Give me 30 minutes rest, little drink of water. Give me 30 minutes, and I can fight with anybody.
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 care about my legacy.
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I think about only me.
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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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Of course I am tough, but I am smart, too. I’m more smart than tough. People watching my record and say that this guy is tough. This is not about tough; this is about mind. You think when you fight. This is about everything.
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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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Next fight? If the UFC tell me, ‘What do you want?’ I’m going to say Tony Ferguson.
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I never have a problem with the weight cut. My number one enemy is injuries because I train so hard.
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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 about, ‘Oh, I’m finally getting my respect,’ because I don’t care about this.
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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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They’re all fake belts. To be honest, I think real belt is Tony Ferguson’s.
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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 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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