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Randy Couture became one of the greatest fighters who ever lived, largely due to his grappling abilities, and “The Natural’s” a big fan of another renowned grappler, Khabib Nurmagomedov.

Nurmagomedov has gone 26-0 to date in professional … Read More

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It seems pretty clear that bouts with Anderson Silva or Nate Diaz will not get Georges St-Pierre back in the Octagon.

Since St-Pierre vacated the UFC’s middleweight title, after it was confirmed he was dealing with ulcerative … Read More

Following the confirmation that Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor are going to battle at UFC 229, October 6^th in Las Vegas, the early betting lines have the latter as the underdog.

On Friday, the UFC announced that the highly … Read More

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After months of speculation as to whether Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov will fight, the UFC announced on Friday that the stars will battle October 6th.

The fight will headline UFC 229, which will be hosted by … Read More

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Following the news that Conor McGregor has reached a plea deal and will not be serving any jail time, it didn’t take long before Khabib Nurmagomedov shared out an interesting post.

Nurmagomedov, who is expected to defend … Read More

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If and when Conor McGregor faces Khabib Nurmagomedov, Colby Covington doesn’t see the superstar reclaiming the UFC’s lightweight title from the new champ.

A bout between Nurmagomedov and McGregor is expected to take place later this year, … Read More

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There’s been endless speculation and talk about when and if Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor will fight, and the latter’s coach is extremely confident it will take place this year.

Nurmagomedov secured the UFC’s lightweight title in … Read More

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Khabib Nurmagomedov might be returning to the Octagon sooner than some expected.

Since Nurmagomedov won the lightweight title at UFC 223 last month, by defeating Al Iaquinta, the expectation has been that he wouldn’t fight again until … Read More

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Although Dana White did not meet with Conor McGregor this past weekend as expected, the UFC President’s still confident the Irish star will fight lightweight champ, Khabib Nurmagomedov.

Recently it was reported that White would meet with … Read More

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The belief is that sooner or later, Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor will end up fighting, and recently the new lightweight champ delivered another warning to the superstar.

Nurmagomedov won the UFC’s 155 title in April, by … Read More

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The consensus has been that the path to victory against Khabib Nurmagomedov requires keeping the bout standing, but it sounds like Brian Ortega doesn’t necessarily believe that’s the case.

Ortega offered to step in for the injured … Read More

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It’s not known yet when and who Conor McGregor will fight next, but the star’s boxing coach believes a fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov is likely.

McGregor hasn’t fought for the UFC now since November, 2016, when he … Read More

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Eddie Alvarez believes Conor McGregor could take out Khabib Nurmagomedov, if and when they ever fight, but, ultimately the former champ’s picking “The Eagle” to defeat the massive star.

Recently Alvarez spoke with ESNewsReporting.com, and he was … Read More

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It’s not clear yet who Khabib Nurmagomedov will face in his first title defense as the UFC’s lightweight champ, but the undefeated fighter’s announced that he doesn’t plan to defend his belt until the end of 2018.… Read More

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Although Eddie Alvarez likely won’t be next for Khabib Nurmagomedov, the former lightweight champ continues to fire verbal warnings at the new champ.

Alvarez has been arguing for sometime that he’s the only lightweight who can defeat … Read More

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Kevin Lee has made it clear in the past that he’s not sold on the idea Khabib Nurmagomedov is the planet’s best lightweight, and following his win at UFC Fight Night 128, he doubled down on that … Read More

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As Edson Barboza gets set to fight Kevin Lee tomorrow at UFC Fight Night 128, the lightweight contender’s reported he’s more “motivated than ever”, following his bout with Khabib Nurmagomedov.

Barboza faced the now, reigning lightweight champ … Read More

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Khabib Nurmagomedov has gone undefeated to date in his MMA career, and according to his teammate Daniel Cormier, that’s not going to change.

Nurmagomedov recently secured the UFC’s lightweight championship, by working his way to a clear … Read More

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Khabib Nurmagomedov returned to his native Dagestan, following his championship win at UFC 223, and the lightweight star received a hero’s welcome.

Nurmagomedov worked his way to a clear cut, unanimous decision win over Al Iaquinta last … Read More

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Although Max Holloway believes he could have made weight for a bout with Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 223, the featherweight champ admits he’s not sure he could have done so safely.

Holloway agreed to fight Nurmagomedov on … Read More