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.
KHABIB NURMAGOMEDOVMy style is not like anyone’s. I’m not a typical wrestler.
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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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My best background is, like, smash opponents. I all the time go forward. I all the time try to take down somebody. Make him give up. This is my style, you know. This is what I do all my life.
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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 care about my legacy.
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I don’t know about politics so much. I’m a professional athlete.
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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 train, eat, sleep, and repeat.
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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.
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My style is not like anyone’s. I’m not a typical wrestler.
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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 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 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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Give me 30 minutes rest, little drink of water. Give me 30 minutes, and I can fight with anybody.
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I think about only me.
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They’re all fake belts. To be honest, I think real belt is Tony Ferguson’s.
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