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“No, I’m not disappointed, I know what I’m worth, and after this fight, I’m going to be the No. 1 contender for the belt - and I know that what I’ve done in the weight class, no one else
has done it. Like if you talk about those three contenders, they didn’t do what I did?”
“There won’t be a semifinal like Dana said. With a win, I’m the next contender. Like I said, no one has done what I’ve done: Five wins. Who knocked out Israel in that fashion? Who did?
So, no, I’m the next contender for the title."
On what to expect in a title fight against Chimaev:
“I was expecting a victory for Khamzat, but I wasn’t expecting dominating for five rounds like he did. I understand when you’re not as well-versed in MMA, if you have not watched MMA
that much, it could be a "boring" fight because you don’t necessarily understand the techniques that are happening. For me, as a practitioner, as a champion in the sport, I see the technical
aspect of it and keeping down a champion like a DDP for five rounds? It’s something very technical to witness, and personally I was very impressed with that.”
“I’m just different than any other guys in the weight class… Right now I’m focusing on this fight, but after this fight, we’re going to concentrate on that and prepare everything well. I’m just
different from any other contender in the weight class.”
Nassourdine also mentions that he's aiming to make Borralho pay for all his disrespectful comments:
“No, you don’t want to be naive, you don’t want to trust liars,” Imavov explained. “He’s been lying many times before. I didn’t even know him before he started to call me out. I wasn’t watching
his fights. So for me, it was just a fan following me on Instagram. But I don’t need that kind of fan. I mean, if he wants to stop following me on social media, it’s going to be good [for] me."
“Without a doubt I’m going to finish him, and I’m always during the fight going to be looking for that finish.”
