‘I retired like five, six months ago’ – Khabib Nurmagomedov reveals he had no plans of coming back once he announced his retirement

‘I retired like five, six months ago’ – Khabib Nurmagomedov reveals he had no plans of coming back once he announced his retirement

Khabib Nurmagomedov

Khabib Nurmagomedov retired almost six months ago after he beat Justin Gaethje at UFC 254. However, there were a lot of speculations surrounding his retirement, with rumors afloat back then, that he might comeback. Khabib recently laid all the speculations to rest, confirming that he has officially retired from the sport. Later, UFC President Dana White also acknowledged the same.

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More recently, Khabib sat down with Megan Olivi after UFC Vegas 22 and opened up on a myriad of topics about his retirement. Khabib revealed that he was clear about his retirement and had no plans of coming back, the moment he announced his retirement. He further added that the news has been coming across as ‘official retirement, since the bossman Dana White called it.

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‘No, but Dana called this official!’ – Khabib Nurmagomedov

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Khabib was quoted as saying, “No [I never contemplated coming back], but Dana called this official. But I retired like five, six months ago. It’s very funny. Dana told me when he posted this, he said someone write comment about me, ‘He retired not today, he retired like five months ago.’ It’s funny a little bit, but we have some conversations with Dana a couple of times. Like two days ago, we meet with him, sit, talk like two real men. We have a very good conversation with him, good dinner.” [via MMA Fighting]

Khabib, however assured that he would be sticking around with the UFC, as he has got a lot of his brothers and cousins doing well in the UFC (namely Islam Makachev, Umar Nurmagomedov). He surely seems to believe that he can be a great coach, as he is always seen accompanying his brothers.

‘The Eagle’ knows when to retire!

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