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The idea of Khabib Nurmagomedov being unmotivated is bizarre. If one looks past the little details for a minute, the Dagestani mauler does precisely the same thing to almost all of his elite opponents: dominate them. Yet according to “The Eagle” himself (translated by Twitter account MMARusTwitter<\/a>, an account which dedicates itself to translating Russian MMA content), he hasn’t felt much spark until this upcoming title defense opposite Tony Ferguson.<\/p>\n Q:”Compared to your last training camps, are you going to approach this fight any differently?”<\/p>\n Khabib:”I will train hard.With every fight,i gain more and more experience. Im getting older,i am 31.I think it’s the peak age of fighters career. — ➡️ (@MMARusContext) December 3, 2019<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n And to be honest, i lacked this motivation for my last fights.Iaquinta,Conor,Barboza,Poirier.They’re not the same as Tony Ferguson.Thats why i feel that fire burning inside me again.”<\/p>\n — ➡️ (@MMARusContext) December 3, 2019<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n Once again, it’s almost a thought experiment to try to consider Nurmagomedov unmotivated while thinking of his vicious beating of Edson Barboza. On a more personal level, Nurmagomedov seemed plenty motivated to pummel Conor McGregor as he stood over him and showered him with punches and trash talk alike<\/a>.<\/p>\n Yet, Nurmagomedov says “El Cucuy” is different, and who are we to argue?<\/p>\n\n
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