MMAWeekly<\/a>. \u201cSometimes the guy who\u2019s the best isn\u2019t the guy who wins that night and he loses. It\u2019s so hard for me to say one guy is the best. I feel like if you see the top five guys in the UFC, you rank the top five guys, all those guys their level is so high.<\/p>\n\u201cThe level is so high, I believe Khabib could lose to anybody in the top-10 in the lightweight division,” he added. “It\u2019s so hard to say this guy\u2019s the best or this guy is the worst. The guys in the top 10 of the UFC, their level is so high, so it\u2019s all very close.\u201d<\/p>\n
Edson Barboza will return to the cage this weekend, when he takes on former UFC interim lightweight title challenger Kevin Lee in the main event of the UFC’s anticipated stop in Atlantic City. Provided he wins this fight, Barboza believes he could easily work his way back to a rematch with Nurmagomedov in the future. The same goes for Tony Ferguson, who he lost to in December of 2015.<\/p>\n
\u201cOh yes, definitely, for sure,\u201d Barboza said of rematches with Nurmagomedov and Ferguson. \u201c100 percent, I really believe I\u2019ll see Khabib and Ferguson in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n
Whatever the future holds, the Brazilian knockout artist assures he feels better than ever ahead of his massive showdown with Lee.<\/p>\n
“I work very, very hard, I feel better than ever,” he said. “I\u2019m more excited than ever because of that loss.\u201d<\/p>\n
Do you expect to see Edson Barboza back in the cage with Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson in the future?<\/p>\n
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