It is not a secret that Khabib Nurmagomedov is something of a national hero in his home region of Dagestan. This was shown in a big way after UFC 254, as people in his region went crazy with excitement over Khabib’s victory. Without a doubt, Khabib is currently the biggest sports star to hail from
Khabib Nurmagomedov penned a touching tribute to his late father Abdulmanap following UFC 254 on Saturday. Nurmagomedov defeated Justin Gaethje via second-round submission to unify the lightweight titles and remain undefeated at 29-0. He was clearly emotional following the victory as he was in tears before later going on to announce his retirement from the
Daniel Cormier no longer believes Khabib Nurmagomedov will fight Conor McGregor again. Nurmagomedov has long claimed that he would not fight McGregor again as he believes he already closed the chapter on their rivalry when he submitted him at UFC 229 in October two years ago. “The Eagle” would add that in other interviews that
Khabib Nurmagomedov’s return to action is just under two weeks away and fans can now watch his preparation. Nurmagomedov faces Justin Gaethje in a lightweight title unification fight in the UFC 254 headliner on October 24 in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. It will be his first fight since September last year when he defended his
Khabib Nurmagomedov seems to be confident in his chances of facing Georges St-Pierre next year. Nurmagomedov is set to face Justin Gaethje in a lightweight title unification fight at UFC 254 on October 24. However, he has expressed his desire to face St-Pierre in a dream matchup in April next year. The chances seem to
UFC 249 PPV Event Canceled The global virus has been the cause of the cancelation of many sporting events. From the past few weeks, UFC has been in full swing to stage the UFC 249 PPV event on April 18. Due to coronavirus pandemic, UFC was forced to move the event to California. Many pundits
Nurmagomedov vs. Ferguson Fight Remains Cursed A lightweight title fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson looks like it will remain cursed forever. Despite the coronavirus pandemic, Dana White remained resolute in his plans for the pair to compete at UFC 249 on April 18 in a location likely to be outside the United States
Nurmagomedov Back Home To Complete Training Camp As UFC 249 looms amid the coronavirus pandemic, lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has returned home to Russia. Nurmagomedov is set to defend his title against Tony Ferguson in the headliner of UFC 249 which was initially taking place April 18 in Brooklyn, New York. Given the current global
Poirier Favoring Nurmagomedov Over Ferguson Former UFC interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier believes Khabib Nurmagomedov will come out on top against Tony Ferguson. Nurmagomedov defends his lightweight title against Ferguson in a highly-anticipated match up in the UFC 249 headliner on April 18. Many believe Ferguson — currently on a 12-fight win streak — has
Texas MMA Commission Responds to Joe Rogan and Fans About UFC 247 Judging No matter how much technology advances, all sports will always fall victim to human error. In soccer, VAR tries to determine decisions made by humans. In the NBA, multiple referees watch the game with an Eagle eye in hopes to make all
Joe Rogan Says Tony Ferguson Is The Toughest Fight Of Khabib’s Career UFC 249 features one of the best fights the UFC can put together between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson. Ahead of the fight, Joe Rogan explains how it is very possible for the fight to go either way. Rogan, like the rest of
Tony Ferguson Calls Out Khabib Once More No bout in MMA history has been attempted to be made more times than Tony Ferguson vs Khabib Nurmagomedov. Whenever one man has the chance to critique the other, it usually ends in a callout or a re-hashing of past events. Thus, usually adding more fuel to the
Dana White Says Khabib Vs St-Pierre Is No Longer Off The Table “GSP” was rooting for a 155-pound bout against Khabib, but UFC boss Dana White didn’t give the green light and challenged St-Pierre to defeat top 5 lightweight contender first. Shortly after the negotiations failed, Georges St-Pierre retired from the world of mixed martial
Conor McGregor Has A Message For Khabib Nurmagomedov After UFC 242 Win, Demands Rematch In Moscow UFC 242 PPV event went down last night (Saturday, August 7, 2019) from inside the Arena on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Khabib Nurmagomedov kept the 155-pound belt after the submission win over Dustin Poirier (round
Khabib Nurmagomedov Remains Perfect, Defeats Dustin Poirier Via Rear-Naked Choke! The Lightweight title unification bout between the reigning defending 155-pound champ Khabib “Eagle” Nurmagomedov and Interim belt owner Dustin “The Diamond” Poirier headlines UFC 242 pay-per-view (PPV) event. It is going down live now (Saturday, September 7, 2019) on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United
How To Live Stream UFC 242 UFC will stage the UFC 242 ‘Khabib vs. Poirier’ pay-per-view (PPV) MMA event tomorrow (Sat, September 7, 2019) from inside The Arena on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. In the main headliner, the reigning UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov will put his title on the line against current interim