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Khabib Nurmagomedov has at all times been a fighter involved with legacy.
Previous to his surprising retirement that was immediately tied to the sudden dying of his father, Nurmagomedov’s eyes had been set on the pristine file of 30-0. He in the end settled for 29-0, however even then, Nurmagomedov publicly requested the No. 1 pound-for-pound spot after defeating Justin Gaethje. The MMA media did as they had been informed, a lot to the chagrin of Jon Jones, and Nurmagomedov left the sport on the absolute high.
On Wednesday (April 12, 2023), Nurmagomedov supplied his personal best of all time (GOAT) rankings. “The Eagle” says it’s a Prime 15 listing, however given a number of ties, the grand whole comes out to be 20 of the highest champions in MMA historical past.
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My mma GOAT high 15
1) Fedor/Jones2) GSP3) AndersonSilva4) DemetriousJohnson 5) DanielCormier6) HenryCehudo7) JoseAldo8) KamaruUsman9) Adesanya10) BJPENN11) RoyceGraice12) Couture/Velasquez 13) Hendo/Shogun14) CroCop/Miocic 15) Dominic Cruz/Frankie Edgar
— khabib nurmagomedov (@TeamKhabib) April 12, 2023
Previous to strolling away from the game, Khabib proved himself a high coach in addition to high athlete, and the reason being clear: the person is aware of his stuff! Lists like this are endlessly debatable and with none true consensus, nevertheless it feels the previous Light-weight king did nicely to cowl all his bases.
There are two notable exclusions although. First, Nurmagomedov humbly left himself off the listing. Second, I didn’t learn all 800 quote tweets or each single reply, however multiple commenter contemplated the place former double champion Conor McGregor lands on this listing. Each different two division UFC champion — Georges St. Pierre, BJ Penn, Daniel Cormier, Henry Cejudo, Randy Couture — made it on the listing, however the Irish athlete is the exception.
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— Past Kickboxing (@Beyond_Kick) April 12, 2023
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He wins by way of TKO (Leg Kicks) within the 2nd
First within the UFC to complete two fights with leg kicks pic.twitter.com/2sHjnl4vUo
— The Octagon Obsessed (@octagonobsessed) April 12, 2023
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