UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has run through all of his opposition, and he doesn’t see his next fight going any differently. Nurmagomedov will look to unify the lightweight titles on Sept. 7 when he takes on interim champ Dustin Poirier in the UFC 242 main event at Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. Last Friday at the UFC summer press conference in Las Vegas, undefeated Nurmagomedov (27-0 MMA, 11-0 UFC) said he respects Poirier’s toughness but expects to maul him, like he’s done with all his previous opponents “I just want to maul people,” Nurmagomedov said. “This is what I want to do.
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Khabib Nurmagomedov: Dustin Poirier tough, ‘but this guy not on my level’ – MMA Junkie