Khabib calls Justin Gaethje the hardest hitter he faced

Khabib Nurmagomedov is considered the astir ascendant champion successful UFC history, but helium often receives disapproval for retiring astatine the highest of his career.

In his past fight, “The Eagle” defended his lightweight rubric against Justin Gaethje successful a rubric unification bout, aft Gaethje defeated Tony Ferguson earlier that twelvemonth to triumph the interim title.

Before the fight, galore believed that Gaethje would beryllium the biggest situation of Khabib’s career. However, the Russian erstwhile again showed implicit dominance, finishing the combat with a second-round choke.

Throughout his career, Khabib has looked astir flawless, with the lone combat that has sparked contention being against Gleison Tibau, which Joe Rogan adjacent said helium thought helium lost.

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Although helium easy defeated Gaethje, Khabib aboriginal called him the hardest puncher helium had ever faced:

"He hits similar a truck. Nobody deed maine harder than Justin Gaethje, his debased kick, his near hook, his close hook, his uppercut… Everything!" – Khabib said connected the amusement Hotboxin' with Mike Tyson.

Gaethje is different considered 1 of the strongest punchers successful the past of the lightweight division, and during his vocation helium participated successful immoderate of the fiercest fights that UFC fans person ever seen.

Now helium admitted that Khabib's connection does not mean overmuch to him, due to the fact that the effect of the combat remains the same:

"I deed him hard, truly hard" – Gaethje said successful a video posted connected his societal networks.

"I kicked him truly hard, and past I deed him with a close hand. To perceive Khabib accidental I deed him the hardest… I don't consciousness large astir it, due to the fact that helium bushed maine anyway. I didn't triumph the belt, so… I don't know, it's bully to hear, but it doesn't alteration anything."

The Dagestan combatant is known arsenic 1 of the top successful the past of this athletics and has near a heavy people connected the UFC.