Khabib Nurmagomedov has named Justin Gaethje as the hardest puncher he ever faced. The retired MMA legend shared the Octagon with heavy hitters such as Conor McGregor, Dustin Poirier, Edson Barboza…
The retired MMA legend shared the Octagon with heavy hitters such as Conor McGregor, Dustin Poirier, Edson Barboza, and Michael Johnson during his career.However, he ranks Gaethje above them all after facing off against ‘The Highlight’ in a“I think it was Justin Gaehtje, he hit like a truck,” Nurmagomedov said when Patrick Bet-David asked him to name the biggest puncher he’s faced.
‘The Eagle’ believes the way he reacted to being hit extraordinarily hard ultimately led to him picking up a second-round technical submission win over Gaethje.READ MORE KHABIB NURMAGOMEDOV“When he hit me, I remember it was a right uppercut and left hook. It was his best shot and I told him, ‘Brother, is this everything you have?’
“I like Justin Gaethje and I was talking to him. After this combination, I told him, ‘This is everything you have.’ And at the end of the first round, he started to get tired. “I told him, ‘This is jetlag because you came to Abu Dhabi one week before the fight. I am here one month.’ I know where I was after one week because it is desert, and you have to be there at least a couple of weeks before the fight.
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