{"id":348497,"date":"2020-04-30T10:49:15","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T17:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=348497"},"modified":"2020-04-30T10:49:15","modified_gmt":"2020-04-30T17:49:15","slug":"luke-rockhold-only-sees-one-way-khabib-nurmagomedov-can-be-beaten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/luke-rockhold-only-sees-one-way-khabib-nurmagomedov-can-be-beaten\/","title":{"rendered":"Luke Rockhold only sees one way Khabib Nurmagomedov can be beaten"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Luke Rockhold is a long-time friend and training partner of undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov.\u00a0Having felt Nurmagomedov&#8217;s world class skills first-hand, Rockhold believes the lightweight champ is a nightmare matchup for just about anybody \u2014 at lightweight or welterweight.<\/p>\n<p>Rockhold praised the skills of the champ on a recent episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/RN1nM-_SsJo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Submission Radio<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Luke Rockhold on Return, Getting Attacked, UFC 249, Khabib, Robert Whittaker&#039;s Burn Out\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RN1nM-_SsJo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe problem is, these guys at lightweight, they just don\u2019t know what it\u2019s like when Khabib gets a hold of them,&#8221; Rockhold said of Nurmagomedov. &#8220;And I\u2019ve been with most top talents I\u2019ve seen at lightweight and welterweight and I\u2019ve grappled with them, and Khabib is more than anything that any lightweight has ever felt, and most of all welterweights. So, I don\u2019t care who you are, how slippery you are, even if you\u2019re Tony Ferguson and you\u2019re slippery, you\u2019re not gonna feel the same thing when Khabib gets a hold of you. It\u2019s gonna slow you down.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>So, what&#8217;s it going to take to defeat Khabib Nurmagomedov? By Rockhold&#8217;s estimation, somebody will have to catch the champ with something early and take him out before he can get his game going.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You\u2019d have to get him with something wild, something early,&#8221; Rockhold said. &#8220;Because the longer that thing went, the more times Khabib got a hold of him, it just, it wouldn\u2019t go well for him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Khabib Nurmagomedov is currently a jaw-dropping 28-0 as a pro mixed martial artist. The champ last defended his title in September, when he choked out Dustin Poirier. His next most recent title defense was a submission win over his arch rival Conor McGregor.<\/p>\n<p>Nurmagomedov was expected to return to the cage against Tony Ferguson on April 18, but was unfortunately stranded in Russia due to the coronavirus. Ferguson is now expected to battle Justin Gaethje for the interim lightweight belt on May 9.<\/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 4\/30\/2020. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Luke Rockhold is a long-time friend and training partner of undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov.\u00a0Having felt Nurmagomedov&#8217;s world class skills first-hand, Rockhold believes the lightweight champ is a nightmare matchup for just about anybody \u2014 at lightweight or welterweight. 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