UFC: Khabib Nurmagomedov is favored against Max Holloway.

Khabib Nurmagomedov feels confident. The Russian fighter who will face Max Holloway in the UFC 223 event this Saturday, after Tony Ferguson's injury, stated that he is the favorite in this fight. The Russian fighter will give everything to finally win the lightweight belt.

Khabib Nurmagomedov was supposed to face Tony Ferguson, but the fight had to be canceled for the fourth time, so the Hawaiian Max Holloway accepted the challenge to go up from the featherweight division, in which he is the champion, to lightweight.

Despite the change of opponent, Khabib Nurmagomedov has shown confidence in achieving victory. "I am stronger than him, I have more pressure in wrestling and I have been undefeated for a longer time," said the Russian, who is the favorite in this fight.

Despite this, Khabib Nurmagomedov highlighted the qualities of his opponent, who has won 12 consecutive fights. "Max Holloway fought against José Aldo (twice), Pettis, Lamas, Jeremy Stephens. He defeated all of them, but now he is in a different territory, different weight, so everything changes," said the Russian, who has a record of 25 fights without a loss.

Since his debut in mixed martial arts, Khabib Nurmagomedov has not lost and his last victory was against Edson Barboza last December. On the other hand, Max Holloway has not lost since 2013, the year he was defeated by Conor McGregor.

It should be noted that Khabib Nurmagomedov has not lost any fight since his debut in mixed martial arts in 2008. Meanwhile, the last defeat of Max Holloway was in 2013 against Conor McGregor by unanimous decision.