“When a person becomes popular, he has fans and haters. In Las Vegas, there were 5% of my fans, and in Abu Dhabi, I supported the entire audience. But just as it has changed for the better, it can change for the worse. In fact, I feel more comfortable when they don’t support me. When many want you to lose, I want to show that they are wrong. I want to dare. When I went to the duel with Porrier, I thought that they would support my opponent. It turned out quite differently. And I felt such pressure that I have never felt. A lot of friends, family members. It was hard to impress them. Because such a pressure. He knew with McGregor that they would boo me, and was ready for this, ”the Russian fighter said at the Synergy Global Forum.
Khabib Nurmagomedov defeated American Dustin Porrier at the UFC 242 tournament in Abu Dhabi, which took place on September 7.
Earlier it was reported that rivals of Russian fighters at the UFC Fight Night tournament in Singapore became known.