{"id":320998,"date":"2019-07-31T10:35:11","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T17:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=320998"},"modified":"2019-07-31T10:35:11","modified_gmt":"2019-07-31T17:35:11","slug":"khabib-nurmagomedov-talks-facing-distractions-ahead-of-ufc-242","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/khabib-nurmagomedov-talks-facing-distractions-ahead-of-ufc-242\/","title":{"rendered":"Khabib Nurmagomedov talks facing distractions ahead of UFC 242"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Khabib Nurmagomedov dealt with distractions ahead of his massive bout with Conor McGregor, but things are different preparing for Dustin Poirier.<\/p>\n<p>On Sept. 7, Nurmagomedov and Poirier will collide in a lightweight title unification bout. &#8220;The Eagle&#8221; holds UFC lightweight gold, while &#8220;The Diamond&#8221; is the interim title holder. Nurmagomedov vs. Poirier is set to headline UFC 242 (see info on how to watch <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/how-to-watch-ufc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>) in Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n<p>Nurmagomedov spoke to RT Sport ahead of his second lightweight title defense. He said that the lack of pre-fight insults don&#8217;t bother him as he isn&#8217;t fueled by heated rivalries (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmanews.com\/khabib-admits-to-distraction-ahead-of-ufc-242\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MMANews.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u2018I\u2019m not 50 years old, I don\u2019t lack motivation\u2019 \u2013 Khabib Nurmagomedov talks UFC 242\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FP5JNyAlDnQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not really necessary to have a verbal conflict to be motivated,\u201d Nurmagomedov told RT Sport. \u201cMotivation can be sporting, and I have that. Why not? When you go there and compete with a rival, it doesn\u2019t matter if it\u2019s a fight, a sports competition, or in a gym, motivation is always there. And I still have it. I\u2019m not a 50-year-old, so I don\u2019t have any problems with motivation. Whether I have it or not, you\u2019ll see on September 7.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It isn&#8217;t the trash talk that will serve as a distraction this time. Instead, Nurmagomedov will have to deal with the stress of his <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/khabib-nurmagomedov-reacts-to-teammates-getting-reduced-suspensions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">teammates<\/a> competing on the same card.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, there will be some distraction,\u201d Nurmagomedov admitted. \u201cWhen your friends and close ones are fighting, it does distract you. But I hope they\u2019ll give me some positive energy before my fight. Because when your close friends are losing, of course it upsets you. The main thing for them is to motivate me for my victory. We\u2019re hoping only for victory.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Do you think Khabib Nurmagomedov will be able to handle the stress of his teammates competing on the same card?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 7\/31\/2019. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Khabib Nurmagomedov dealt with distractions ahead of his massive bout with Conor McGregor, but things are different preparing for Dustin Poirier. On Sept. 7, Nurmagomedov and Poirier will collide in a lightweight title unification bout. &#8220;The Eagle&#8221; holds UFC lightweight gold, while &#8220;The Diamond&#8221; is the interim title holder. Nurmagomedov vs. Poirier is set to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54476,"featured_media":288814,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[10114,39610],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v19.7 (Yoast SEO v19.14) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Khabib Nurmagomedov talks facing distractions ahead of UFC 242 | BJPenn.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Khabib Nurmagomedov says he&#039;s facing distractions ahead of UFC 242, but it isn&#039;t due to banter this time.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/khabib-nurmagomedov-talks-facing-distractions-ahead-of-ufc-242\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Khabib Nurmagomedov talks facing distractions ahead of UFC 242 | BJPenn.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Khabib Nurmagomedov says he&#039;s facing distractions ahead of UFC 242, but it isn&#039;t due to banter this time.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/khabib-nurmagomedov-talks-facing-distractions-ahead-of-ufc-242\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"| BJPenn.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bjpenn\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-07-31T17:35:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/Khabib-Nurmagomedov-21.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"696\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"399\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Fernando Quiles\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@bjpenndotcom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@bjpenndotcom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Fernando Quiles\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/khabib-nurmagomedov-talks-facing-distractions-ahead-of-ufc-242\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/khabib-nurmagomedov-talks-facing-distractions-ahead-of-ufc-242\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Fernando Quiles\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/#\/schema\/person\/570f9a688e392fcae2e6287763b6c7db\"},\"headline\":\"Khabib Nurmagomedov talks facing distractions ahead of UFC 242\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-07-31T17:35:11+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-07-31T17:35:11+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/khabib-nurmagomedov-talks-facing-distractions-ahead-of-ufc-242\/\"},\"wordCount\":322,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Khabib Nurmagomedov\",\"UFC\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/khabib-nurmagomedov-talks-facing-distractions-ahead-of-ufc-242\/#respond\"]}],\"copyrightYear\":\"2019\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/khabib-nurmagomedov-talks-facing-distractions-ahead-of-ufc-242\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/khabib-nurmagomedov-talks-facing-distractions-ahead-of-ufc-242\/\",\"name\":\"Khabib Nurmagomedov talks facing distractions ahead of UFC 242 | BJPenn.com\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2019-07-31T17:35:11+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-07-31T17:35:11+00:00\",\"description\":\"Khabib Nurmagomedov says he's facing distractions ahead of UFC 242, but it isn't due to banter this time.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/khabib-nurmagomedov-talks-facing-distractions-ahead-of-ufc-242\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/khabib-nurmagomedov-talks-facing-distractions-ahead-of-ufc-242\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/khabib-nurmagomedov-talks-facing-distractions-ahead-of-ufc-242\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"MMA News\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"UFC\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"Khabib Nurmagomedov talks facing distractions ahead of UFC 242\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\",\"name\":\"| BJPenn.com\",\"description\":\"MMA &amp; UFC News, Results &amp; Fight Videos\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/#organization\",\"name\":\"| BJPenn.com\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/bj_penn_logo_amp.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/bj_penn_logo_amp.png\",\"width\":600,\"height\":148,\"caption\":\"| BJPenn.com\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/bjpenn\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bjpenn\",\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/bjpenndotcom\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/0fficialbjpenn\",\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bjpenn\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bjpenndotcom\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/#\/schema\/person\/570f9a688e392fcae2e6287763b6c7db\",\"name\":\"Fernando Quiles\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/author\/fernando-quiles-jr\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Khabib Nurmagomedov talks facing distractions ahead of UFC 242 | BJPenn.com","description":"Khabib Nurmagomedov says he's facing distractions ahead of UFC 242, but it isn't due to banter this time.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/khabib-nurmagomedov-talks-facing-distractions-ahead-of-ufc-242\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Khabib Nurmagomedov talks facing distractions ahead of UFC 242 | BJPenn.com","og_description":"Khabib Nurmagomedov says he's facing distractions ahead of UFC 242, but it isn't due to banter this time.","og_url":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/khabib-nurmagomedov-talks-facing-distractions-ahead-of-ufc-242\/","og_site_name":"| BJPenn.com","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bjpenn","article_published_time":"2019-07-31T17:35:11+00:00","og_image":[{"width":696,"height":399,"url":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/Khabib-Nurmagomedov-21.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Fernando Quiles","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@bjpenndotcom","twitter_site":"@bjpenndotcom","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Fernando Quiles","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/khabib-nurmagomedov-talks-facing-distractions-ahead-of-ufc-242\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/khabib-nurmagomedov-talks-facing-distractions-ahead-of-ufc-242\/"},"author":{"name":"Fernando Quiles","@id":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/#\/schema\/person\/570f9a688e392fcae2e6287763b6c7db"},"headline":"Khabib Nurmagomedov talks facing distractions ahead of UFC 242","datePublished":"2019-07-31T17:35:11+00:00","dateModified":"2019-07-31T17:35:11+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/khabib-nurmagomedov-talks-facing-distractions-ahead-of-ufc-242\/"},"wordCount":322,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Khabib Nurmagomedov","UFC"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/khabib-nurmagomedov-talks-facing-distractions-ahead-of-ufc-242\/#respond"]}],"copyrightYear":"2019","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/khabib-nurmagomedov-talks-facing-distractions-ahead-of-ufc-242\/","url":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/khabib-nurmagomedov-talks-facing-distractions-ahead-of-ufc-242\/","name":"Khabib Nurmagomedov talks facing distractions ahead of UFC 242 | BJPenn.com","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/#website"},"datePublished":"2019-07-31T17:35:11+00:00","dateModified":"2019-07-31T17:35:11+00:00","description":"Khabib Nurmagomedov says he's facing distractions ahead of UFC 242, but it isn't due to banter this time.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/khabib-nurmagomedov-talks-facing-distractions-ahead-of-ufc-242\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/khabib-nurmagomedov-talks-facing-distractions-ahead-of-ufc-242\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/khabib-nurmagomedov-talks-facing-distractions-ahead-of-ufc-242\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"MMA News","item":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"UFC","item":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Khabib Nurmagomedov talks facing distractions ahead of UFC 242"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/#website","url":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/","name":"| BJPenn.com","description":"MMA &amp; UFC News, Results &amp; Fight Videos","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/#organization","name":"| BJPenn.com","url":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/bj_penn_logo_amp.png","contentUrl":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/bj_penn_logo_amp.png","width":600,"height":148,"caption":"| BJPenn.com"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/instagram.com\/bjpenn","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bjpenn","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/bjpenndotcom\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/0fficialbjpenn","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bjpenn","https:\/\/twitter.com\/bjpenndotcom"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/#\/schema\/person\/570f9a688e392fcae2e6287763b6c7db","name":"Fernando Quiles","url":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/author\/fernando-quiles-jr\/"}]}},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320998"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/54476"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=320998"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320998\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/288814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=320998"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=320998"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=320998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}