Khabib Nurmagomedov spoke the type of language of Mike Tyson in one of his more heated UFC moments.
Nurmagomedov was often seen as a calm and stoic figure during his mixed martial arts career, in which he gained a perfect record of 29-0 before he retired in 2020.
But 'The Eagle' was not afraid of showing his anger in cases in which he did not feel respected. Should UFC 229 be mentioned?
With that pay-per-view in 2018, Nurmagomedov attacked the corner of Conor McGregor after submitting the Irishman. The Dagestani was furious with McGregor's many controversial comments during the construction of their resorting competition.
To a lesser extent, the then lightweight Kingpin did not feel respected by another opponent five years earlier. And when he became physical, a legend of boxing had a chair in the front row.
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Mike Tyson was pumped up after Khabib Nurmagomedov Abel Trujillo pushed on the UFC 160-way
Before Cain Velasquez, Junior Dos Santos, Glover Teixeira, Donald Cerrone and Stephen Thompson recorded big victories on UFC 160, box legend Mike Tyson was standing next to Dana White for the ceremonial weighface-offs.
The most heated moment occurred on the Prelim collision of Nurmagomedov with Abel Trujillo. The Russian had a bone to choose with his opponent after 'Killa' chose not to shake his hand.
When the pair went to the forehead, 'The Eagle' launched his American enemy with a sturdy push with two hands, forcing a panic white to intervene quickly.
In the background, cameras took Tyson's hilarious reaction, while 'Iron Mike' pumped his fists with joy in the fight.
Khabib Nurmagomedov defeated Abel Trujillo with record -breaking dominance
It is safe to say that Nurmagomedov had the last smile in his short feud with Trujillo.
The Dagestani dominated his rival over three rounds, in which he dropped Trujillo 21 times to set up a new UFC record.
More than just recording his fourth consecutive victory in the promotion, 'The Eagle' etched his name in history as the man responsible for demonstrably the one -sided fight that was seen in the UFC.
The dominance of Nurmagomedov certainly did not stop on that day in 2013.
The Russian remained undefeated for the rest of his career, won the UFC light weight and arranged comfortably challenges from McGregor, Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje.
Nowadays the 36-year-old coaches the next generation of hunters. To help with that, Nurmagomedov recently unveiled a new Dagestan training center.