Khabib Nurmagomedov

By FCF Staff

Khabib Nurmagomedov appears to be on good terms with his next opponent, Justin Gaethje. But that hasn’t stopped the UFC’s lightweight champ from firing a warning shot at his next challenger.

Nurmagomedov is booked to face the interim champion on October 24th at UFC 254. Recently UFC commentator Joe Rogan shared out a video clip of Gaethje hitting pads, and Nurmagomedov reportedly responded with this comment (quote via MMA Fighting).

“Justin is a very nice guy and good opponent for me, but when octagon close he have to be ready not only boxing match, I’m not Dustin [Poirier] or Tony [Ferguson],” Nurmagomedov wrote on Instagram. “I will take him to the deepest ocean and drown him.”

 

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Awesome morning at the studio where I had the privilege of seeing the savage @justin_gaethje and the master Trevor Whitman of @onxlabs put in work! Thank you also to my brother @yacoubianmuaythai for the awesome training session!

A post shared by Joe Rogan (@joerogan) on Aug 3, 2020 at 11:55am PDT

Nurmagomedov (28-0) hasn’t fought since September, 2019, when he submitted Dustin Poirier.

Gaethje (22-2), meanwhile, stopped Tony Ferguson in May to win the interim title and secure a fight with Nurmagomedov.