Nurmagomedov: Cowboy, McGregor, & Diaz are all ‘bums’
Speaking to the media ahead of his return to the Octagon at UFC on FOX 19, top contender Khabib Nurmagomedov took a shot at his lightweight peers.
Speaking to the media ahead of his return to the Octagon at UFC on FOX 19, top contender Khabib Nurmagomedov took a shot at his lightweight peers:
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“I never lost a round my whole career,” Nurmagomedov told the media on Thursday at the UFC on FOX 19 open workouts. “I beat the current lightweight champion. I hope these guys give me a title shot. This is not my problem that I have Darrel Horcher. I asked Cowboy, I asked Eddie Alvarez, I asked Tony Ferguson, and nobody came. This is not my problem.
“I’m undefeated all my life. Eddie Alvarez loses all the time, ‘Cowboy’ loses, Tony Ferguson loses. UFC needs somebody different. Somebody new, new level, new generation. I hope the UFC gives me a title shot after this fight because a lot of people agree with me. A lot of fans agree with me. I’m undefeated. All these bums lose all the time. Nate Diaz has lost 10 times, McGregor has lost, Tony Ferguson has lost, Eddie Alvarez, Cowboy, everybody has lost. I am undefeated. UFC needs to give me a title shot.”
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