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Edson Barboza revealed that Kevin Lee, not Khabib Nurmagomedov, was the physically strongest opponent of his career, recalling that Lee simply lifted him off the ground and slammed him down. Barboza described Khabib as a technical master who was always one step ahead, exploiting every defensive adjustment, but not the hardest he ever felt. The Brazilian also reflected on his loss to Justin Gaethje, explaining that he failed to execute the game plan by drifting left into Gaethje's right overhand, and that he never saw the finishing punch coming. Barboza also disclosed he fought Dariush with a torn bicep and went into the Khabib fight with only five weeks of preparation following major shoulder surgery.
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