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Khabib Continues Doubling Down On Retirement Despite White’s Claims

If Khabib Nurmagomedov is not actually retired, as Dana White insists to be the case, someone might want to tell that to Khabib himself. Following his submission victory over Justin Gaethje at UFC 254, Khabib Nurmagomedov retired at 29-0 in front of a …

If Khabib Nurmagomedov is not actually retired, as Dana White insists to be the case, someone might want to tell that to Khabib himself. Following his submission victory over Justin Gaethje at UFC 254, Khabib Nurmagomedov retired at 29-0 in front of a global audience. I heard it. Surely, if you’re reading this, you heard […]

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Khabib Explains Decision to Retire Despite Dana White’s Wishes

Khabib Nurmagomedov is comfortable in his decision to retire from competing in MMA following his UFC 254 victory. At UFC 254, UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov defeated Justin Gaethje via submission to retain his title, and then made the stu…

Khabib Nurmagomedov is comfortable in his decision to retire from competing in MMA following his UFC 254 victory. At UFC 254, UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov defeated Justin Gaethje via submission to retain his title, and then made the stunning announcement of his retirement from the sport. In the Octagon interview, Khabib stated the decision […]

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UFC Rankings Report: Does Khabib Get His Wish to Be #1 P4P?

The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC 254! Check out all the changes below! Men’s Pound for Pound: Khabib Nurmagomedov gets his wish and unseats Jon Jones as the #1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world after submitting Justin Gaethje at UFC …

The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC 254! Check out all the changes below! Men’s Pound for Pound: Khabib Nurmagomedov gets his wish and unseats Jon Jones as the #1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world after submitting Justin Gaethje at UFC 254. Justin Gaethje dropped three spots to #10, which allowed Dustin Poirier (#7), […]

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[ARCHIVES] Khabib Announces Retirement After Win, Fighters React

[MMA NEWS ARCHIVES] It was one year ago to this day that Khabib Nurmagomedov laid down his glove after competing for the final time at UFC 254. What follows is our immediate coverage of this historic occasion in its original, unaltered form, courtesy of the MMA News archives. [ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED OCTOBER 24, 2020, 5:09 PM] […]

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[MMA NEWS ARCHIVES]

It was one year ago to this day that Khabib Nurmagomedov laid down his glove after competing for the final time at UFC 254. What follows is our immediate coverage of this historic occasion in its original, unaltered form, courtesy of the MMA News archives.

[ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED OCTOBER 24, 2020, 5:09 PM]

Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Justin Gaethje delivered in every way possible. 

The showdown served as the main event of the UFC 254 pay-per-view event on Saturday (October 24, 2020) from the Flash Forum on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi aka Fight Island

As seen in the fight, Khabib was on point from the get-go. He continued to push the pace and was never out of the face of Gaethje, who did clip him from a few times. The second round saw Khabib lock in a triangle choke for the win. 

Nurmagomedov retained the UFC lightweight champion and extended his pro-MMA record to 29-0. After the fight, he announced his retirement from the sport after promising his mother that this would be the last time. He lost his father earlier this year. 

Coming into this fight, Khabib had talked about how the magic number in his mind for retirement was 30-0. He was one away from that and he had expressed interest in fighting former UFC middleweight and welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre to fill that role. A fight against Tony Ferguson was also believed to be a possibility for Khabib although some could argue that he needed a win before doing so. 

Let’s see how the fighters reacted to the outcome of this fight: 

UFC 254 Results: Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Justin Gaethje, Robert Whittaker vs. Jared Cannonier

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UFC 254 Weigh-In Results: Khabib/Gaethje Showdown Official

The UFC 254 weigh-ins are complete, and the main event between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje is official! Also official is the co-main event between Jared Cannonier and Robert Whittaker. In fact, all fighters on the main card successfully made…

The UFC 254 weigh-ins are complete, and the main event between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje is official! Also official is the co-main event between Jared Cannonier and Robert Whittaker. In fact, all fighters on the main card successfully made weight. Backup fighter for the main event Michael Chandler also made weight at 155, but […]

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Khabib: Dustin Poirier Has Shown Weakness in McGregor Negotiations

Reigning UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov is not a fan of how Dustin Poirier is handling his fight negotiations with Conor McGregor.  It seems to only be a matter of time before Conor McGregor’s and Dustin Poirier’s verbally agreed-upon fig…

Reigning UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov is not a fan of how Dustin Poirier is handling his fight negotiations with Conor McGregor.  It seems to only be a matter of time before Conor McGregor’s and Dustin Poirier’s verbally agreed-upon fight for UFC 257 becomes official. And thus far, all public indications are that the negotiations […]

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