I never fight for the money, but every person is different.
KHABIB NURMAGOMEDOVMy 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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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 came to the UFC to fight with top-level fighters and become the undisputed, undefeated champion. This is my goal.
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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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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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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 fight for the money. I fight for my legacy. I fight for history. I fight for my people.
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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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Next fight? If the UFC tell me, ‘What do you want?’ I’m going to say Tony Ferguson.
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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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My style is not like anyone’s. I’m not a typical wrestler.
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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 need eight weeks, train hard, last one week make weight, and go to the war. Because when I go to the war, I have to know I am ready or no.
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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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