"Who said he has good striking? This guy beginning talking, but people don't know nothing about him because he just won one fight, lost three fights, began to win one, two fights with former champions or old guys...He only has striking... For example, I take him down, what is he going to do? What's his plan? Shabliy took him down, he didn't get up. A lot of guys took him down, and he just tried to hold the people."
"Shabliy took him down, he didn't get up. A lot of guys took him down, and he just tried to hold the people. He tries to not let them punch him, and he's waiting for the round to finish, then he begins to do some taekwondo or running inside the cage, but he doesn't understand that the cage in Dubai is a small cage. There is no space for running."
Usman Nurmagomedov will defend the PFL lightweight title against Alfie Davis at PFL Road to Dubai on Feb. 7 at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai. Usman trains with Khabib Nurmagomedov and Islam Makhachev and expects his wrestling to be decisive against Davis, whom he does not consider an elite striker. Usman says multiple opponents have taken Davis down and held him, and he warns the smaller Dubai cage will limit Davis's ability to run. Usman is 20-0 with 14 finishes; Davis is 20-5, on a three-fight win streak and won last year's PFL lightweight tournament.
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