Video and photo of the fight
Russian Habib Nurmagomedov again goes into the octagon to "spread his wings" and once again prove his rights to the title fight. But for the passage to the title, you still need to take the upper hand over Michael Johnson in one of the preliminary fights of UFC 205.
Habib's record is 23-0-0, Johnson's record is 18-10-0. Nurmagomedov won 33% of victories by knockout, 30% - surrender of opponents; In Michael Johnson, the corresponding indicators: 44% of the knockouts, 11% submissive.
The course of the match:
Habib began the match in the second number: Johnson tried to hook Nurmagomedov low-fights, but Habib kept his distance. After the first minute of the battle, "Eagle" began to step a little - Michael Johnson just hurricane thrown blows, not allowing the Russian to clinch. And only by the middle of the round Habib was able to get closer with the opponent (while Johnson managed to inflict 26 hits against 3 blows of our fighter). Just looked sad Michael Johnson in the stalls - Habib did not "blanket", but literally rammed and beat the American! "Eagle" elegantly held the first five-minute, although the beginning of the round and was disturbing!
Habib summoned McGregor to the fight, calling him the chicken who at the beginning of the year pounded his hand on the canvas, and now got the title fight :) Habiba was booed by the spectators at Madison Square Garden, but the "Eagle" proudly announced that he would go to his goal .
Johnson realized that in the clinch and the stalls, he would not have a chance to win. But after the first round, there was no longer any strength for mega-active actions and in the rack. Habib also smelled the smell of victory - and as a whole dominated throughout most of the round.
Johnson defended himself fairly passively, to which he received comments from John McCarthy. Nurmagomedov hammered in a whole series of strikes, the gong sounded - and rivals disappeared in the corners (the American left staggering).
It's a pity Johnson ... Except for the first round debut, the American did not show anything. But Michael should pay tribute: he suffered a whole barrage of powerful blows!
The knot of the shoulder - Johnson surrenders. Habib summoned McGregor to the fight, calling him the chicken who at the beginning of the year pounded his hand on the canvas, and now got the title fight :) Habiba was booed by the spectators at Madison Square Garden, but "The Eagle" That will go to its goal.