Khabib Nurmagomedov makes shocking retirement | MMA News
As UFC 311 approaches—an occasion he’ll play a big position in—Khabib Nurmagomedov has dropped a big assertion relating to his retirement.
After placing on an virtually flawless show in opposition to Justin Gaethje at UFC 254 in 2021, ‘The Eagle’ shocked the world by saying his retirement. Since then, the undefeated star has been making a identify for himself as a coach, serving to information a number of of his college students to title victories; however his teaching journey could also be coming to an finish.
Khabib Nurmagomedov will likely be cornering each Islam Makhachev and Umar Nurmagomedov of their championship bouts this weekend, nevertheless it could possibly be one of the final occasions we see him.
“When these guys finish, I’m gonna finish,” Khabib stated relating to his future within the sport. “I hope it’s gonna be very fast ’cause I’m tired of all this.”
“[We’ve been] on top of this game [for] like eight years, seven years since I’ve become champion. You can even watch the team record.”
“We almost don’t lose, and I talk about 25 professional fighters. We fight; we almost don’t lose everybody we fight around the world, everywhere.”
Khabib continued, reiterating his want to retire as soon as his group of college students bow out of the game.
“All these guys, they was with me,” Khabib claimed. “They was with my father from the beginning.”
“When they finish, a couple guys with me [have] already finished. There is like six, seven, eight on a very high level.”
“They’re still there. When they finish, I’m gonna finish.”
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Since making the transition to teaching, Khabib Nurmagomedov had been within the operating for coach of the yr.
Now, the Russian celebrity plans to help lead a number of of his teammates to additional success.
Including the aforementioned Islam Makhachev and Umar Nurmagomedov title fights, Khabib will even witness his cousin Usman Nurmagomedov put his title on the road in opposition to Paul Hughes later this month.
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