UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has once again announced that he does not intend to rise to the welterweight division for a fight with Georges St-Pierre.
According to Khabib, in good shape he weighs a little over 80 kilograms, which is why he believes that he will give a head start to Saint-Pierre if he agrees to fight him in the 77-kilogram division.
“In welterweight, I definitely will not fight. This is not my natural category at all. When I am in good shape, I weigh 82 kilograms. Got 77 and weigh 80-82 kilograms in a fight against the best fighter in history in this weight.
It’s like in childhood, when you fight with a karate fighter – give him, take a leg, knock him down, and he: “Fight in a stance like a man.” Well, we started in a rack. Do you see what I’m talking about? No, I am a lightweight champion, and even if there was something interesting, I would be interested in lightweight, “– Khabib Nurmagomedov said during a conversation with journalists after the EFC 33 tournament.