Khabib Nurmagomedov previews fight vs. Justin Gaethje at UFC 254 | First Take
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Khabib Nurmagomedov joins First Take to discuss his upcoming fight against Justin Gaethje at UFC 254 and if he is interested in a rematch against Conor McGregor.
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He’s so straight forward they don’t know what to do 😂
Seriously!! 😂😂😂 Because Khabib doesn't go by their rules, their hyped up and aggressive style of interviewing which all others fold under. Not Khabib! 😂
They actually cut out the best part of the interview
@@Ginyuu5 What happened on the cut out part?
@@zameerosman5886 I put the link above mate
@@Ginyuu5 no you did not. where is it?
"Right now even i don't wanna talk about this s***" - Khabib Nurmagomedov to Stephen (2020)
why they cut it tho, that's the best part lol
@@bluejeans4558 I know 😂
Which minute did this happen?😂
@@CB-gb4ep they already cut it🤣🤣
@@CB-gb4ep you can watch that on Instagram khabib fan international I guess or something, they post it with Stephen face after khabib said this and that's hilarious
Lol they deleted the part where Khabib answers Stephen A’s question
Khabib rocks
Ur r here mr .Chelsea from Chelsea fan
Khabib will be rocked on Saturday
@@juliuskhan814 ok mcgregor fanboy
@@juliuskhan814 and still, 29-0.
Your boy is calling out a retired has been who never fought at 155lbs while refusing rematches . This guy is a chicken !
Khabib talking about a Mcgregor/Dustin rematch: "Why do I need to fight them I already put them on the desk"😂😂😂
On his desk they been archived .
For reals! Both of them got mauled
I agree with khabib, Conor was acting the same that he needed motivation to fight, and went to fight Floyd
yes but he said winner of poirier and mcgregor could get the shot if they fight at 155 for his TSN interview
Casual
ESPN cutting out that S bomb 😂
Where is the entire segment or video where he says it lol
😂
@@drhooligan3800 search khabib first take
@@drhooligan3800 KZhead and Twitter it’s all over
Just to save themselves from embarrassment. Lol...😀
“You’re planning on winning this fight, right?” - Max Kellerman
😂
LMAO
Nah
"No, i plan jumping out of cage and going home. You stupide guy?
😂
I’ve never seen SAS so reserved during an interview. Man was shook after that S bomb lmao
What did he say dude I’m so confused 😂?
You seen Stephen A hit the bag?
@@greatomeister675 he makes Artur Beterbiev looks like a chump
Borat Sagdiyev what did he say
@@thomasmatthews478 I linked the video with a time stamp brother
Max " bla bla bla" Khabib 😐 " send location"
That face lmaooo
Pretty much haha
Max is a bit of a clown tbh
pretty much sums it up lol
Max is so cringey.
He don’t talk, he destroys. The quiet type, I like him for that.
Watch Javier Mendez or AKA KZhead channel and see how wholesome Khabib can be. Seriously, the dude is so wholesome and funny around his brothers.
“ I finish both of them “ Flex level Khabib 😂
This guy is an absolute savage though a very down to earth human being.His presence is intimidating and has an incredible aura.
"New blood, new energy". That was gangster.
“I already put them on my desk“
Lol
lol they didnt put in when Khabib went off at Stephen a Smith. ahhahaha
How convenient..lol
@@steveorules3972 hahahaha lol
@@MrStreakzHD khabib is a machine. I teach self defence and his ground game is flawless. I pick him by rd 3.
@@steveorules3972 Very good prediction, almost lmao
Right now ever a do want not talk about this sh......t 😂
29-0 inshallah
30-0 Alhamdullah❤️☝️👌👍💪
Alhamdulillah rabbi'l alameen
29-1 GSP enchilada
Jesus is Lord and Saviour
@@matthewstaffordsburner1040 Messiah and Prophet.
This is the greatest mma fighter of all time
They finally got my mans on ESPN. Let's goo
Khabib is now very famous... Probably the biggest star right now Cristiano ronaldo just wished him luck
@@mudasirasif5996 Well I meant more in terms of they were finally “able” to get Khabib.
This will be his last time on ESPN, khabib is just so boring
@@rwyo83 Stephen A and Max are the 2 biggest casuals in MMA. Khabib won't ever interview with them
@@rwyo83 you’re just a casual
Khabib is so tired of questions about Mcgregor
Maybe that’s the strategy. Flood him with McGregor questions until he’s so fed up that he smashes McGregor again to stop them😂
@@kianhughes6309 it seems like the more questions he gets about mcgregor the less interested he is in the fight
@@zacklance7798 I don’t think he was interested at all from the second he left the octagon after beating him
McGregor... So annoying this name all the time. Move on.
Khabib would smash Connor 100 times out of 100. He is on another level and needs a challenge not a chump
These ESPN dudes think Conor is still relevant lol. Beating washed Cerrone changes nothing.
@k20 brock lesnar is a bigger draw than stipe, doesn’t mean he deserves a world title opportunity, same applies with ronda for nunes, being a big draw doesn’t mean you’re entitled to a championship fight.
@k20 ppv doesnt mean u deserve a title shot,anyway dustin will beat conor,conor is good if he connects early other than that he's not even in the conversation. If tony wins the next fight hes next for khabib,maybe gsp too,i would actually buy that ppv..if u like arrogant,crazy behaviour go to wwe,mma is not about it..
@k20 umm the whole conversation is about conor getting a rematch with khabib so a title shot and in that case hes completely irrelevant,got completely destroyed by khabib it wasnt even close and if it wasnt for the cameras security and all that he would probabily be dead lol
@k20 the guy justin battered is a fkin warrior but what do u know,the only mistake he made was going in an adventure with justin when he prepared for a wrestler the whole time,anyways no shame losing against justin.
@k20 haha actually gsp is the only one who can put khabib in difficulty in my opinion
“ I already put these guys on my desk” 💀😭😂😂 . True legend
They're terrified of him lol
He’s been known to be very blunt with reporters
@@nathanbain798 is it cause he doesn’t know english? Or is he just a blunt person?
@@AJLD1 def his personality he knows english well enough
They don’t know anything about mma that’s why
@@AJLD1 I’d say a little bit of both. But he also didn’t seem at his most comfortable in this interview either.
Even Max and Steven stay quite when Khabib talks😂☺️
Cause Dagestan can take All usa :D
Khabib's expression just like he's ready to change Stephen A. Smith's face
This guy legit tells his opponent the game plan and what to prepare for, then executes.
poor justin
you cant catch up 20+ years of work in the few months you have before you fight him with his next level grappling game
Hahahaha Exactly very true
I hate when they bring up McGregor like Khabib didnt smash him... its like people asking for a Wilder vs Tyson pt.3
Aren’t they making that fight also? Idiotic
@@chrismalinowski654 His point is the same thing will happen which is most likely true
@@chrismalinowski654 thats not what im saying... key word "people"... do the people ask for that fight? is it most logical for Tyson Fury?
@ross from britain u are delusional... mcgregor has no wrestling game compared to khabib... stop with the imagination you have
@ross from britain I think Poirer did better than Conor. Poirer got Khabib in a guillotine that even Khabib said was pretty close. Poirer also landed a couple shots at the beginning of round 2 that made Khabib back up for a bit. Conor did pretty well but all he did was defend himself. He defended some takedowns, sometimes by cheating, and he covered up pretty well so the ground and pound wasn’t as bad as it could have been. But he didn’t do any real offense. He landed some punches but nothing that made Khabib even flinch.
Khabib the GOAT!!!!
Jon Jones is the greatest UFC fighter of all time. Jones 26-1-1 record (really 28-0) Jones 20-1-1 UFC record (really 22-0) Jones 18 fight UFC win streak, longest in UFC history (even after DQ loss) Jones 14 UFC title victories most in UFC history Jones 11 UFC title defenses most in UFC history Jones Youngest UFC champion of all time at age 23
Jon jones failed twice drug test for steroids, and he even was hiding under octagon in his gym when usada arrived how can a cheater be a goat? He used steroids everyone knows it twice he got popped
George st.
How is he goat? He padded his record before ufc. Hasn't really faced any real threat, hasn't move up in weight? Hasn't had a long title reign AND wants to fight an aged gsp for legacy? How is he goat? Dominate doesn't make u goat.
@@brandonmoyd2942 Jones used drugs against DC the second time, Jones nearly lost to thiago, I believe gustufsson and reyes beat him both 3 rounds to two
The best EVER! love the man's character. ALL - TIME legend
Khabib's speech after the fight, translation from Russian: "And now for my fans, and it would not be quite right to say "to my fans from Russia", so let's say "to all Russian-speakers", thank you so much, when I started all of this in 2008, and when I signed for UFC and had the first fight in 2012, many didn't believe in me, many thought it would be impossible. I'm a simple guy from a regular village in the mountains of Dagestan, who came over here. Just yesterday my brother told me: "According to Google you are the most discussed person on the planet". I simply couldn't believe it, because if you can imagine, I never had any of this on my mind, it was just my father and I dreaming of becoming the champion one day. I could have never imagined so much could happen to me. If you have parents, be close to them, and that's it. I have only one parent left, my mother. I would like to dedicate more time to her".
Mans casually cursed on tv😂
time stamp?
What did he said
I think it was edited out
@@Cochise954
They removed that part now. XD
Khabib is savage and straight to point af. Lol 3:08 look at max's face, "i shouldnt have talked, but thank God english isnt his first language"
Hahaha
My money is on they don't even know who Georges St. Pierre is.
😹🖐🏻
Max Kellerman knows mma fighters.
Exactly
Stephen A prob doesn't but I bet Max does
Believe it or not Molly was the first one of them covering MMA. She knows who GSP is because she was covering MMA during his era.
He doesint give af about Conor I love this Goat Energy
LOL classic ESPN acting like they know and watch UFC. I bet only Max watches UFC.
Why are mma fans so territorial about the sport? It has made its way into the mainstream like the sport wanted but the fans get mad if someone other than experts speak on the sport. Lol I swear mma fans are sports snobs
It doesn’t help when they don’t have anyone on that actually follows the sport properly. Max has great boxing knowledge but it doesn’t cover MMA. Create a proper discussion and debate with expertise and we wouldn’t have a problem.
@@illwill2survive ikr they seem like they’re some gods or something like take a chill pill it’s not that serious to be so angry at these guys not knowing that much about the sport
Dude shut the f up and go cry
@@Rerollful when there interviewing a champion I would expect them to know something about the sport so they can actually ask decent questions
29-0🔥🔥
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Alhamdullah❤️☝️💪👍👌😎
I've always appreciated how real this dude is... Like there is such an honesty about him
You know they were scared of interviewing him lmfaooo
1:53 Khabib went 😑
He was thinking cut me again and you will be on my desk too
Cause the guy kept talking iver him after askibg him a question
Made me lol
Max: “The “logical” contender would be the winner of McGregor and Poirier” ??? What!! He beat both of them and submitted them!
Who would you rather then? Tony’s coming off of a loss and Chandler doesn’t have a win in the UFC yet so what other current lightweight could Khabib fight. If Dustin wins, he has two lightweight wins since the Khabib loss.
@@jaronhaynes3763 complete facts
It’s not illogical. Only other suitable people would be tony IF he gets a win or gsp. Anyone else wouldn’t deserve it over Conor poirer winner
@@markmarkson3047 Idk where the division goes if Dustin loses against Conor, but if he wins, I’d say he gets another crack at the strap.
@@jaronhaynes3763 Absolutely would deserve it, is it interesting? absolutely not. Tony might have lost but the dude ain't getting finished by Khabib, he's good enough with jiu jitsu to take it the full 5. Harder fight still then rematch with either of these 2. Way rather see Tont or even GSP
The whole interview about Mcgregor !! Like comon dude ask more about next Saturday !
Hope Tony somehow makes his way back and fights Khabib, dont care for Conor or Dustin rematch
Seriously, 6th times a charm. Hope they get to do that fight before Father Time catches Tony.. would be the saddest fight not to happen. But if he ends up fighting Michael chandler I’m sure he’d be next up after e
They should put the winner of Mcgregor vs Porier against Tony
if Khabib beats Justin then a fight with Tony makes no sense because Tony lost badly to Justin.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 stop tony is done, tony is the type of guy to ...............crickets.............. haven't seen a tony fan in a while.
@@InayetHadi wait what? Lol so who deserves it then. Khabib would have already beat the top 3 other lightweights. There is one more guy. That’s Tony. Tony smashes Poirier and McGregor in my opinion. Best cardio in the top 5, best jiu jitsu in the top 5. That fight needs to happen. If anyone makes Khabib bleed it will be Tony. Guy didn’t lose for almost a decade and now he’s a chump cause he loses to another good fighter? Lol y’all are warped
I just hope that when they recap this fight I don't have to hear Stephen A and Max struggle to say *_Nurmagomedov_* a million times. They rarely say Khabib.
He called him "beeb" at 1:16
@@wngi28 LMFAOOOO you just made noticed that😂😭
@Mike Williams what does this even mean? lol
they're paid enough to practice getting it right too!
Stephen A just tweeted "Let’s go y’all. It’s about that time. Bigtime @ufc fight. I’ve been waiting for this: Nurmegamedov vs @Justin_Gaethje . The best.....versus someone I think will be if defeats Nurmeg. Let’s Go!!!"
" I need new blood." Khabib's vampire
Love that Stephen A. ain’t saying much. At least he knows he ain’t about that combat sports life like Max.
After He put sleep his opponent, he crying & announce of his retirement What a Man. ❤️ He never lose a single round in his whole career. ❤️
Lol.. khabib talk like a robot in here... I think he did 10 interview and this is the last one.. he really want to go home and sleep
The man is cutting weight, he should’ve done this last week or something
Out of all the people he has interview with, these two also know the least about the UFC.
He's done a crazy amount of media just based on all the different interviews on KZhead posted recently
he was cold lol presenter felt it very well
Lmfao they keep tryna push McGregor he fooked him up bad it was not even close 😂🤣😂😂😂
Connor vs khabib was his hardest fight only fight he lost a round
@@Dezcaughtit88 lmao he was never in any trouble in the fight, conor cheated so many times in round 3 by holding onto shorts and gloves so the round shouldn't go to a cheater.
Conor had 2 years off and only a month to train for that fight so
Khabib is chicken. He knows that a motivated mcgregor puts him to sleep
@@Dezcaughtit88 he decided to stand up with him in that round and still managed to slap him haha
U can tell he doesn't care about money
Hi is spiritual guy ☝️☝️
And those are the most dangerous guy's to ever ever deal with
Already had lots of it.
He care only about money.
Junk ED jeff bezos have 200 billion dollars and still trying to make more, any body love money will never get enough
What an incredible champion this guy is inside and outside of the octogone....huge respect for khabib
After Khabib mauls Justin Gaethje... George St Pierre: I am not impressed with your PerForMance
I don't know why he feels like he needs to notch St. Pierre on his record. If George had an ounce of his prime left, I'd say go for it, but he'd get smashed by Khabib in 2021
@Digonto Zahid I love Justin, but he's about to get smashed
Gsps performance against bisping was trash
You’re tripping. He had a great performance for someone who went into the fight hurt, fought a former 205er Who was the champ and a ufc hall of famer and finished him
@@osufan77 Because it's his father's dream fight, he wants to fulfill his father's dream
KHABIB TIME!!!!
Considering it's his second language, he handles the interview very well.
You can tell this is khabibs first fight since his father passed. He is a very strong man.
I wrestle Bears 🐻 on the Weekends- Khabib
When Khabib curses, you should know that he is really pissed and he could break someone's face.
But they cut it out of this video lol
@@silverape9596 obviously
what did he say?
What a noble character. I don’t even watch mma but I have so much respect for this man
The fact that he's a total class, he's a fcking living legend!
KHABIB NEW MUHAMMAD ALI
No Muhammad Ali is Muhammad Ali and khabib is khabib
I love both Mohammod Ali and Khabib ❤️❤️both my brothers Alhamdullah👌👍💪
Alhamdulillah 🙏🌷
Conor McGregor : Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa just bring me Diego Sanchez 😂😂😂
Don't forget 'mamamamamamama'
i love kabib. he just has the most quiet confidence .he just knows what he can do
If Khabib wins they need to give him Tony Ferguson for MMA Culture. Khabib deserves that fight, TOny deserves that fight and us fans deserve that fight.
There is literally no reason khabib needs to fight mcgregor. He made that noob tap.😂😂
@Stephen S hahahahahaha bruuhh
You're correct. Casuals always resort to mcgregor because he's a big name.
Conor wouldn't sign the contract lol.
again a muslim hating on conor ,nothing new to see here
@@shivam9934 Another Hindu hating on Khabib and getting McGregor ginger pubes stick between his teeth, nothing new here
Look at their faces 0:57
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Their a puppet
You’re so dumb he’s right it’s they’re
Max has that coke twitch and taste in his mouth 😂
Harrison T their a puppet doesn’t make sense bro what r u talking abt
Who remembers Khabib when he took Abel Trujillo to suplex city 😂
Love Khabib’s frankness and honesty
now they got Stephen A talking to Khabib? oh lord 😂
Stephen A "you got a great back to the basket game"
You can pull up from 40!😂😂😂
he can pull up from THIRTY this BROTHER is speCIAL
Freakin LOVE HIM...Khabib the legend
Khabib is honest and straightforward. He got my respect as a fighter and as a human being.
Hyped for this fight
asking khabib who he'll fight next is like asking lebron where he's gonna play next year before he even enters the finals.. just let him focus on the job at hand and do your research espn, he's mentioned gsp countless times. If y'all only care about conor don't cover the sport pls
Stop racism
@@jasonmitchell6534 you stupid? how is any of what he said racist lmao
Na disagree because LeBron isn't a sure thing in the finals while kabib always win. Compare khabib to Jordan not LeBron
@@dervyherrera1974 that's cool but i'm talking about him moving teams, not winning. The point is the "what's next" question coming before the job is done. This ain't no GOAT argument, all respect but hold onto that for another comment Derv
💯 on point
You are already a success and always will be too Khabib. No matter what. Never forget that, keep that good energy. God bless you always bro
Khabib "I'm just here so I don't get fined" Nurmagomedov.
Stephen A Smith doesn't deserve to talk with Khabib.
This interview is priceless. Stephen A Smith and Max, both look so out of their element and uneasy around Khabib. He tends to have that effect on wise guys. 😂 And the way he shuts down Stephen as he tries to get to his normal aggressive self. Not with Khabib 😂
It's amazing how Khabib,being a humble serious guys, throw out this legendary lines.
One of the GOATS...Respect 2 Khabib...gr8 champion!
The people's champ :-)
Khabib's a man of his word. HE DID EXACTLY WHAT HE SAID. he choked Justin Gaethje out, which took his record to 29-0. Sad to see him retire. He is definitely #1 P4P fighter. It's Khabib time.
Khabib answered very well. Kudos Champ!
Khabibs English has improved so much ! This guy has a vision and works for the whole package , what a STAR
That’s the UFC photo shoot background LOL
This man Max really call him “Beeb” ??
Ha-beeb
😂😂🤣🤣
@Raden Sulaksana in arabic its habib not khabib and habib actually means babe in arabic. and nurmogamedov is russian dialect for mohammed so his whole name means "beloved Muhammad" .
@Raden Sulaksana lol
@@acid1787 habib doesn’t mean babe in arabic
Khabib is an animal mr humble is ready again for the rumble
Khabibs last words in the octagon. I love u DC
Khabib submits first take in 1st round 😂
Already the greatest of all time
There will never be another Khabib like fighter.
Khabib has done a lot of media leading up to this fight, probably in his toughest moment in life as well. A true champion.
What do you need to do to be the Greatest ever? “I think I need a couple more fight for my legacy” *Retires* Heartbroken but I respect his decision.
Can’t wait for Saturday this card is stacked
I will always support my brother Khabib Alhamdullah 😎👍💪❤️
Khabib Then Now Forever ❤️💖
Need more UFC coverage!! But you guys are doing decent work
In addition to their stupid questions, I imagine he's also dieting quite aggressively, which must make this bs even worse.
khabib was having trouble speaking so max kellerman asked really simple and obvious questions to make it less awkward
@@saucy1099 they were not simple . Objection? He could have asked does he have a problem with fighting. And even at that, he shouldn't ask anything about mcgregor. Plus he's an idiot asking does he think he will win. Like what kind of stupid questions does he come up with
Post fight Khabib is truly the goat
Never look back ... always look forward !!
Why does everyone look so scared to ask khabib a question lol
Some while before the interview Khabib's father passed and the whole mood was like this he wasn't happy neither
This moment when Khabib said he needs new blood but don’t smile after...
Stop racism
Khabib great ambassador the sport. Good luck this weekend brother!!
I love Khabib man. This man said he was going choke out Gaethje & he put that man down like Old Yeller.