Filed under: News , UFC Khabib Nurmagomedov LAS VEGAS – Undefeated UFC lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov continued his campaign for a title shot, talking up a potential fight with Anthony Pettis following the champ’s dominant win over Gilbert Melendez at tonight’s UFC 181. Nurmagomedov (22-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) told MMAjunkie backstage he is ready for Pettis (18-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) in April or May, a slightly longer timeframe than he originally anticipated for his return following a knee injury that scrapped him earlier this year from a fight with Donald Cerrone. “Nobody had finished Meldendez before, and now, the UFC needs to give me my title shot,” Nurmagomedov said. “Benson Henderson lost, Eddie Alvarez lost, Pettis beat Donald Cerrone, Pettis beat Melendez, (and) I beat my last (opponent), Rafael dos Anjos.
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Khabib Nurmagomedov crashes UFC 181, press conference, champ Pettis open to fight – MMA Junkie