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Khabib Nurmagomedov is currently 27-0 and will look to defend his lightweight at UFC 242 against the interim lightweight champion in Dustin Poirier.
Although Nurmagomedov is undefeated, the Russian is not the top-ranked pound-for-pound fighter on either the UFC’s or Sherdog’s rankings. But, he knows exactly how he will become the top pound-for-pound fighter.
“I have to beat Dustin [Poirier], I have to beat Tony Ferguson, and I have to beat GSP [Georges St.Pierre],” Nurmagomedov said at a UFC 242 press conference on Wednesday. “Then I can become pound-for-pound No.1 fighter. This is my opinion.”
He will meet Poirier in Abu Dhabi on Sept. 7. As for Ferguson, he is coming off of a win over Donald Cerrone, which should make him the next top contender. St.Pierre, meanwhile, is currently retired but recent reports have indicated there is a “GSP” clause in the champ’s new contract.
The possibility to fight all three is there, but first Nurmagomedov will have to get past Poirier at UFC 242.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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