Khabib ended his MMA career in October 2020, remaining the undefeated UFC lightweight world champion.
“If Khabib now comes back fit and ready, I believe he could defeat almost anyone at lightweight except one person – Islam Makhachev. The question is whether the Arab sheikhs demand was the main reason for the end of Khabib’s career? According to rumours: “It was important for the Arabs to maintain his impeccable status. But these are only speculations. This opinion has the right to exist, but I know the reason why Khabib decided to end his career. Yes, he ended it because he had to maintain his invincibility. There was no longer enough motivation to maintain a high level of training. If there is no motivation, there are no peaks. If there are no vertices, the defeats begin. And what’s the point “In my opinion, this young man has achieved everything he wanted, what was necessary, and even more in MMA from an athlete’s point of view,” Hajiyev said in his video blog on Youtube.
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Source: Sport

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