Khabib Nurmagomedov is considered the greatest lightweight fighter of all time in the UFC. He’s won of the very few in the world of mixed martial arts to have never lost a single fight and retired with a unbeaten record of 29-0. Nurmagomedov will always be remembered as the most dominant fighter to ever fight in the UFC.
He last fought in 2020 when he finished Justin Gaethje via a triangle choke in the second round of their five-round title fight.
Khabib’s head coach gave out a strict warning to Conor McGregor
Khabib Nurmagomedov took on Conor McGregor in the year 2018. The build up to the bout between the two lightweight superstars was sensational. There was a lot of trash talk involved in the build up to the fight. Javier Mendez who was the head coach of the unbeaten Dagestani during the entirety of their career warned Khabib that words will be exchanged in the press conference. In an interview Javier said,
As soon as the fight was signed. I said to Khabib. I said listen he’s gonna come after your family, he’s gonna come after your religion, he’s gonna come after your country.
Javier made it clear that Conor is gonna use everything against him. There was an intense war of words in lead up to the fight week with Conor taking jabs at Khabib’s family and country. But Nurmagomedov being his stoic self didn’t flinch. Khabib got the job done by finishing Conor McGregor in the fourth round. It was probably Khabib’s best performance till date.
The bout between Conor and Khabib was the highest selling pay-per-view event of all time with over two million sold. The drama didn’t over there as Khabib jumped out of the cage to take on Conor’s teammates. Javier Mendez’s advice definitely helped him in the build up to the event. Nurmagomedov’s protege Islam has now taken over the division.
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It’ll be interesting to see for how long the lightweight division will be ruled by the Dagestanis of Russia. Javier Mendez will forever be remembered by the MMA fans as a guy who coached a guy who never bled once in sport where violence is the norm.
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