“Habib has fought double standards since day one at the UFC. What does this mean for our fighters? You deserve or don't deserve - no one will talk about you. When Habib signed with the UFC, he had 16 wins in 16 fights. In the UFC, he immediately began to win. After five victories in a row, any other fighter would be given a fight for the status of an official contender for the belt, and then the title. Habib got a chance for the title only in the tenth fight. The same thing is waiting for Islam Makhachev. Not a single fighter in the UFC has passed such a long marathon in pursuit of a belt. They suffered him, and we do not want to give him away. We want the lightweight category to be with Russia. I have many talented fighters there, ”said Nurmagomedov Sr. in an interview with Igor Rybakov on YouTube.
After the breakdown of the fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson, the Ameikan called on the UFC to deprive the Russian of champion status.
Earlier, Ankalaev said that if Nurmagomedov was deprived of the championship belt, then this would be unfair.