This was announced by the Russian fighter to his fans in the social network.
“Today I was asked in an interview, ‘Can Khabib come back and beat Strickland in a championship fight?”,” Makhachev wrote. “I can answer with confidence that he would easily do it. It’s been almost three years since Khabib ended his career, but he never misses a training session. And I can confidently say – if he wants to, it won’t be difficult for him”
It’s not the first time representatives of Khabib Nurmagomedov’s team have made intriguing statements about a potential title fight for the undefeated Russian in the UFC’s middleweight division. Last year, the former UFC champion’s manager, Ali Abdelaziz, said that his charge could defeat Israel Adesanya, who held the middleweight title at the time, in less than three rounds. Nurmagomedov later said that he disagreed with that, and he wasn’t going to claim the Nigerian’s greatness.
Recall that on September 9 at UFC 293 in Sydney, Sean Strickland sensationally defeated Israel Adesanya to become the division’s new champion, and his next opponent will be determined in a fight between Hamzat Chimaev and Kamaru Usman, who will meet this weekend at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi.