Khabib demands #1 pound-for-pound spot after dominating Dustin Poirier at UFC 242
With his dominating third round submission victory over Dustin Poirier in Abu Dhabi, lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov moves to an unparalleled 28-0, with 12 of those wins coming in the UFC.
Does this make him the P4P #1? Khabib sure thinks so.
“You know what’s interesting in this sport?” he asked during the post-fight press conference. “Even if you’re 28-0, 12-0 in the UFC, you’re one of the biggest stars, you smesh everybody, people are going to talk about ‘You have to fight him, you have to fight with him, you have to fight with him.’ Give me just respect!”
“Put me on No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter next week,” Khabib continued. “Because I think I deserve this. Because I dominate with all my opponents. I’m undefeated. I think I deserve some respect.”
Khabib is already pretty damn close to being pound for pound #1, with only Jon Jones sitting above him in the official UFC rankings. Jones is 25-1-1, with his sole loss coming off a widely derided DQ to Matt Hamill and a No Contest after testing positive for turinabol after his second Daniel Cormier win. More importantly, though, he’s defended the UFC light heavyweight belt a staggering 10 times.
