Khabib Nurmagmedov succeeded in making the Irish public furious with his comments about the national level of fighters.
The legendary undefeated UFC light weight champion will have his cousin Usman Nurmagomedov in the Coca-Cola Arena in his latest Bellator title defense tonight. The fight is heavily promoted as 'Dagestan vs Ireland 2', and grabs back on Khabib's legendary fight from 2018 with Conor McGregor.
And in the run -up to the procedure, the iconic former champion did not have a magazine when he compared the two countries with each other. He claimed that, apart from McGregor and Hughes, there were no fighters from the country, with which he rejected a complete undercard for tonight's event.
Khabib Nurmagomedov denounces the fighting talent of Ireland
In a video in which tonight's event in Dubai was promoted, Khabib Nurmagomedov gave his opinion about the alleged feud between Ireland and Dagestan. As far as she is concerned, there is not much talk of a feud, given the much larger number of champions that arise from the even smaller population of Dagestan than Ireland.
“Brother, Ireland has no fighters, brother,” said Nurmagomedov in an interview with the social channel of the PFL. “Let's face it. How many fighters do you know from Ireland? Paul Hughes and Conor [McGregor]. And who else? There are no fighters, brother.
'Come to Dagestan, you can understand. You know, so many organizations don't even contract Dagestan fighters because they are afraid that everyone can become champions. Let's face it: MMA Dagestan level here (the arm raises high). But the Irish level is not even half the level of Dagestan. “
Nathan Kelly angry about Khabib Nurmagomedov's comments
Nurmagomedov's controversial comments clearly annoyed the three Irish fighters who shared the Undercard with Hughes. Kenny Mokhonoana, John Mitchell and Nathan Kelly form an Irish contingent who wants to make a name for name, where the latter is already on his way to the featherweight.
Kelly, a often gentle competitioner, told Bloody Elbow in an exclusive chat: “The fact that Khabib talked about S *** and all that jazz, it just lit a small fire on my stomach and I am a bit like ', knows, knows You, this whole hassle of: 'Oh, we are better than them.
'I don't have to be really motivated to fight, do you understand what I mean? But if someone gives me that little extra fire, I think 'thanks', because you had that, you now have to give me an incentive to go out and win.
“The team or the atmosphere? I am completely immersed in it that I am behind it … If you go online, you will see that many people hate Khabib … The fact how he was negotiating is like 'I go outside and go in Take each other 'your boy, and you will see that I am different.
“Maybe he says afterwards:” I think we like him, he's different. ” That's all I can do. When I go outside, this boy puts him on his back and make a show of him while wrestling, they will have to admit that he is the Uitbijter.
“It was fuel for my fire and I hope that all other guys are the same and that we have lit this fire under our belly not only to the damn daytheis, but to prove to the world that we are a power to be accounting for is held in MMA. ”
John Mitchell offers to show Russian fighters how to do it after the victory
During the first Irish fight of the evening, John Mitchell, the only 'home fighter' of the evening, defeated Souhil Tairi with a unanimous decision of 30-27. He was less aggressive in his phrasing, but offered to combat the Russian attacks of the UFC legend and to show off with his own wrestling skills.
“He would certainly not be nice to us,” Mitchell joked in an exclusive conversation after the victory, who brought his professional record to 10-2. 'Look, if the PFL wants to use me against a Russian, let's go, and I'll struggle with him!
“I was completely the home fighter tonight, I am the biggest star from Dubai and it will stay that way. I have the entire Irish and expat community in my corner, so it will only grow. ”
Related topics
Comments