UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov has urged a handful of his former rivals to stop fighting in mixed martial arts.
When you talk about the greatest of all time in mixed martial arts, Khabib Nurmagomedov has to be up there. He’s easily one of the most dominant fighters in the history of the sport and if you don’t believe us, go back and look at his incredible 29-0 unbeaten record that he put together.
Of course, he’s been retired for over four years now, but his impact is still felt in the sport. From his coaching to his own body of work, Khabib has achieved some truly remarkable things. In addition to some coaching here and there, he also has his own ventures that he focuses on these days – but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t keep an eye on what’s going on.
That includes what has been happening with some of his former rivals. In a recent interview with Henry Cejudo, Khabib opened up on a few of his past foes and what he thinks should be next for them.
Khabib’s advice
“I think Poirier can beat Charles [Oliveira], and then Poirier has to stop fighting, he’s finished,” Nurmagomedov said of Poirier. “Justin Gaethje, Khabib, Dustin Poirier, Tony Ferguson. This is old school, brother. Stop fighting.
“We have to recognize the real things.”
Quotes via Bloody Elbow
The great Khabib Nurmagomedov certainly isn’t shy when it comes to voicing his opinion. With that being said, it’ll be interesting to see how much longer the fighters in question do actually continue to compete.
Khabib padded his early record with cans. Cherry picked his UFC fights. Used weight cutting to gain a massive size advantage over opponents. Only has big wins over stars who were in decline. And left the fight game early.
He doesn’t understand the warrior spirt.
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Gleison Tibau wasn’t some pushover and he actually outwrestled Khabib in that fight. Watch that one again, it was close. That’s a tough 2nd fight.
Kamal Shalorus was a pretty good fighter for a debut UFC fight.
Thiago Tavares was legit.
Khabib was a prospect and fought his way up like anyone else. The knock on him is longevity and frequency.
The fight wasn’t close tibau dominated and khabib was gifted the decision through corruption
No one dominated and you saying that just proves your bias.
Either way, EPO Tibau isn’t some gift for a 2nd fight in the UFC.