He also revealed who, in his opinion, will become a star of the company in 2021 and who is the fighter whose career has impressed him the most.
UFC President Dana White introduced his own hierarchy of his company’s stars in a conversation with TMZ on Jan. 30. According to White, best fighter ever is the American Jon Jones, Meanwhile he the best of the moment is the Russian Khabib Nurmagomédov.
Jon Jones has not fought since February 2020. The American has 28 commitments in martial arts, of which he won 26. The great light-heavyweight star has defeated rivals the famous Daniel Cormier, Alexander Gustafsson, Glover Teixeira and Anthony Smith.
For his part, Khabib remains undefeated after triumphing in his 29 fights in MMA. In October 2020, the Russian announced his retirement after defending his lightweight title three times. Khabib had one of the most famous matches in MMA history when he defeated Conor McGregor in 2018. Dustin Poirier, Justin Gaethje or Al Iaquinta are some of the hunters who fell on the Dagestan Eagle.
Dana White also stated that he expects a revelation from Swedish fighter of Russian descent Khamzat Chimáyev in the 2021 UFC season. Meanwhile, Kevin Holland from the US is the hunter whose career, according to White himself, has made the biggest impression on him.
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