I was getting ready to take an MMA fight in December when the promoter of ADXC made me that proposal to face Nurmagomedov, so I just had to stop my boxing and muay thai preparation to focus on my jiu-jitsu training.
Since I started practicing jiu-jitsu, I've heard histories of masters Helio, Carlson and later Rickson showing the efficiency of jiu-jitsu against all other styles of each generation.
Today, grappling-wise, jiu-jitsu and wrestling are, no doubt, the most dominant styles, so it will be an honor to represent my art against a representative of the respected Dagestani school of wrestling.
I'm a big fan of UFC, but I'm not doing this fight to get a place there.
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