Former UFC Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov Show that he believes Conor McGregor He will never be the fighter he once was.

Conor McGregor Are suffering back-to-back losses Dustin Polier. The most recent match took place at UFC 264, where McGregor fractured his tibia, Causing the doctor to stop working at the end of the first round.

In an interview with Brett Okamoto of ESPN MMA, Khabib Nurmagomedov stated that McGregor has now passed his physical and mental peak.

“In the past few years, he was not hungry. Now what happened to his legs has never been. No one has ever come back… People will never be in the same golden age twice. Gold will only appear once. You Will become gold, and after that, you will go down,” Khabib Nurmagomedov said.

“This is not my opinion. This is what history shows us. When you are hurt like this, you will never be the same as before, never.”

Khabib Nurmagomedov’s views on the future of Conor McGregor’s UFC

Khabib Nurmagomedov believes that if McGregor wants to continue his MMA career, he can choose one of two paths. He can take part in battles similar to his welterweight duel with Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone, which will make him look good and pay a good price, although they won’t let him win the UFC championship.

Or he can try to face the top fighters in the department in order to seek another UFC championship. Khabib clarified that if he pursues the second path, he does not think the Irish will end well.

“If you were to fight Cowboy Cerrone, you would look good,” Khabib Nurmagomedov said. “You will be like a lion. But if you are going to fight against the best people in the world. Dustin Poirier, this battle will show your level. Well, fight cowboys, these battles, become a lion, make money, it’s very Smart. But if you want to be a champion, if you imagine Bernier (Dariusz), Islam (Makhachev), Charles (Olihuela), Dustin Poriye, Justin Guy Fight like Seo. These guys are lions. These guys will show you how good you are.”

McGregor has made it clear that he hopes to face Poirier for the fourth time. However, “Diamond” will fight UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira and eventually win a 155-pound belt.