Nurmagomedov, 32, announced his retirement after beating Justin Gaethje at UFC 254 in October to retain the lightweight title and extend his perfect professional record to 29. “29-0 it is,” White said on Twitter.
Then, did Khabib retire 2021?
“It was the most difficult decision of my life, to retire,” Khabib admitted in an interview with Mike Tyson on the Hotboxin Podcast. “All my life I prepared and trained for something, half a year ago I then stopped. It’s difficult for me to not compete, but when you’re finished, you’re finished.”
Moreover, is Khabib retired undefeated?
Nurmagomedov retires as the UFC lightweight champion with an undefeated record of 29-0. His last title defense took place against Justin Gaethje at UFC 254, submitting the interim champion in the 2nd round.
Is Khabib the goat?
For UFC president Dana White and some MMA fans, Nurmagomedov has managed to catapult his name into the “GOAT” list despite only defending his title three times. However, this is not how some of the former UFC champions see it, among them, was former UFC “champ-champ” BJ Penn.
Is McGregor retired?
McGregor has since mended his fences with UFC President Dana White and it now sounds like the end of his career is no longer on the horizon. “I’ll probably never retire from the game, to be honest,” McGregor said in an interview with ESPN. “I’ll be competing for a long, long time yet.
What age did Khabib retire?
What’s Khabib doing now?
Nurmagomedov, 33, bought the promotion formerly known as Gorilla Fighting Championship late in 2020. Since December 2020, the rebranded Eagle FC — named after Nurmagomedov’s nickname “The Eagle” — has run 15 events, mostly in his home country of Russia.
Who did Khabib marry?
Family. Nurmagomedov married Patimat in June 2013 and they have three children: a daughter born 1 June 2015, a son born 30 December 2017, and a son born on 22 December 2019. The first son was named Magomed, after Khabib’s great-grandfather.
Why Khabib ended his career?
Khabib Nurmagomedov’s reason to retire as an MMA fighter was simple: he did not want to do it without his late father and coach. Khabib’s father died on July 3, 2020, due to complications caused by coronavirus infection.