Zabit Magomedsharipov Wants to Fight Yair Rodriguez After UFC Fight Night 122 Win

– Following his UFC Fight Night 122 submission of Sheymon Moraes, Zabit Magomedsharipov spoke with MMA Junkie, here are the highlights…

On Proving Himself: “I’ve proved myself in the top 15 at the least, and I believe I can give a fight to any (of the) top five in my division. If you ask me who I want to fight, I think I could fight against Yair Rodriguez. I want to fight with him because he’s a special striker, as well.”

On Sticking to His gameplan: “That was the plan. The was the plan for the night because he’s a very, very high-level striker. The plan was to take him down and work there.”

On Not Feeling The Pressure: “No pressure. It motivates me because I know so many people round the world are cheering for me. I have so many fans. That kind of surprised me, but that motivates me more.”