‘In a couple of years he has the chance to show and become maybe the best fighter of all time’ – Khabib Nurmagomedov heaps praise on Max Holloway

‘In a couple of years he has the chance to show and become maybe the best fighter of all time’ – Khabib Nurmagomedov heaps praise on Max Holloway
Max Holloway (R) and Calvin Kattar (L)

Khabib Nurmagomedov believes that Max Holloway could become the greatest fighter of all time. Holloway put on a clinic against Calvin Kattar in the recently concluded UFC on ABC. ‘Blessed’ unleashed a truckload of strikes throughout the fight, and his opponent Calvin Kattar, was no match for it. The win also saw Holloway, snap his two match losing streak – both against Alexander Volkanovski, and assert his claim as the number one ranked featherweight contender.

Speaking about this in an interview with the Reptile, UFC Lightweight Goat, Khabib Nurmagomedov heaped praises on the Hawaiian, claiming that his victory against Kattar was his best performance and that ‘if he were to maintain his focus, he could become the greatest fighter of all time.’

‘I think his prime time is coming, it’s not come yet‘ – Khabib Nurmagomedov

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Speaking about his match against Calvin Kattar, Khabib said, “I think about Max, he is already one of the best who has competed in MMA. He is one of the best and is probably the best Featherweight of all time. I think it was his best performance.”

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Khabib exclaimed, Holloway’s prime time was yet to come. He was quoted as saying, “When we look at Max, he is not old but he has a lot of fights in UFC. I think his prime time is coming, it’s not come yet. Maybe this year or maybe next year is going to be his prime time. It was not when he was champion, his time is going to come if he keeps focused doing everything he has to do.”

Khabib continued, “I really like Max, we were supposed to fight in 2018. I think his time is going to come and end of the year, maybe next year. It was his best performance; he is more of a great fighter today than he was a couple of days ago. This was his best performance, but in future, in a couple of years he has the chance to show and become maybe the best fighter of all time.”

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