Leaving the sport will have a Russian MMA fighter Khabiba Nurmagomedova a beneficial effect in terms of psychology, the former UFC heavyweight title contender said in an interview with Jeff Monson .
Nurmagomedov announced his retirement in 2020, he has 29 wins in 29 fights. Khabib has defended the UFC Lightweight Championship three times. In January of this year, the 34-year-old announced that he would leave MMA altogether, stopping his training and organizational activities.
– Khabib recently walked away from the MMA industry…
– He trained extremely fanatically, and now he prepares the guys himself and in this role does not slow down. Sometimes it seems like he still gets in the ring – he cares so much about those guys. Sometimes in such cases, people ask themselves the question: how long can I continue to live at such a pace? Looks like it will never end. Fight after fight – and you’re already 30, then already 35, and you keep thinking, “Well, one more fight.”
Khabib could have continued his winning streak, he only got better. His last six fights have been the best of his career. He simply dominated: he was the best in the standing position, in jiu-jitsu, in sharp triangles… In general, he finished at the top.
It’s hard for me as a fan to see him go, because I really want to see his progress. But for him it was an ideal decision – and not at all because he would start losing, I don’t think that will happen in the near future. But it was good for his mind. He is still young, he has a whole life ahead of him. And life isn’t all about fighting. Sometimes you just need to walk away and calmly look back because if you follow the ‘one more fight’ principle, it will never end,” Monson told .
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