Khabib Nurmagomedov is on the ultimate stretch of his teaching profession forward of what’s anticipated to be a busy evening for him at UFC 311.
UFC Corridor of Famer Khabib Nurmagomedov, since retiring from his legendary preventing profession, has transitioned into one of many prime coaches in MMA. All of his understudies, together with present UFC titleholders Islam Makhachev and Belal Muhammad, have gone on to have profitable runs contained in the cage.
Khabib, his cousins Umar and Usman, together with Makhachev have a mixed skilled MMA document of 91-1. The lone defeat of the group tree was when Makhachev was knocked out by Adriano Martins at UFC 192.
UFC 311 might be one of many busiest nights of Nurmagomedov’s teaching tenure as Makhachev and Umar battle within the prime two bouts of the cardboard. Makhachev will defend his UFC light-weight title in opposition to Arman Tsarukyan, whereas Umar will problem for the UFC bantamweight title in opposition to Merab Dvalishvili.
Nurmagomedov has expressed brutal honesty in how he feels about teaching a number of the prime athletes on this planet. UFC 311 may probably be one of many last instances we see the UFC Corridor of Famer in a high-profile battle nook.
Khabib Nurmagomedov inching nearer to retiring from teaching
In a current interview with ESPN‘s Brett Okamoto, Nurmagomedov was requested how lengthy he can coach at his present workload output.
“When the blokes end, I’m going to complete. I hope it’s going to be very quick, I’m bored with all this,” Nurmagomedov mentioned. “We’ve been on prime of this recreation for like 7-8 years, since I turned a champion. All these guys have been with me, they have been with my father once I was beginning.
“There are nonetheless 6-8 [fighters competing] at a really excessive stage. Once they end, I’ll end too.”
Nurmagomedov retired from preventing following a profitable light-weight title protection in opposition to Justin Gaethje at UFC 254. The battle got here simply months after Nurmagomedov’s father, Abdulmanap, handed away.
Whereas Nurmagomedov is on the ultimate stretch of his teaching tenure, he has some unfinished enterprise to take care of this weekend and past. After UFC 311, his cousin Usman will face Paul Hughes within the Bellator Champions Sequence: Dubai primary occasion on January twenty fifth.
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Nurmagomedov entered the UFC Corridor of Fame in 2022 alongside his longtime teammate and buddy Daniel Cormier. Regardless of a number of makes an attempt by UFC CEO Dana White to lure Nurmagomedov out of retirement, the worldwide famous person hasn’t budged in his stance.
Nurmagomedov defeated the likes of Conor McGregor, Dustin Poirier, and Gaethje throughout his historic UFC light-weight title reign. He’s widely known as the best light-weight of all time, a title by which Makhachev is rapidly approaching.
When Nurmagomedov decides to stroll away from MMA teaching, the game will undergo the great lack of one of many best expertise builders in preventing. Within the meantime, he’s looking forward to what must be a marathon throughout UFC 311 battle week.
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