Tag: Khabib Nurmagomedov

Oliveira Responds to Khabib Saying He’s Levels Above UFC Lightweights

Charles Oliveira has taken exception to Khabib Nurmagomedov’s claim that he is levels above everyone in the UFC lightweight division. UFC 257 was viewed to be something of a “Khabib Nurmagomedov Sweepstakes” to see if any of the lightweights in the mai…

Charles Oliveira has taken exception to Khabib Nurmagomedov’s claim that he is levels above everyone in the UFC lightweight division. UFC 257 was viewed to be something of a “Khabib Nurmagomedov Sweepstakes” to see if any of the lightweights in the main and co-main event could entice Khabib to return by delivering an impressive performance. […]

Khabib’s Coach Criticizes Conor McGregor’s Preparation for UFC 257

Coach Javier Mendez does not understand what Conor McGregor and his team were thinking leading up to UFC 257. At UFC 257, Dustin Poirier scored the upset when he defeated Conor McGregor via TKO in the highly anticipated main event. This would be McGreg…

Coach Javier Mendez does not understand what Conor McGregor and his team were thinking leading up to UFC 257. At UFC 257, Dustin Poirier scored the upset when he defeated Conor McGregor via TKO in the highly anticipated main event. This would be McGregor’s second loss out of his three fights within a two-year period. […]

Khabib Nurmagomedov Offered Professional Football Contract

Khabib NurmagomedovUFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has the chance to forge a new career in football. The MMA superstar retired from the sport in October 2020 after beating Justin Gaethje via technical submission at UFC 254. Since then, UFC president Dana White has been consistent in his efforts to try to convince Nurmagomedov to fight on. […]

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UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has the chance to forge a new career in football.

The MMA superstar retired from the sport in October 2020 after beating Justin Gaethje via technical submission at UFC 254.

Since then, UFC president Dana White has been consistent in his efforts to try to convince Nurmagomedov to fight on.

A mega-money rematch with Conor McGregor was seemingly on the table before Dustin Poirier derailed those plans and solidified Khabib’s retirement when he knocked out ‘Notorious’ at UFC 257 last weekend.

In the last few weeks, videos of Nuramgomedov playing football have emerged online. The 32-year-old appears to have some decent soccer skills from the few clips available.

This week Nuramgomedov took to social media to reveal he is ready to begin his new career in football. Khabib posted the below message alongside a video of him running on sand.

“Preparing for my football debut. I’m free agent, and ready to accept offers.”

Nurmagomedov’s dream could become a reality as he has now received an offer to join FC Kamaz who currently play in the Russian Professional Football League (PFL) – the third tier of Russian football.

FC Kamaz are currently chasing promotion and are looking to sign Nurmagomedov to bolster their chances. The team made a public offer to sign the UFC champion on Instagram.

“Welcome, Khabib,” they stated per RT. “We offer you to make your football debut as part of our team. PFL is the football UFC… we play every match only to win [and are] an ambitious team with the task of entering the FNL. “We invite you to the training camp in Novorossiysk, from February 12 to March 5, 2021.”

As of right now, it remains unclear if Nurmagomedov was actually serious about transitioning to professional football. Nonetheless, he has an offer to do so. It’ll be interesting to see how this all plays out.

Do you think Khabib Nurmagomedov could be successful in football?

Khabib Nurmagomedov Holds All the Cards over UFC

Why, hello and happy Friday. You might know me from all the post-fight columns, features and other MMA coverage I’ve provided here over the past eight years. Welcome to my first in a series of weekly columns, publishing every Friday morning…

Why, hello and happy Friday. You might know me from all the post-fight columns, features and other MMA coverage I’ve provided here over the past eight years. Welcome to my first in a series of weekly columns, publishing every Friday morning…

Eddie Alvarez Still Believes He Beats Khabib Nurmagomedov, References Gleison Tibau Fight

AlvarezEddie Alvarez still believes he’s the only one who can defeat Khabib Nurmagomedov. Following the events of UFC 257 this past weekend, Dana White revealed it was unlikely that Nurmagomedov would return to mixed martial arts action. That means “The Eagle” leaves a legacy as one of the greatest fighters of all time who never […]

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Eddie Alvarez still believes he’s the only one who can defeat Khabib Nurmagomedov.

Following the events of UFC 257 this past weekend, Dana White revealed it was unlikely that Nurmagomedov would return to mixed martial arts action.

That means “The Eagle” leaves a legacy as one of the greatest fighters of all time who never tasted defeat at the highest level of the sport.

Even if he did return to action, it’s hard to see any lightweight causing him trouble. However, ONE Championship’s Alvarez believes he is that fighter.

Having long claimed he was the one to inflict Nurmagomedov’s first defeat, “The Underground King” expanded on why he felt he would be able to do what 29 other men were unable to.

“I’m his only matchup that would make any sense, or give him a terrible time,” Alvarez said in a recent interview (via Middle Easy). “There’s one guy that gave him a terrible time in the whole division, and this is just the truth. (Gleison) Tibau gave him a terrible time because Tibau was not overly great at anything.

“Neither am I. I’m not overly great at anything. You say ‘What is Eddie great at?’ I’m not great at anything. I’m not a great striker, I’m not a great wrestler or great jiu-jitsu guy. I’m athletic, I have a strong spirit, a strong heart, and I will fight, I’ll fight to the death.” Tibau had a great, solid gameplan, and he arguably won that fight. He was able to match Khabib’s strengths, he was able to throw good, straight shots, and he was able to negate a lot of Khabib’s wrestling.

“That’s what I’m able to do against virtually every opponent I’ve fought. Styles make matchup, and anybody who’s in this sport at a high level knows that. I just think that matchup in general would have been something special.”

It’s a fight that could have even happened in 2016 only for McGregor to leapfrog Nurmagomedov and defeat Alvarez on his way to becoming the first simultaneous two-weight champion in the UFC.

But for now, we’ll never know what would have happened if they did collide.

Do you think Alvarez would have posed problems for Nurmagomedov? Or would it be business as usual for the latter?

Georges St-Pierre Opens Up On Missed Khabib Nurmagomedov Superfight

Georges St-Pierre thought he would end up fighting Khabib Nurmagomedov. For over a year now, many people speculated that Nurmagomedov’s final fight would be against St-Pierre. The Canadian says he thought Nurmagomedov would’ve called him ou…

Georges St-Pierre thought he would end up fighting Khabib Nurmagomedov. For over a year now, many people speculated that Nurmagomedov’s final fight would be against St-Pierre. The Canadian says he thought Nurmagomedov would’ve called him out, and if he did, he would’ve had to think about whether or not he would return. “I was in […]