{"id":213386,"date":"2016-12-23T09:28:42","date_gmt":"2016-12-23T17:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=213386"},"modified":"2016-12-23T09:28:42","modified_gmt":"2016-12-23T17:28:42","slug":"fedor-emelianenko-weighs-khabib-nurmagomedov-vs-conor-mcgregor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/fedor-emelianenko-weighs-khabib-nurmagomedov-vs-conor-mcgregor\/","title":{"rendered":"Fedor Emelianenko weighs-in on Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last month at UFC 205, Khabib Nurmedomedov cemented his place as the lightweight #1 contender when he picked up a horrifically dominant win over Michael Johnson<\/a>. Nurmagomedov used his grappling skills to repeatedly take Johnson down, and land countless elbows, complete with trash talk to Johnson mid-fight, and a conversation with UFC President Dana White<\/a> between rounds. Ultimately, in the third round ‘The Eagle’ was able to secure a submission, and get the win.<\/p>\n

\"ufc<\/a><\/p>\n

In the main event, UFC superstar Conor McGregor made his UFC lightweight debut against Eddie Alvarez. McGregor too picked up a dominant win, dropping Alvarez moments into the fight en route to a 2nd round TKO win to claim the lightweight championship.<\/a><\/p>\n

Given that both men were victorious in their respective fights, talks of Nurmagomedov getting a title shot against McGregor quickly picked up steam. That is until McGregor revealed that he would be taking some time off due to the upcoming birth of his firstborn child.<\/p>\n

Despite McGregor teasing a post-Christmas return to the Octagon, it appears as though the UFC is moving forward with an interim lightweight title fight, which will include Nurmagomedov.<\/p>\n

Now, MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko has weighed-in on Nurmagomedov’s situation, giving his thoughts on Nurmagomedov vs. McGregor to Lenta.ru:<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cIt depends on the leadership of the UFC and fighters themselves. I think this fight is possible. Habib has long earned the right to fight for a title, he made up for it all. He should be given a chance.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Irishman is very good at striking,\u201d he explained to izvestia.ru. \u201cIt’s a well known fact. But Khabib is professionals on the ground. If this fight will take place, I am sure, it will be a very entertaining fight!\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Fedor<\/a><\/p>\n

Emelianenko of course is coming off a successful run in 2016, which saw him return to MMA and go 2-0. Last month, it was revealed that Emelianenko had signed with Bellator MMA and would be fighting UFC vet Matt Mitrione on February 18th.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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