Zubaira Tukhugov: Khabib Would 'Take Down Strickland and Start Finishing Him'

Zubaira Tukhugov has said that Khabib Nurmagomedov is currently training twice a day and is in exceptional shape, believing Khabib would barely feel Sean Strickland before taking him down and finishing him. Tukhugov also revealed that Artem Lobov withdrew from their scheduled PFL bout after seeing Tukhugov's condition at a pre-fight photoshoot, having apparently assumed Tukhugov was out of shape. He added that Arman Tsarukyan represents a meaningful challenge and expressed interest in a future matchup with him. Tukhugov is scheduled to compete against Elvis Brener at an ACB JJ event in Moscow on July 5.