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Ali Abdel-Aziz the manager of UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov said that his client is still interested in fighting the legendary George St. Pierre. Also, Abdel-Aziz did not rule out that Khabib could fight with the Canadians before his fight with Tony Ferguson.
Dustin Poirier compared his upcoming fight against Khabib Nurmagomedov with the plot of one of the parts of the Rocky film, in which the main character went to Russia to fight Ivan Drago.
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov continues his preparations for the fight against Dustin Poirier, which will be held on September 7 in Abu Dhabi. At the moment, the "Eagle" is in AKA gym. Together with him Daniel Cormier, the champion of the promotion in the heavyweight division, is preparing for a fight against Stipe Miocic. The atmosphere in AKA gym is tough, there is also a place for humor. A few days ago a video emerged in the social media where Khabib threw DC and caught him for the painful hold.
As was previously reported, UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier was recognized as the best fighter of the year by ESPN. DC teammate and friend, UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov congratulated Cormier and wrote in his Instagram the next post:
Famous The Forbes magazine has published the rating of the richest athletes. The top hundred has only one representative of mixed martial arts - Conor McGregor. He took 65th place, having earned over the past year 47 million dollars. At the same time, in 2018, the Irish had only one match, losing to Khabib Nurmagomedov.
