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Published 16:27 14 Nov 2016 GMT
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“I had a little talk with him; is that not good? I told him, ‘Hey, I have to fight for the title. You know this.’ I tell him, ‘I don’t want to smash your face, and I already beat you. You have to give up.’ He keep fighting.”Nurmagomedov explained that it was a one-way conversation with Johnson reluctant to give up, so he kept applying slightly more pressure with the kimura until he eventually tapped out. He didn't want to see his opponent suffer any unnecessary damage.
"No, he say nothing. He keep fighting back a couple times like punch me. I want to give him respect because he come out, he take this fight and I give him very hard 15 punches. I think a lot of people after this finish, but he keep fighting. He's a great guy, great fighter, he have very big experience fighting tough guys and I want to give him respect." "I watch all UFC fights and I know a lot of injuries like Nogueira vs Mir. That's why I take this kimura, I go like slowly, slowly, slowly, because if you can you have to be careful don't get crazy damage because if you break his arm it's never same."If you are unfamiliar with the fight Nurmagomedov was referring to, you can check it out in the video embedded below. Fair warning, it's not for the faint of heart. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdGi7XI5Y_c
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