Khabib Nurmagomedov announced his retirement

Khabib Nurmagomedov, widely acclaimed as ‘The Eagle’ announced his retirement. He was the undisputed lightweight Champion who finally bid farewell to his martial arts career.

Unpredictability is a hallmark of MMA and this number is so improbable, so insane. Never gave up a touchdown. Pitched a perfect game every time. Never gave up pole position. Never a goal in his net. & his last was his best. Predictable as the sunrise.@TeamKhabib, obviously GOAT pic.twitter.com/G0FyAqcvMU

— Sean Shelby (@seanshelby) October 25, 2020

Last night, he defeated Justin Gaethje in the UFC 254. Khabib beat his opponent in the second round of the game with a triangle choke.

“This is my last fight in the UFC."

UFC superstar Khabib Nurmagomedov retires after defeating Justin Gaethje to successfully defend his lightweight title and retain his perfect record https://t.co/5h0wibaanB pic.twitter.com/XY5IKMCrlN

— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) October 25, 2020

Nurmagomedov didn’t let his opponent score even a singular point and scored 29 points single-handedly for himself. Once the game came to an end, Khabib announced his retirement due to the sad demise of his father in the month of July.

https://twitter.com/Babswoli/status/1320350108689584128

Khabib’s father called Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov was also his lifelong coach who died due to cardiac problems further complicated by COVID 19. Khabib settled into tears choking his opponent in the second round of the game with 1:34. Last night, Khabib played the third UFC title defense of his career.

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