Russian fighter and former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champion Khabib Nurmagomedov said in an interview with YouTube channel Inspire Me Podcast that he is enjoying life after completing his professional career.
“The life of an athlete is very difficult; you have to pay attention to your nutrition, sleep, rest and training. You have to do everything perfectly to be the best. And when I finished my career, it was like I was released from prison,” he said.
Khabib Nurmagomedov fought his last fight in the fall of 2020, defeating American Justin Gaethje in the UFC tournament. Immediately after the fight, he announced his retirement from professional career, announcing that he promised his mother that he would not fight without his father. After finishing his career, Nurmagomedov founded the Eagle FC promotion.
The athlete fought 29 fights in mixed martial arts (MMA) and won each of them. In 2021, Khabib was named the person of the year in sports as a result of a poll conducted by the Public Opinion Foundation. On October 22, 2023, Nurmagomedov announced that he was quitting everything related to fighting.
On July 1, the Federal Tax Service seized the accounts of the former champion of the Absolute Fighting Championship. The reason for the arrest was the athlete’s debt of 297 million rubles, the Mash Telegram channel reported. Before that, tax authorities had closed many of Nurmagomedov’s companies due to incorrect information in official documents. August 15 Telegram channel WITHDRAWN reportedthat the warrior has paid all his debts.
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Source: Gazeta
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