Ahead of his UFC 254 clash with Justin Gaethje on October 24, Khabib Nurmagomedov suggested he has already faced a tougher challenge than Gaethje in his career in terms of striking ability.
In an interview with RT Sport (h/t Simon Head of MMAJunkie), Khabib said Conor McGregor is a better upright fighter than Gaethje: "I kind of agree that Gaethje is a very good fighter. If he was bad he would not have fought for the belt. Is he better standing than Conor? I think no. My fighting IQ tells me that Conor is better standing than Gaethje.