I don’t think about, ‘Oh, I’m finally getting my respect,’ because I don’t care about this.
KHABIB NURMAGOMEDOVI came to the UFC to fight with top-level fighters and become the undisputed, undefeated champion. This is my goal.
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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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They’re all fake belts. To be honest, I think real belt is Tony Ferguson’s.
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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 never fight for the money, but every person is different.
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My style is not like anyone’s. I’m not a typical wrestler.
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I care about my legacy.
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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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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 never have a problem with the weight cut. My number one enemy is injuries because I train so hard.
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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 think about only me.
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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 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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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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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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