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Nurmagomedov: I am Floyd Mayweather in the world of MMA

Andrew Karlov | Published Sept. 24, 2018, 7:05 a.m.

Khabib Nurmagomedov

UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov criticized the former champion of the organization Conor McGregor, with whom they had a press conference on September 20 in New York ahead of their duel scheduled for October 6.

"I am Floyd Mayweather in the world of MMA. At the moment I am the most active and most dominant champion in the promotion. Over the past nine months, I have been conducting the third duel in the UFC and I have 26 wins and no losses," Nurmagomedov said.

The upcoming fight between Khabib and Conor will be the main event of the UFC 229 in Las Vegas, which will be on October 6.

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