“He’s one of the biggest stars in the sport” Dana White says Khabib is on his way to “GOAT” status


“He’s one of the biggest stars in the sport” Dana White says Khabib is on his way to “GOAT” status
Khabib Nurmagomedov (L) and Justin Gaethje (R)

Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Justin Gaethje at UFC 254 is inching closer day by day. The undefeated Russian will take on the vastly talented American, Gaethje. Khabib has just lost one round in his entire professional MMA career. LET THAT SINK IN! He will be going into the fight backing his immaculate grappling abilities. Gaethje, on the other hand is coming off a dominating victory over Tony Ferguson, who had been undefeated for almost 8 years. The “Highlight” will be keen to upset the “Eagle” as well, come Saturday.

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Speaking at the UFC 254, press conference, Dana White was full of praises for both Khabib and Justin for the fighters they are. He also said that a victory for Khabib would mean, the Russian topping the pound-for-pound rankings, dismantling Jon Jones.

“He’s by far the No. 1 most played character in the video game globally” – Dana White on Khabib

Speaking at the pre-fight press conference, Dana spoke about how much of a global presence Khabib had. He said, “He’s one of the biggest stars in the sport. Khabib’s videos have generated 222 million views. His content that features him, over 100 million video views just this year alone, just on Facebook. He’s broken records on Instagram. I could just rattle off numbers all day. He’s by far the No. 1 most played character in the video game globally. By a long shot. The numbers just go on and on. I could go on for days. The kid’s broken a lot of records.”

Dana also acknowledged the fact that if Khabib beats Justin, he might be on his way to become the number 1 in the UFC pound-for-pound rankings. Speaking of which the boss said,”Khabib is looking down the barrel of not only the greatest to ever do it in this division, but listen, I think if he beats Justin on Saturday, he’s the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world and he’s on his way to GOAT status.”

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There was a lot of mutual respect between the two fighters at the press conference. Can “The Highlight” blind the “Eagle”? Or will it be the same old story for Khabib?

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