Apos;I Want To Be Like Dana But Save My Hair apos; - Khabib On Eagle FC Plan
wants to emulate president in steering his promotion Eagle Fighting Championship to the top...
as long as he keeps his hair.
The Russian bought out the business for £750,000 after retiring undefeated last year and has been at the helm almost 12 months.
They are preparing for a debut event in the United States in January and Khabib was asked whether he is following in White's footsteps.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is the face and owner of Eagle Fighting Championship
He spoke about emulating Dana White, but joked that he wants to keep his hair
He told ESPN: 'I see Dana's photo when he was just beginning with the UFC, and right now you can see he doesn't have hair on his head, you know?
I don't want to become like Dana.'
The former lightweight champion and ex-pound-for-pound No 1 went on to admit that years of work are needed before Eagle FC can even come close to emulating the UFC's success.
He added: 'It's not a secret that UFC is best in the world.
Almost 30 years, these guys, the UFC, they're doing great shows around the world. UFC is very big brand.
'I don't want to compete with other promotions. I have my view. I have my principles. I have my view, and maybe it's because this is just beginning.
Dana White was still clinging on to some follicles when he first became UFC president
RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share 1.2k shares 'You know, right now is like the end of November.
I remember one year ago, end of November, I buy Eagle FC. We have only 12 months. If you want to become big, we need like five, six years. We need five, six years, and we have to do around the world, like everywhere, some events.
'We have to sign a lot of fights.
It's too early to talk about competing with some big fish. We're just beginning, cacao and I'm very excited about this journey.'
Khabib plans on being hands on and using his profile as an individual to boost the business, as White did in the early days.
'Yeah, I'm going to promote,' the Dagestani said.
'I'm going to support.
I'm going to be there - almost like Dana, but I don't want to be like Dana with my hair. I want to save my hair.'
Khabib now helps train Islam Makhachev along with pursuing his business interests
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