Russian fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov, the former lightweight champion of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), admitted that he never regretted his decision to end his sports career. His words guide the way press service UFC.
“When you’re the best fighter in the world, when you’re strong enough, when you have money, when you’re famous, it’s hard to say no to all of that. This is not easy. It is not easy to give up 20-30-40 million dollars. But for me this is not the most important thing, not the most important thing. “It was a difficult decision, but if it’s made, it’s over,” Nurmagomedov said.
Khabib had his last fight in the fall of 2020, defeating US representative Justin Gaethje. Immediately after the fight, the Russian announced his retirement from his professional career. He explained this by saying that he promised his mother that he would not fight without his father and coach Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov. After finishing his career, Nurmagomedov founded the Eagle FC promotion.
The athlete had 29 fights in mixed martial arts (MMA) and won each of them. As a result of the survey conducted by the Public Opinion Foundation in 2021, Khabib was chosen as the person of the year in sports.
Previously Khabib saidWhy the fight with McGregor was interesting for him.