Former UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov sparked controversy by stating Dagestani MMA fighters are superior to those from Ireland. He emphasized Dagestan's dominance in amateur MMA and challenged Irish fighters to show their prowess in major promotions.
In a recent interview with PFL, which now owns Bellator, Nurmagomedov downplayed the significance of Irish fighters as compared to Dagestan is. According to the former“Eagle” further doubled down on his comments in a tweet, declaring Dagestan i MMA superior to any other country in the world. You can say whatever you want, but if we’re talking about facts, you can’t compare Irish fighters with fighters from Dagestan .
We dominate amateur MMA, and it’s not even close—not just compared to Irish fighters but the whole world. I’m absolutely confident that if we were to…“You can say whatever you want, but if we’re talking about facts, you can’t compare Irish fighters with fighters from Dagestan,” Nurmagomedov said. “We dominate amateur MMA, and it’s not even close—not just compared to Irish fighters but the whole world. I’m absolutely confident that if we were to organize a team vs. team matchup, Dagestan would defeat a world team in amateur MMA. And when it comes to professional MMA, we have champions, contenders and ranked fighters in every major league. Show me Irish fighters who are currently title contenders in the Top 3 MMA promotions. At best, you might be able to name one or two fighters.” Responding to Nurmagomedov’s comments, Hughes said that the Dagestani only gained stardom because of McGregor. Hughes also brought up Usman’s failed drug test from 2023, for which he faced a six months suspension.McGregor also went on one of his “tweet and delete” sprees, seemingly slamming Dagestani fighters for a lack of showmanship. “And all yous arse lickers around the way years stood on no ground for your own. Sickening stuff, look at yous now. You deserve exactly what's there for yous, not a thing. Nothing. Traitorous bums. The Yellow teeth's we call ya's. Pea brains in a cage. Panache=zero. Creativity=poop. Wherewithal=fart. Embarrassing to m
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