“I will train, plow. I am gaining experience, getting older. I am 31, an age when a person can be at the limit of possibilities. I will train even more, the rival is strong, dangerous, ”Nurmagomedov said at the opening of the MMA hall in Makhachkala.
According to him, he had long been lacking such motivation before the fight, since all his past rivals, including Al Yakvinta, Conor McGregor, Edson Barboza and Dustin Porrier, are not comparable in level with Ferguson.
“I feel that a fire has flared up in me. From the previous fights, nothing will change in preparation. In any case, this is MMA, here you need to fight, beat, strangle, break. Just the approach may change. We will treat the matter more professionally. There are no limits to human capabilities, ”Nurmagomedov added.
On the night of September 7-8, at the UFC 242 tournament in Abu Dhabi, Nurmagomedov defeated Porrier with a strangulation in the third round and defended his UFC lightweight champion title for the second time in his career. Ferguson defeated Donald Cerrone in his last bout by technical knockout.
Nurmagomedov has 28 victories and not a single defeat in MMA. Ferguson has 25 fights won with three failures.
Earlier, Nurmagomedov confirmed that he and Ferguson signed contracts for the fight.