#4 Khabib Nurmagomedov
At no. 4 is the Russian sensation, the UFC Lightweight Champion and the No.2 positioned pound-for-pound contender, Khabib “The Eagle” Nurmagomedov.
2018 has point of fact been the greatest year in Khabib’s amazing vocation. In a range of a year, the Dagestani Sambo phenom has gone from a contender just surely understood to the no-nonsense fan-base to a worldwide whiz.
Glancing back at the year Khabib has had, we should think back to his battle with Edson Barboza at UFC 219 on 30th December 2017.
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Before the Barboza battle, Khabib had been a contender battling on the undercards of PPV occasions or in little Fight Night occasions.
His prevailing triumph over Edson Barboza on the co-headliner in one of the greatest cards of 2017 soar Khabib’s stock and in a split second made him the No. 1 contender at Lightweight.
Khabib began the year with a battle booked against the then break Lightweight Champion Tony Ferguson. With Ferguson having been compelled to haul out of their battle because of awful knee damage, Khabib confronted Al Iaquinta at the most brief notice of 24 hrs in the headliner of UFC 223 on April seventh.
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Khabib turned into a UFC champion with a success over Iaquinta; and the greatest battle in UFC history pursued as the Dagestani Sambo phenom confronted the greatest whizzes in the historical backdrop of MMA, Conor McGregor.
Khabib and Conor battled at UFC 229 on October sixth and “The Eagle” left no doubt as far as anyone can say about who is the King at 155 lbs.
Khabib battled the best battle of his life to rule and submit McGregor in the fourth round and topped off his astonishing year as the Undisputed Lightweight Champion and the No. 2 positioned Pound for Pound contender on the planet.
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From battling at undercards to featuring and winning the greatest battles in UFC history, Khabib created an impression and has turned out to be one of the greatest stars in the UFC. As Khabib broadly says, “What time is it?! It’s Khabib Time”.
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