UFC rookie Daria Zheleznyakova in an interview with , she said she was very happy with the comparisons with Khabib Nurmagomedov .
– While preparing our conversation, I came across a document in which you call yourself “Khabib in a skirt”.
— (laughing). It is very funny. Yes, yes, there was an interview where it was even headlined. It’s good to be compared to a legend. Although I think Khabib himself certainly wouldn’t like that. He basically doesn’t support female fights, but I was very happy with such a comparison.
– And where does such a comparison come from?
– I think everything is very simple here. It was an interview not for a specialized publication, but everyone knows Khabib (smiles).
In June, Zheleznyakova signed a contract with the UFC. The Russian has eight victories and one loss in MMA. Nurmagomedov spent 29 fights in his career, suffered no defeats and owned the UFC lightweight championship belt.
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