going to show how eagle’s hungry.
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