5 times Khabib Nurmagomedov showed the world he was the boss

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Khabib Nurmagomedov is undoubtedly one of the prominent figures in the world of combat sports. Throughout his UFC career, the athlet gave fans various moments which made his legacy diffrent than others.

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The animosity between these two fighters were extreme as McGregor mocked Nurmagomedov ahead of the fight. In the fight, the Dagestani thrashed McGregor and subsequently told the fighter to talk while he was beating McGregor. After the fight ended, Nurmagomedov jumped over the fence and attacked other team members of McGregor.

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