‘The Eagle of Dagestan’ Khabib Nurmagomedov nominated for the prestigious BBC’s World Sport Star Awards 2020


‘The Eagle of Dagestan’ Khabib Nurmagomedov nominated for the prestigious BBC’s World Sport Star Awards 2020
BBC World Sport Star 2020 Nominees

Khabib Nurmagomedov is one of the greatest Lightweight fighters of all time, ‘The Eagle’ is the undisputed UFC Lightweight champion who never lost any fight in his professional MMA carrier and holds a record of 29-0 straight. Now one of the major accomplishments will be added in Khabib carrier as he has been nominated for the BBC World Sport Star Awards 2020.

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Khabib last appeared in the Octagon in October where he successfully defended his title against Justin Gaethje and announced his retirement. Khabib’s accomplishments made him one of the most renowned personalities in MMA and this made BBC recognize him as Sports Star of the year 2020 alongside international stars like LeBron James, Dustin Johnson, and Katie Taylor.

Praising Khabib Nurmagomedov’s impact on MMA, BBC wrote “The UFC lightweight champion extended his perfect professional record to 29 wins with an emotional victory over interim champion Justin Gaethje. The Russian, considered by some to be the greatest MMA fighter of all time, fought just months after the death of his father, coach, and mentor Abdulmanap, and announced his retirement straight after victory.”

A public vote will determine the winner of these awards

Khabib Nurmagomedov

Along with Khabib Nurmagomedov, 5 other sports personalities are nominated for these awards. They are Armand Duplantis the athletic sensation, LeBron James the basketball star of the world, Dustin Johnson the triumph golfer, Wendie Renard the renowned footballer, and Katie Taylor the boxing sensation.

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If Khabib Nurmagomedov wins this award he will be included in the list of previous award winners and famous sports personalities like Eliud Kipchoge, Roger Federer, Usain Bolt, and Cristiano Ronaldo. The voting will be open till 15th December and the result will be announced on 20th December. So go to the one link below and vote for your favorite sports star of the year.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00grqnh

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