American mixed style fighter (MMA), former interim champion of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) halfweight, Colby Covington, said he feared being promoted to a heavier weight category because Russian Khabib Nurmagomedov didn’t want to meet him in the octagon.
“Khabib didn’t make it to the welterweight because of me. He didn’t want to fight. He knew this guy had a great style to stand up to him, was more versatile, and could handle defeats when he was always in front of his face and throwing punches without breaking the cardio.
I’m the best at stamina. I would undoubtedly move Nurmagomedov, ”says from the words of an American Sports Keeda.
Nurmagomedov spent 29 fights in MMA, each of which he won. He spent his last fight defeating American Justin Gaethje in the fall of 2020.
Immediately after the fight, he announced the end of his professional career, announcing to his mother that he had promised not to fight without his father. After his retirement, Nurmagomedov founded the Eagle FC promotion.
As a result of a poll conducted by the Public Opinion Foundation in 2021, Khabib Nurmagomedov was named person of the year in sports. In March 2022, Rus was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame.
Formerly Colby Covington mockery UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev, who has announced he wants to fight Leon Edwards.