Kemo
10-04-2018, 09:48 PM
Daniel Cormier believes Khabib Nurmagomedov won’t have trouble making weight for UFC 229.
Nurmagomedov defends his UFC lightweight title this Saturday night (Oct. 6) against Conor McGregor. This is being called the biggest fight in UFC history by many including the promotion’s president Dana White. The latest word from White has UFC 229 trending at three million pay-per-view buys.
Cormier, the two-division UFC champion and Nurmagomedov’s teammate, says that “The Eagle’s” past weight cutting issues are behind him. “DC” told TMZ Sports that Nurmagomedov will tip the scales at the correct weight tomorrow morning:
“Oh yeah, he’ll make weight. Yeah, he’s fine. He’s like 11 pounds over weight as of yesterday. He’s looking great. Khabib’s ready to go, weight’s good, his mental’s good, physical, he’s great. He has to be firing on all cylinders because it’s such a tough fight with McGregor, but he’s ready to go. He’s ready to go out there and really impose his fighting style on Conor and get his hand raised.”
McGregor hasn’t competed in an MMA bout since Nov. 2016. Meanwhile, Nurmagomedov has had two fights during McGregor’s inactivity. “The Eagle” earned dominant decision victories over Edson Barboza and Al Iaquinta. During this time, McGregor was preparing for a boxing match with Floyd Mayweather and enjoying the fruits of his labor from that spectacle.
Nurmagomedov defends his UFC lightweight title this Saturday night (Oct. 6) against Conor McGregor. This is being called the biggest fight in UFC history by many including the promotion’s president Dana White. The latest word from White has UFC 229 trending at three million pay-per-view buys.
Cormier, the two-division UFC champion and Nurmagomedov’s teammate, says that “The Eagle’s” past weight cutting issues are behind him. “DC” told TMZ Sports that Nurmagomedov will tip the scales at the correct weight tomorrow morning:
“Oh yeah, he’ll make weight. Yeah, he’s fine. He’s like 11 pounds over weight as of yesterday. He’s looking great. Khabib’s ready to go, weight’s good, his mental’s good, physical, he’s great. He has to be firing on all cylinders because it’s such a tough fight with McGregor, but he’s ready to go. He’s ready to go out there and really impose his fighting style on Conor and get his hand raised.”
McGregor hasn’t competed in an MMA bout since Nov. 2016. Meanwhile, Nurmagomedov has had two fights during McGregor’s inactivity. “The Eagle” earned dominant decision victories over Edson Barboza and Al Iaquinta. During this time, McGregor was preparing for a boxing match with Floyd Mayweather and enjoying the fruits of his labor from that spectacle.