I’m from Dagestan, I’m born in Dagestan, and Dagestan is a different level for people living a tough life, people living in the mountains.
KHABIB NURMAGOMEDOVGive me 30 minutes rest, little drink of water. Give me 30 minutes, and I can fight with anybody.
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Next fight? If the UFC tell me, ‘What do you want?’ I’m going to say Tony Ferguson.
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I want to stay humble, but I have to talk because the other guys talk too much, and I understand the crazy power the UFC PR machine has.
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I came to the UFC to fight with top-level fighters and become the undisputed, undefeated champion. This is my goal.
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I don’t think I’m a bad guy from Dagestan. I think I’m a good guy from Dagestan. But for my opponents, for sure, I’m a bad guy because when I go to the cage every time, I smash my opponents.
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I don’t think about, ‘Oh, I’m finally getting my respect,’ because I don’t care about this.
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I never fight for the money, but every person is different.
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These guys talk when I’m injured, but when I’m healthy, where are these guys? Tony or Conor, it doesn’t matter. Or maybe they’re going to fight it each other? It doesn’t matter.
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I don’t know about politics so much. I’m a professional athlete.
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I don’t fight for the money. I fight for my legacy. I fight for history. I fight for my people.
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I think about only me.
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My style is not like anyone’s. I’m not a typical wrestler.
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When I fought with Michael Johnson, when I took his arm for the kimura, I can break it, but I go very slowly, be careful, because I don’t want to give him injury.
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I care about my legacy.
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They’re all fake belts. To be honest, I think real belt is Tony Ferguson’s.
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Where is Conor? He wanna fight with a bus. I want to fight with a real gangster. Iaquinta, thank you so much.
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