Step aside Jorge Masvidal, because there’s a new ‘baddest motherf-cker’ in town.
UFC president Dana White has hailed Khabib Nurmagomedov the baddest fighter in the world following his submission victory over Justin Gaethje at UFC 254, which saw Nurmagomedov choke Gaethje unconscious with a triangle choke in the second round to retain his lightweight title.
“He is the baddest motherf**ker on the planet,” White at the UFC 254 post-fight press conference (h/t Damon Martin of MMA Fighting). “Let’s start with there’s like a feeling out process for two minutes and then it’s on. Those two were going.