Top 25 Quotes & Sayings by Khabib Nurmagomedov

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Russian athlete Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Last updated on September 17, 2024.
Khabib Nurmagomedov

Khabib Abdulmanapovich Nurmagomedov is a Russian former professional mixed martial artist. He competed in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he was the longest-reigning UFC Lightweight Champion, having held the title from April 2018 to March 2021. Nurmagomedov was inducted into UFC Hall of Fame on June 30, 2022. With 29 wins and no losses, he retired with an undefeated record.

Next fight? If the UFC tell me, 'What do you want?' I'm going to say Tony Ferguson.
You have to punch hard for knockouts, and to beat me, you have to knock me out.
When I fought with Michael Johnson, when I took his arm for the kimura, I can break it, but I go very slowly, be careful, because I don't want to give him injury. — © Khabib Nurmagomedov
When I fought with Michael Johnson, when I took his arm for the kimura, I can break it, but I go very slowly, be careful, because I don't want to give him injury.
My style is not like anyone's. I'm not a typical wrestler.
I want to stay humble, but I have to talk because the other guys talk too much, and... I understand the crazy power the UFC PR machine has.
I train, eat, sleep, and repeat.
I came to the UFC to fight with top-level fighters and become the undisputed, undefeated champion. This is my goal.
Give me 30 minutes rest, little drink of water. Give me 30 minutes, and I can fight with anybody.
I never have a problem with the weight cut. My number one enemy is injuries because I train so hard.
Of course I am tough, but I am smart, too. I'm more smart than tough. People watching my record and say that this guy is tough. This is not about tough; this is about mind. You think when you fight. This is about everything.
Where is Conor? He wanna fight with a bus. I want to fight with a real gangster. Iaquinta, thank you so much.
They're all fake belts. To be honest, I think real belt is Tony Ferguson's.
I don't think I'm a bad guy from Dagestan. I think I'm a good guy from Dagestan. But for my opponents, for sure, I'm a bad guy because when I go to the cage every time, I smash my opponents.
I need eight weeks, train hard, last one week make weight, and go to the war. Because when I go to the war, I have to know I am ready or no.
I never fight for the money, but every person is different.
These guys talk when I'm injured, but when I'm healthy, where are these guys? Tony or Conor, it doesn't matter. Or maybe they're going to fight it each other? It doesn't matter.
I don't know about politics so much. I'm a professional athlete.
I feel I represent my country: not only my country but all former U.S.S.R. countries because I have very big fan base here, and I have more than a billion Muslim fans. I feel I represent these guys all around the world. My fans. This gives me very good energy. When I go to the cage, I think about these people.
I think about only me.
I don't fight for the money. I fight for my legacy. I fight for history. I fight for my people.
My best background is, like, smash opponents. I all the time go forward. I all the time try to take down somebody. Make him give up. This is my style, you know. This is what I do all my life.
I'm from Dagestan, I'm born in Dagestan, and Dagestan is a different level for people living a tough life, people living in the mountains. — © Khabib Nurmagomedov
I'm from Dagestan, I'm born in Dagestan, and Dagestan is a different level for people living a tough life, people living in the mountains.
I care about my legacy.
I know America is very nice and very good people. I'm a professional athlete. I come here. I never have a problem with somebody about my religion, about my name. I am happy. I'm always comfortable because I never do anything wrong. All the time I do something right. I follow all the rules.
I don't think about, 'Oh, I'm finally getting my respect,' because I don't care about this.
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