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.
KHABIB NURMAGOMEDOVI don’t know about politics so much. I’m a professional athlete.
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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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My style is not like anyone’s. I’m not a typical wrestler.
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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 don’t think about, ‘Oh, I’m finally getting my respect,’ because I don’t care about this.
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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 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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You have to punch hard for knockouts, and to beat me, you have to knock me out.
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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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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 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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Give me 30 minutes rest, little drink of water. Give me 30 minutes, and I can fight with anybody.
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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 know about politics so much. I’m a professional athlete.
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