Khabib Calls For Respect And To Be Named Pound-For-Pound Champion

08 September 2019

The russian has called on the UFC to give him respect and want to make him number one on their pound-for-pound list, after taking his record to 28-0.

.TeamKhabib wants to see "respect" in new #UFC rankings following his win at #UFC242:

"Put me on No. 1 pound-for-pound… I dominate with all of my opponents."

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— MMAWorldInside (@MMAWorldInside) September 8, 2019

Khabib Nurmagomedov wants you to put some respect on his name:

“Put me on No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter next week because I think I deserve this. Because I dominate with all my opponents. I’m undefeated. I think I deserve some respect.”#UFC242 https://t.co/lhPMLV1MwT pic.twitter.com/24pUe3MROK
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) September 8, 2019

On Saturday Nurmagomedov became the undisputed UFC lightweight champion when he defeated Dustin Poirier at UFC 242 and khabib has called on the UFC to now put him above Jon Jones on the pound-for-pound list Speaking at the post fight press scrum about his 28-0 record the russian said, "You know what's interesting in this sport? Even if you're 28-0, 12-0 in UFC, you're one of the biggest stars, you smash everybody, people (are) going to talk about, 'You have to fight with him,' 'You have to fight with him.'

"Give me respect. Put me (as the) No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter next week. I think I deserve this because I dominate all my opponents. I'm undefeated. I think I deserve some respect." Khabib said Jones didn't return to the top of the pound-for-pound rankings on the back of his own victory but on the back of a loss for long time rival Daniel Cormier.

CHAMP????CHAMP ????CHAMP???? @TeamKhabib #Khabib pic.twitter.com/oDg3vAMTXG
— its.fique (@fiqueruslee) September 8, 2019

The former two weight world champions loss to Stipe Miocic, which returned the heavyweight title back to the man DC had beaten for the belt, which saw him drop six places down to sixth.

The russian currently sits second behind Bones but his 12th UFC win in-a-row could take him above the light heavyweight champion when the new rankings are out next week.