Businessman believes that K. Nurmagomedov would defeat I. Adesanya at middleweight (Photo: Montage/SUPER FIGHTS)
Almost 15 kg separates the lightweight division limit from the middleweight division limit. Despite this, Ali Abdelaziz believes that Khabib Nurmagomedov, UFC legend at 70 kg would be able to defeat the current holder of the 83,9 kg belt Israel adesanya.
In an interview with the North American website “Sherdog”, the businessman stated that, if he returned to MMA today, the Russian could finish the Nigerian “in three rounds”.
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“Khabib now weighs 90,7 kg. If Khabib arrives tomorrow and cuts to 83,9 kg, he would stop Israel adesanya in three rounds. I see that. He beats heavyweights, light heavyweights, welterweights and lightweights. He is unstoppable. It's like a tractor. Speaking of styles, if Khabib wants to come back, talk to Dana White and ask to fight as a middleweight, he would submit Israel in three rounds because of his fighting style. Israel could not stop his wrestling, nor his grappling. In stand-up fighting, Israel is certainly the best striker on the planet”, analyzed Abdelaziz.
Khabib Nurmagomedov announced his early retirement after the death of his father Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov in 2020, leaving professional MMA with an impressive undefeated record of 29 wins. Although the former champion always reiterates that he will never fight again, Ali Abdelaziz believes that there is always a possibility.
“He can come back, fight as a middleweight and become a champion today. He's always in good shape, always in good spirits, so we never know. He said he will never fight again, but sometimes I feel like he wants to. The other day I asked him why he's so hard on the guys in training and he said he needs to show who's boss. Maybe he'll do 'The Ultimate Fighter' with Tony Ferguson, the two go crazy and end up facing each other at the end of the season. You never know”, concluded the businessman.
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