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Hi. I've got a lot to do at work now so I'm tired as fook. I'll just do summary of stuff I thought were interesting.
Due to popular demand
About EFC
- Khabib bought and renamed GFC promotion to EFC
- Majority owner and wants to become 100% owner
- Got TV deal with Match TV (big sports channel in Russia) and sponsorship deals also Kazakhstand and UAE TV.
- Got big plans wants to make promotion one of the best in the world
- Gonna make investment on new generation and young fighters
- Difference between GFC and EFC is when it comes to fighter's contracts
- Khabib gonna be involved in recruitment and scouting of talent
- Will not compete vs MMA Global, MMA Global is for US market. EFC doesn't have plans for US market. Also MMA global, gonna be streaming online.
- GFC champions gonna automatically become champs in new league, only new belt design.
- Before in GFC best didn't fight the best, gonna strip people who refuse to defend the belt. Gonna make it fair. Gonna give people who deserve the title shot.
- Khabib not gonna treat people different depending on favouritism
- Not sure about women MMA, maybe.
- EFC gonna have ring girls, have not problem with women.
- EFC have no goal to make money at the moment, but not loosing money right now. Goal for now is not to loose money.
About Dana White talks
- Want to make a contract between UFC-fightpass and EFC
- Wanted to make M-1 type of deal to get best fighters to UFC, but to make a deal that fighter has to have a number of defences before coming ot UFC.
- Also want to make a deal that EFC are going to manage the fighter in UFC instead of agent
- Don't want to compete with UFC, but to cooperate and manage fighters who succeed in UFC
- Khabib hasn't met Dana yet
- Gonna meet Dana 23 january when Umar and Tagir will fight.
- He will probably offer money. Can't offer good opponent, no one left to fight.
- Conor vs Poirier? I choked both, so what?
- It's only about money, it's not interesting.
- No competition for me, there's an Avar saying, that the stallion does not compete against donkeys.
- if they offer me a 100 million, then I'll have a problem in front of me (smile)
- No sporting interest in that fight.
- Several of my guys gonna fight in that tournament, potentially Khabib can meet Conor there. But Khabib says that whatever happens happens.
Middle east plans
- Gonna open Khabib gym
- Gonna be pro gym and raise pro fighters but also commercial project
- Gonna be a big project one of the main centers for Khabib's gyms.
- Gonna have gyms in Abu-Dhabi, Dubai, Malaysia, Indonesia former CIS. Khabib gonna visit and have masterclasses.
- Gonna co-promote with UAE warriors promotion and EFC
- First tournament fight card ready 16th of januari.
About title - why Khabib doesn't let go of the title - Can he return?
- Gonna have title until talks with Dana
- Feels good to be the champion
- Let me enjoy the belt, why you want to strip me?
- Gonna keep it until we have our talks.
- Khabib doesn't have plan to return, wants to focus on more serious business.
- Thinks when you say you quit, then you quit. But never say never, you can reevaluate these thing later.
- Very few people knew about my retirement.
- Except for money, big challenge might make me return. I still want to fight, when I visit tournaments I get urge to fight.
- Khabib keeps training just like before. Staying in shape. Doing to relieve stress and because he enjoys it. After Gaethje fight didn't train for 2 days.
- USADA keeps testing Khabib for 6 moth after Gaethje fight.
About Islam
- Islam just need to be active and fight.
- Needs to not think about title, but just stay active and take fights now.
About Tony Ferguson
- If Tony wins, we'll see.
- Let him win first, his last fight he was destroyed by Gaethje
- I lost interest after Gaethje fight.
- Let him win first.
LW main title contender except Islam
- Poirier, lost to me but had good performance before me and after me. He has a little higher chance than everyone else.
- Chandler left best years in Bellator. Many wars and took lot of damage. Got KOd by FW 2 years ago, don't think he has a good future in this division.
About Conor
- Don't think Conor gonna provoke him, has his fight to worry about
- Thought Conor was gonna be tougher mentally in their fight, but understood he broke him when he said "It's just business".
- It's like a son getting a beating from his father and tries to calm him down with excuses so the father won't beat him so hard.
MY TAKE ON IT
Khabib is not closing any doors, on the contrary he says maybe. But he is setting the bar ahead of meeting with Dana. He's saying, Dana.. make this deal sweet enough cash-wise and help me promote EFC and I'll do another fight.
This is what I'm taking out of this. Khabib is a huge superstar and want to negotiate to get a huge super deal for his last fight.
30-0 fight gonna be special and UFC has got to pay a special kind of sum for that.
Due to popular demand
About EFC
- Khabib bought and renamed GFC promotion to EFC
- Majority owner and wants to become 100% owner
- Got TV deal with Match TV (big sports channel in Russia) and sponsorship deals also Kazakhstand and UAE TV.
- Got big plans wants to make promotion one of the best in the world
- Gonna make investment on new generation and young fighters
- Difference between GFC and EFC is when it comes to fighter's contracts
- Khabib gonna be involved in recruitment and scouting of talent
- Will not compete vs MMA Global, MMA Global is for US market. EFC doesn't have plans for US market. Also MMA global, gonna be streaming online.
- GFC champions gonna automatically become champs in new league, only new belt design.
- Before in GFC best didn't fight the best, gonna strip people who refuse to defend the belt. Gonna make it fair. Gonna give people who deserve the title shot.
- Khabib not gonna treat people different depending on favouritism
- Not sure about women MMA, maybe.
- EFC gonna have ring girls, have not problem with women.
- EFC have no goal to make money at the moment, but not loosing money right now. Goal for now is not to loose money.
About Dana White talks
- Want to make a contract between UFC-fightpass and EFC
- Wanted to make M-1 type of deal to get best fighters to UFC, but to make a deal that fighter has to have a number of defences before coming ot UFC.
- Also want to make a deal that EFC are going to manage the fighter in UFC instead of agent
- Don't want to compete with UFC, but to cooperate and manage fighters who succeed in UFC
- Khabib hasn't met Dana yet
- Gonna meet Dana 23 january when Umar and Tagir will fight.
- He will probably offer money. Can't offer good opponent, no one left to fight.
- Conor vs Poirier? I choked both, so what?
- It's only about money, it's not interesting.
- No competition for me, there's an Avar saying, that the stallion does not compete against donkeys.
- if they offer me a 100 million, then I'll have a problem in front of me (smile)
- No sporting interest in that fight.
- Several of my guys gonna fight in that tournament, potentially Khabib can meet Conor there. But Khabib says that whatever happens happens.
Middle east plans
- Gonna open Khabib gym
- Gonna be pro gym and raise pro fighters but also commercial project
- Gonna be a big project one of the main centers for Khabib's gyms.
- Gonna have gyms in Abu-Dhabi, Dubai, Malaysia, Indonesia former CIS. Khabib gonna visit and have masterclasses.
- Gonna co-promote with UAE warriors promotion and EFC
- First tournament fight card ready 16th of januari.
About title - why Khabib doesn't let go of the title - Can he return?
- Gonna have title until talks with Dana
- Feels good to be the champion
- Let me enjoy the belt, why you want to strip me?
- Gonna keep it until we have our talks.
- Khabib doesn't have plan to return, wants to focus on more serious business.
- Thinks when you say you quit, then you quit. But never say never, you can reevaluate these thing later.
- Very few people knew about my retirement.
- Except for money, big challenge might make me return. I still want to fight, when I visit tournaments I get urge to fight.
- Khabib keeps training just like before. Staying in shape. Doing to relieve stress and because he enjoys it. After Gaethje fight didn't train for 2 days.
- USADA keeps testing Khabib for 6 moth after Gaethje fight.
About Islam
- Islam just need to be active and fight.
- Needs to not think about title, but just stay active and take fights now.
About Tony Ferguson
- If Tony wins, we'll see.
- Let him win first, his last fight he was destroyed by Gaethje
- I lost interest after Gaethje fight.
- Let him win first.
LW main title contender except Islam
- Poirier, lost to me but had good performance before me and after me. He has a little higher chance than everyone else.
- Chandler left best years in Bellator. Many wars and took lot of damage. Got KOd by FW 2 years ago, don't think he has a good future in this division.
About Conor
- Don't think Conor gonna provoke him, has his fight to worry about
- Thought Conor was gonna be tougher mentally in their fight, but understood he broke him when he said "It's just business".
- It's like a son getting a beating from his father and tries to calm him down with excuses so the father won't beat him so hard.
MY TAKE ON IT
Khabib is not closing any doors, on the contrary he says maybe. But he is setting the bar ahead of meeting with Dana. He's saying, Dana.. make this deal sweet enough cash-wise and help me promote EFC and I'll do another fight.
This is what I'm taking out of this. Khabib is a huge superstar and want to negotiate to get a huge super deal for his last fight.
30-0 fight gonna be special and UFC has got to pay a special kind of sum for that.
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