Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) two-weight champion Daniel Cormier said it will be difficult for Islam Makhachev to get to the same level as Khabib Nurmagomedov. ESPN.
“Islam has to keep working if we compare it to Khabib’s greatness. There’s something special about this zero. It’s a privilege to be undefeated, to have the career that Khabib has had,” Cormier said.
Khabib Nurmagomedov had his last fight in the fall of 2020, defeating American Justin Gaethje. Immediately after the fight, he announced his retirement from his professional career, explaining that he had promised his mother that he would not fight without his father. After finishing his career, Nurmagomedov founded the Eagle FC promotion.
The athlete had 29 fights in MMA and won each of them. As a result of the survey conducted by the Public Opinion Foundation in 2021, the Russian was chosen as the person of the year in sports.
22 October Habib statedThat he left everything to do with wars.
Previously Khabib disclaimer From MMA.