Khabib Nurmagomedov is again! Properly, type of.
Broadly thought-about the best light-weight of all time, Nurmagomedov retired from MMA in 2020 following the dying of his father, Abdulmanap. After retiring, Nurmagomedov centered on persevering with his father’s legacy by teaching, nevertheless, lately, Nurmagomedov even took a step again from that, working along with his good friend and teammate Islam Makhachev, however not cornering him throughout fights. Nevertheless, that adjustments this weekend.
On Saturday, Makhachev places his light-weight title on the road in opposition to Dustin Poirier in the primary occasion of UFC 302 in Newark, NJ, and when he does, Nurmagomedov will likely be proper there with him.
“Eagle has landed in Jersey Metropolis,” Makhachev informed UFC officers whereas signing battle posters. “He’s going to be in my nook. Truthfully, I’m very pleased as a result of he’s top-of-the-line nook coaches, brother, good friend. That’s it.”
Nurmagomedov final cornered Makhachev when he received the UFC light-weight title with a submission end of Charles Oliveira at UFC 280. Following that win, Nurmagomedov helped Makhachev minimize a promo for a pound-for-pound battle with then-featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski.
