The decision of the former UFC lightweight champion Khabiba Nurmagomedova Leaving the MMA industry altogether was balanced and deliberate, ASA Vice President Aslanbek Badaev told MMA.Metaratings.ru.
– Khabib gave his word to his mother, so he ended his fighting career. Now there is no prospect of him returning as an athlete. He kept his word. Nurmagomedov makes his statements carefully and deliberately. If he said he was leaving, I don’t think he’ll come back as if nothing had happened. But that doesn’t mean he won’t visit a tournament and help one of the guys. Not like before, but still.
So many flights, so many training camps, so much focus on preparation. There is a personal life, family and relatives, a passing life. It is unlikely that it will be possible to completely move away from MMA, but the scale of its presence will be much smaller,” Badaev said.
Nurmagomedov became UFC lightweight champion in April 2018 and officially retired in March 2021. Under his guidance, Islam Makhachev and Usman Nurmagomedov won the championship titles in the UFC and Bellator lightweight divisions, respectively.
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