Khabib Nurmagomedov has Eddie Alvarez’s respect as a fighter -- so much so that the former UFC and Bellator lightweight champ wants to fight the current UFC titleholder next.
“The one I want the most out of all of them is Khabib, and it has nothing to do with title,” Alvarez said on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour. “I just think right now, timing-wise, he’s the most valuable all them fighters. He’s undefeated, so there’s a mystique that he’s unbeatable, which excites me even more.”
But Alvarez also doesn’t believe Nurmagomedov should be recognized as the legitimate champion.