Khabib Nurmagomedov is again! Properly, form of.
Broadly thought-about the best light-weight of all time, Nurmagomedov retired from MMA in 2020 following the demise of his father, Abdulmanap. After retiring, Nurmagomedov centered on persevering with his father’s legacy by way of teaching, nonetheless, in recent times, Nurmagomedov even took a step again from that, working along with his pal and teammate Islam Makhachev, however not cornering him throughout fights. Nevertheless, that modifications this weekend.
On Saturday, Makhachev places his light-weight title on the road towards Dustin Poirier in the principle occasion of UFC 302 in Newark, NJ, and when he does, Nurmagomedov might be proper there with him.
“Eagle has landed in Jersey Metropolis,” Makhachev advised UFC officers whereas signing combat posters. “He’s going to be in my nook. Actually, I’m very comfortable as a result of he’s among the finest nook coaches, brother, pal. That’s it.”
Nurmagomedov final cornered Makhachev when he gained the UFC light-weight title with a submission end of Charles Oliveira at UFC 280. Following that win, Nurmagomedov helped Makhachev lower a promo for a pound-for-pound battle with then-featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski.
