Nurmagomedov wants Ferguson, McGregor, warns Holloway

Khabib Nurmagomedov is a determined man. Four times a fight vs. Tony Ferguson has fallen through, most recently for UFC 223. Featherweight champion Max Holloway stepped up, and UFC president Dana White said he will ever make Nurmagomedov vs. Ferguson again. However, during a recent appearance on The MMA Hour, ‘The Eagle’ said he still wants the fight.

I still want this fight, even they change my opponent, I still want this fight. He has a 10-fight win streak. We have big history, maybe not perfect history, but big history. People still want this fight,” said Adam Guillen Jr. for MMA Mania. “Now, I have to focus on Max Holloway.

Nurmagomedov is of course also interested in a fight with lightweight champ for a few days longer Conor McGregor.

I told first, ‘Hey, where is this Burger King? Take the Burger King here.’ I need this guy because he put a tweet a couple of weeks ago that he stay ready.,” said Khabib. “So where is this guy? Six days is good to make weight. He can make weight. But, Dana told that he has to look nice, because he has good sponsorships and we cannot change his face. I say I need to fight for title and I don’t care who … bring anybody. Please stop giving me regular fight because I deserve to fight for title. I have best win streak in UFC. I’m 29 years old, young, hungry my time is coming. I need to fight for title.

I never think Max Holloway. I think Poirier, Alvarez … maybe Chiesa, Pettis because these guys fight same night.

Every person is different. I heard his interview where he say I don’t care about belt, I care about check. I think UFC tell him they give him good money, you have to come here, and he said of course. This is very big show and he is part of pay-per-view and of course, he will take this fight, because you want to fight for money. I respect him, Aloha, Max. He is champion for a reason at 145.

He fought Aldo twice, Pettis, Lamas, Jeremy Stephens. All these guys, no one wrestling him. I watch his 12-fight win streak, no one wrestle him like me. Now, he is in a different territory, different weight classes, different animals, everything is different. He has an opponent who is young like him. He fought before Pettis, Aldo, these guys are already finished. Now he has a young, hungry opponent bigger than him. More strong than him, have more good wrestling pressure, undefeated, I think it’s going to be a long night for him.

“I don’t want to underestimate this guy because this guy has 12-fight win streak in UFC, one of the greatest to ever compete in UFC. More than him win streak, Georges St-Pierre and maybe Anderson Silva. He’s tough, not a small guy. I don’t want to think it’s a much easier fight than Tony Ferguson. I think if they fought, in a stand-up fight, Max Holloway can beat [Ferguson].

One of the four failed fights with Ferguson ended when ‘The Eagle’ was hospitalized due to cutting. So Numagomedov’s next fight is cutting to 155. He said he’s just under 170.