"I have my own opinion on this, but it's not right to talk about the UFC being a PFL fighter. In one year, Usman has grown a lot," Khabib told Team Gorilla Fighting. "I'm fighting with him myself, I'm working personally. And from the outside, he's at least on the same level as them [Ilia and Arman]. A year ago I would have said we still have to wait, but now he's already at that level. Time will show."
For sure, this is a title, this is a belt, the opportunity to take it down to Brazil, something that has never been done before by a Brazilian athlete. When I talk about legacy, and getting things, the records and everything else, that's what I'm talking about.