“The reason behind Khabib not fighting Usman is ….,” BJ Penn reveals why Khabib Nurmagomedov never fought at welterweight


“The reason behind Khabib not fighting Usman is ….,” BJ Penn reveals why Khabib Nurmagomedov never fought at welterweight

BJ Penn on Khabib Nurmagomedov

Khabib Nurmagomedov retired with a professional record of 29-0, he was one of the most dominant athletes of our era, and many consider him as the best lightweight on planet earth.

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Khabib recently named BJ Penn as one of the best lightweights on the planet besides him, now Penn has given his verdict on the discussion, he posted a message from his Instagram account in which he wrote.

He said, “Since Khabib has been saying he is the greatest lightweight of all time and I am number 2 best lightweight many people have been asking me why didn’t Khabib fight Usman for the 170 pound belt or compete for 170 belt like I did many times… in my humble opinion it is because he is not proficient and confident in jiujitsu.”

“Khabib says he is the best grappler ever but he did not fight bigger opponents,” BJ Penn accused Khabib Nurmagomedov of taking the easier fights

Khabib Nurmagomedov and BJ Penn
Khabib Nurmagomedov and BJ Penn

Penn also claimed that Khabib is bad at Jiu-Jitsu and that’s why he didn’t compete against Kamaru Usman he continued, “I believe the reason behind Khabib not fighting Usman is because he does not know jiujitsu like I did and he is not comfortable fighting off his back against someone who is bigger and stronger than him like I did many many times in my career.
I fought at 170 185 and heavyweight and every fight I had to fight from my back and survive and come back and fight harder if I was to get a victory.”

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Penn denied Khabib’s claim of being the best grappler in the world, he said he ducked bigger opponents and stuck to his weight class. “Khabib says jiujitsu is easy and he is the best grappler ever but he did not fight bigger opponents in higher weight classes because his style is not prepared for this …and that’s what jiujitsu was created for.. for the little man to defend himself from the big man! That is martial arts, that is self defense,” said Penn.

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