Khabib Nurmagomedov Won’t Take A Fight Until March

In an interview with Sportbox.ru (via Bloody Elbow), Khabib Nurmagomedov revealed that recovering from a rib injury has been hard and he’s not expecting to take a fight before March. Here are highlights:

On his recovery process: “Now I’m going through rehabilitation in Moscow, but it is coming to an end. I took a vacation throughout November, and in December I will slowly begin to regain form.”

On realizing recovery would take longer than he thought: “At that moment [a few weeks ago], I thought that everything would be easier. Now I understand that February 6 – this is early. I’m one hundred percent sure that there will not be a fight because I can see how hard it is to recover after a rib injury. So by the end of December I will be in good health. And in the beginning of January, I will proceed with hard training. I will not accept the fight before March.”