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 NURMAGOMEDOVWhen 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 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 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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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 think about only me.
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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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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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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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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 never fight for the money, but every person is different.
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I care about my legacy.
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I train, eat, sleep, and repeat.
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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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You have to punch hard for knockouts, and to beat me, you have to knock me out.
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