Former UFC Lightweight Champion, Now Head of Eagle FC Khabib Nurmagomedov announced his desire to invite the famous heavyweight to his promotion Junior Dos Santos.
“What is Junior Dos Santos doing at the Eagle FC press conference? We are working on it, we want to sign it (laughs). He is one of the best punchers in UFC history. Former UFC Heavyweight Champion. Do you know what's interesting? It was a long time ago, more than 10 years ago, when he fought with Kane Velazquez. Then I didn't even train with Kane, but just signed a contract with the UFC. Signed a contract and watched his fight with Velazquez. He upset me so much. Kane was my favorite fighter and he became the UFC heavyweight champion. It is still unpleasant to remember that fight because of Velazquez's defeat. But then they fought a couple more times. Junior is a legend and in truth, we really want to sign him. Not only for MMA, we'll also talk about boxing.
"Am I telling the truth about boxing? Big promoters have already contacted me about Spong and his big show. Maybe a fight against Anthony Joshua or the Mexican Ruiz. Very interesting. And, for example, Junior Dos Santos versus Kharitonov in boxing. Spong vs. Junior in boxing. Lots of options. Boxing promotions are very interested in such a fight. Let's see. We have a great future, many opportunities. But first we need to sign dos Santos, and then we will talk about many things,” Khabib said at a press conference.
