Khabib Nurmagomedov is one of the top fighters currently in the UFC, however he believes the current incarnation of Conor McGregor on the lead up to the McGregor Vs Poirier fight at UFC 264, was ‘fake Conor’. As Khabib told ESPN, “It was fake Conor, in my opinion. A couple months ago we see how he tried to be nice, it looks fake. This trash talk don’t work on Dustin Poirier.” Khabib recently posted this ’embarrassing’ photo
In other news regarding Khabib Nuramgomedov, it was recently revealed that Khabib turned down a major fight offer to take on UFC icon Georges St. Pierre. during an appearance on Mike Tyson’s podcast this past spring. Credit to MMAJunkie for the following transcription.
“He sent me a message and said, ‘Hey, Georges St-Pierre wants to fight with you,’” Nurmagomedov told MMA Junkie on Monday. “I said, ‘What can I do?’ I don’t know. I’m finished, you know? I think Georges is finished, too, you know. Let this guy be a legend. He’s 40 years old and I don’t understand why he has to fight. I think he has money, too. I’m finished. I’m really finished.”
Khabib continued: “I’m only 32 years old,” Nurmagomedov said. “People are going to talk about this (for) maybe the next seven (or) eight years. Because for MMA, a lot of guys on the top are 37, 38, 39. They’re still on the top. People are going to talk about this until that day comes I think.”
