Khabib Nurmagomedov accused Justin Gaethje of “giving up” after claiming he had mentally damaged him at UFC 254.
The “Eagle” retired from competitors instantly following his victory over Fight Island in October, leaving the game as the primary pound for pound and with a 29-0 document.
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Triangular choke secured third consecutive submission for Khabib in opposition to Justin Gaethje
Dana White’s makes an attempt to deliver the Russian again have to date proved unsuccessful, nevertheless it seems like a scarcity of competitors could possibly be the primary issue.
After beating Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier, Gaethje and Tony Ferguson have been the division’s final viable contenders.
But when “The Highlight” stepped in as Ferguson’s last-minute alternative and was simply defeated, the American clearly didn’t impress the previous UFC light-weight champion.
In an interview with Magomed Ismailov, Nurmagomedov mentioned of his final outing within the Octagon: “You won’t see it, however I felt it.
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Khabib put his gloves within the middle of the octagon at UFC 254
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Gaethje defeated Tony Ferguson at UFC 249 to arrange Khabib battle
“He gave up. I imply, his will was damaged. He gave up mentally. I do not assume I received this battle bodily, however fairly mentally.
Gaethje and Ferguson fought at UFC 249 after Khabib admitted he could not go away Russia to return to the United States to defend his title.
Even although this was the fifth time {that a} battle between Nurmagomedov and the veteran had been known as off, followers have been shortly happy with their need for top-level competitors when Gaethje agreed to step in and battle for the interim title.
However, Khabib looks like ‘El Cucuy’ by no means deserved to battle for such a prestigious honor.
Ferguson refused to enter within the first spherical in opposition to Charles Oliveira at UFC 256, however was defeated
“I swear I by no means thought-about it [Ferguson] like an elite light-weight, ”Khabib added.
“He was superb, however I by no means counted him that approach, as a result of it is not possible to be an elite at 37 (of age). It has by no means been earlier than and Khabib can not do that.
At 37 within the gentle division, no approach, however the heavyweights can. This is my opinion and you can not change it. Second, since 2016 he has fought Kevin Lee, Edson Barboza, Anthony Pettis and Donald Cerrone and these 4 fighters have 20 losses for these 4 years.
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