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Taming the Beast Within
Khabib Speaks to Future Fighters
“I had fights in my career where I understood that I could hurt my opponent more, but I’d talk to him, tell him to give up so that I don’t beat him too hard.”
“For example, if I had a painful hold where I could break something, I wouldn’t tighten it all the way. I’d just fix it so that the opponent would tap out.
“Because I have no aim to hurt anyone in this sport. Yes, we compete in a very brutal sport.
“At the beginning, when you’re just starting out and winning fights, it brings you some sort of pleasure. You enjoy it.
“Recently I haven’t had that. In the last couple of years I’ve gone out there and won and it doesn’t bring me any real joy to be honest.
“Well, with the exception of one fight, let’s say. In that fight I beat that guy with pleasure.”
- RT news
Khabib Speaks to Future Fighters
“I had fights in my career where I understood that I could hurt my opponent more, but I’d talk to him, tell him to give up so that I don’t beat him too hard.”
“For example, if I had a painful hold where I could break something, I wouldn’t tighten it all the way. I’d just fix it so that the opponent would tap out.
“Because I have no aim to hurt anyone in this sport. Yes, we compete in a very brutal sport.
“At the beginning, when you’re just starting out and winning fights, it brings you some sort of pleasure. You enjoy it.
“Recently I haven’t had that. In the last couple of years I’ve gone out there and won and it doesn’t bring me any real joy to be honest.
“Well, with the exception of one fight, let’s say. In that fight I beat that guy with pleasure.”
- RT news
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