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For those of you that don't know that Khabib slapped Lobov in the face and what that conflict was about, I send you over to another thread where Lobovs interview that upset Khabib was translated.
http://forums.sherdog.com/threads/k...-lobovs-russian-interview-translated.3745995/
This is from an interview that Alexander gave an MMA news site valetudo.ru
https://valetudo.ru/mma/news/aleksandr-shlemenko-muzhchina-dolzhen-otvechat-za-svoi-slova
About Iaquinta:
To be honest i underestimated Iaquinta a little. I thought that Khabib would finish him. I expected that it wouldn’t go past three rounds, since Khabib is a lot stronger (better) the Iaquinta. The American is not even in the top 10.
About Khabib not finishing Iaquinta:
Of course if Khabib would finish him with a spin kick knock-out it would be cool. But let’s be objective, Khabib is a fighter that most of the time goes the distance, he doesn’t have many finishes in his career. He doesn’t like to force the events, he is comfortable with taking it slow and going the distance. If it works for him, why should he change anything?
About Khabib’s striking:
Khabib outplayed him (Iaquinta) even in the stand-up. If he succeeding with the striking, why shouldn’t he do it? I think Khabib did it because he came in to the octagon completely confident about his victory. Therefor he felt that he could do whatever he want to the opponent and took the opportunity to experiment a little.
About Ferguson pulling out:
It was a real pity. It killed the intrigue. The announced Ferguson – Nurmagomedov fight was many times louder then what we eventually got. For UFC that is of course a failure.
About Khabib vs Lobov, McGregor situation:
That conflict should have been settled right there at the hotel. Artem should have acted different in that situation. He said unpleasant words about Khabib, everybody have seen that video. A man has to answer for his words (take responsibility for his words) and not say that he didn’t do it. And Conor’s stunt is understandable … he backed up a friend, but how must Artem feel about that? From the side it looks like his older brother has come to fight his fight, solve his problems. That’s not how a serious person acts.
http://forums.sherdog.com/threads/k...-lobovs-russian-interview-translated.3745995/
This is from an interview that Alexander gave an MMA news site valetudo.ru
https://valetudo.ru/mma/news/aleksandr-shlemenko-muzhchina-dolzhen-otvechat-za-svoi-slova
About Iaquinta:
To be honest i underestimated Iaquinta a little. I thought that Khabib would finish him. I expected that it wouldn’t go past three rounds, since Khabib is a lot stronger (better) the Iaquinta. The American is not even in the top 10.
About Khabib not finishing Iaquinta:
Of course if Khabib would finish him with a spin kick knock-out it would be cool. But let’s be objective, Khabib is a fighter that most of the time goes the distance, he doesn’t have many finishes in his career. He doesn’t like to force the events, he is comfortable with taking it slow and going the distance. If it works for him, why should he change anything?
About Khabib’s striking:
Khabib outplayed him (Iaquinta) even in the stand-up. If he succeeding with the striking, why shouldn’t he do it? I think Khabib did it because he came in to the octagon completely confident about his victory. Therefor he felt that he could do whatever he want to the opponent and took the opportunity to experiment a little.
About Ferguson pulling out:
It was a real pity. It killed the intrigue. The announced Ferguson – Nurmagomedov fight was many times louder then what we eventually got. For UFC that is of course a failure.
About Khabib vs Lobov, McGregor situation:
That conflict should have been settled right there at the hotel. Artem should have acted different in that situation. He said unpleasant words about Khabib, everybody have seen that video. A man has to answer for his words (take responsibility for his words) and not say that he didn’t do it. And Conor’s stunt is understandable … he backed up a friend, but how must Artem feel about that? From the side it looks like his older brother has come to fight his fight, solve his problems. That’s not how a serious person acts.
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