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

Zubaira Tukhugov says Khabib Nurmagomedov is currently training twice a day and is in outstanding shape, though he believes Khabib is 99 percent certain never to compete again. Tukhugov also revealed that Artur Lobov withdrew from their scheduled PFL bout after seeing Tukhugov in peak condition at a pre-fight photo shoot. He named Arman Tsarukyan as the one fighter who would pose a genuine grappling challenge for him. Tukhugov is set to compete in a grappling match against Elvis Brener at ACB JJ in Moscow on July 5.