Russia’s UFC Reigning Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov rules out all possible contenders for his next fight except for Dustin Poirier of the United States, a spokesman for the Russian fighter’s team said.
"We have only one option and this option is Poirier," TASS cited the spokesman s saying.
Dustin ‘The Diamond’ Poirier defeated over the weekend another American fighter, Max ‘Blessed’ Holloway (20 wins, 4 defeats), becoming an interim UFC champion, which means that he is now officially a mandatory challenger for the fight against Russia’s Nurmagomedov.
Poirier, 30, has fought to win 25 bouts (12 by KO/TKO, 7 by submission and 6 by decisions). He also lost five of his previous fights (2 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission and 2 by decisions).
Nurmagomedov currently holds an unblemished record of 27 wins in all of his mixed martial arts fights (8 by KOs, 9 by submission and 10 by decision). The next fight of the 30-year-old Russian fighter, nicknamed ‘The Eagle’ is scheduled for September 7.
