{"id":114127,"date":"2014-10-02T09:27:50","date_gmt":"2014-10-02T16:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/?p=114127"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:21:52","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:21:52","slug":"khabib-nurmagomedov-slams-paper-champion-pettis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/khabib-nurmagomedov-slams-paper-champion-pettis\/","title":{"rendered":"Khabib Nurmagomedov Slams &#8216;Paper Champion&#8217; Pettis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Khabib-Nurmagomedov-PNG.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Khabib-Nurmagomedov-PNG.png\" alt=\"Khabib Nurmagomedov PNG\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-80330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Khabib-Nurmagomedov-PNG.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Khabib-Nurmagomedov-PNG-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Khabib-Nurmagomedov-PNG-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Khabib Nurmagomedov has been campaigning for a title shot recently.  Prior to UFC 178, &#8216;The Eagle&#8217; took aim at co-main event fighter Donald Cerrone, who many believe has earned a title shot (Read about it <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/khabib-cowboy-can-shut-up-i-am-the-next-lightweight-contender\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Now Khabib has shifted his sights back to lightweight champion Anthony Pettis, who is currently slated to fight Gilbert Melendez at UFC 181 in December.<\/p>\n<p>He joined <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2014\/10\/khabib-nurmagomedov-blasts-paper-champion-anthony-pettis-hes-scared\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAJunkie<\/a> to explain why he believes he deserves a title shot.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cEverybody knows I deserve a title shot.  I am an undefeated fighter who is 6-0 in UFC. In the (official UFC) rankings, I\u2019m No. 2 after Gilbert Melendez. I think Anthony Pettis is scared. He\u2019s never had a good wrestling opponent, now I\u2019m a contender. I have very good wrestling, and Anthony Pettis has only the lucky punch. I think he understands this, and he doesn\u2019t want this fight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnthony Pettis is a pretty boy.  He\u2019s a playboy. He\u2019s very beautiful and he\u2019s good to market. But the real champion is Khabib Nurmagomedov. Everybody knows. I sent him the message on Twitter. He didn\u2019t give an answer. I see he\u2019s scared. He only likes striking guys. He doesn\u2019t like wrestling guys who are aggressive with top control. I deserve my title shot; give me my title shot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s the champion, but he\u2019s not a true champion.  He hasn\u2019t had a defense in one-and-a-half years. He has no defense of the belt. He won the belt, yes, but he\u2019s a paper champion. I think he\u2019s a paper champion. Everyone knows I am the true champion. The next fight, I deserve a title shot. This belt is mine. If UFC says I have a title shot, it will be very good for me. It\u2019s my big dream.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI look for Anthony Pettis at UFC 178, but I couldn\u2019t find him.  I wanted to say, \u2018Let\u2019s go! I deserve my title shot. Why you shut up and not say my name?\u2019 I follow his Instagram, and I see every time he parties, and I think he\u2019s a playboy. All my life I\u2019m training hard. I\u2019m training in mountains, I\u2019m wrestling with bears, and all my life I\u2019m training.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy message for Pettis is, \u2018Please don\u2019t be scared.  Everyone says Khabib is the next lightweight contender. Why you don\u2019t listen? I know you want only striking guys, but my spirit, my top control and my aggression is no good for you. You\u2019re scared. Next year, your belt is not your belt. Your belt is my belt.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Khabib Nurmagomedov has been campaigning for a title shot recently. Prior to UFC 178, &#8216;The Eagle&#8217; took aim at co-main event fighter Donald Cerrone, who many believe has earned a title shot (Read about it HERE). 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