One of the biggest criticisms against Khabib Nurmagomedov has been his conditioning and pre-fight preparations. Case in point, his scheduled interim lightweight title fight against Tony Ferguson at UFC 209 last March was scrapped last minute when he pulled out due to health issues from weight cutting.
Ahead of his upcoming fight against Edson Barboza at UFC 219, Khabib says he is healthy and ready to go.
“I change a lot of things,” Nurmagomedov said during Tuesday’s pre-fight media lunch in Los Angeles (via MMA Fighting).