Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, father and coach of the top Russian lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov, commented on the fight scheduled for April 7 against Tony Ferguson.
"Of course, the fight with Ferguson will begin in the stance. This is the case when half the time we spend on feet, and at the right time we will transfer it to the ground. Ferguson said that he would not allow Khabib to transfer himself to the ground and beat him? It' silly. And was it ever happened that Khabib was not allowed to do what he wanted? I hope that this will not happen later.
"Ferguson must be respected for the fact that he continues to fight, even when he bleeds. He spent many five-round fights, he's on a series of ten victories - all this deserves respect. Such fights were long time ago in UFC. This will be the best fight of UFC in the last three years," Nurmagomedov Sr. said.
