Khabib Nurmagomedov compared himself to Muhammad Ali and Floyd Mayweather

The current UFC lightweight champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov, is close to being able to compare his achievements in mixed martial arts to those of the greatest professional Boxing legends.

“To be honest, I do not know when I will finish my career,” the undefeated Russian fighter said in an interview with Yahoo! Sports. “30-0 will be great. It looks good, and it sounds good. It will be an outstanding record, like Mayweather in MMA. We’ll see how it goes, but I’m very close to it»

According to the UFC champion, his goal is to be one of the greatest fighters in history, and he believes that defeating Justin Gaitji will guarantee him that status.

“I think my name is already forever in history, because what happened two years ago in a fight with McGregor, will never be forgotten. Even after 50 years, people will watch this fight and admire it. It’s like when Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier fought in Manila. People will never forget this fight”

“so I’m already in history, but I need a legacy. For heritage Justin Haiti the most suitable opponent».

Brian Ortega: “I’m much better than I was when I fought max Holloway».

By dominating the Korean zombie in the Challenger match, Brian Ortega was happy to prove to the world that he had not wasted the nearly two years that had passed since his previous match.

“It was great to come back and believe in my team and show the world everything we worked hard for,” Ortega said at a press conference after UFC Fight Night 180. “I knew I could do it if I stuck to the plan and didn’t let my emotions get the better of me like they did before. While you were all watching the UFC, I disappeared from view for a while. I worked hard and said to myself: ‘Don’t worry – your time will come!’»

During his long absence, the current UFC champion Alexander Volkanovsky managed to defeat max Holloway twice – the man who inflicted a crushing defeat on Ortega in the title match 22 months ago, and the second number of the Featherweight rating is confident that in the near future he will meet both in the octagon.

“I watched both of their matches. Obviously, I had to watch them. Alex was very methodical and very technical»

“I immediately told max – we will meet again. He will be at the top for a long time. He’s not the type to go down and bury his career. Today I showed the world that this doesn’t apply to me either. So, Max will stay on top, I will be on top, Volkanovski will be on top, and I’m sure we’ll have a few more rounds with these guys. I promise you, it will be exciting. I know that I am much better than when I fought max, and what happened in the last fight will not happen again»

Let’s remind that the contender’s fight in Featherweight between Brian Ortega and the Korean Zombie passed all distance at the end of five rounds which judges by the unanimous decision with the score 50-45 three times gave a victory to the American fighter.