The Ultimate Fighting Championship has created many stars out of the fighters. The biggest star in MMA as we all know is Conor McGregor. The second biggest is the one who fought McGregor and defeated him, yes, it’s Khabib Nurmagomedov. Other fighters like GSP, Jon Jones, Brock Lesnar, and many more. Khabib Nurmagomedov decided to retire after fighting Justin Gaethji. Recently on his Instagram, Khabib Nurmagomedov hinted at a return and the fans want to know what the Ex-UFC star said about his comeback.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is the biggest star when it comes to MMA in the Muslim community. He comes from Dagestan Russia and started competing in wrestling from a very young age.
Khabib Nurmagomedov hints a return
From the time The Eagle retired from the sport of MMA, fans have always been positive about his return. They were always hoping that Khabib would return, as he retired at an age that’s not too old. His impressive record of 29 wins and 0 losses is what every fan knows.
Dana White tried his best to bring back Khabib Nurmagomedov after he retired. Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor fought and did the highest numbers during the time. If Nurmagomedov decides to return as he hinted, it would be a huge thing for the sport and the fans.
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Even though Khabib has hinted at a return, it’s unfortunately not in MMA. As he has mentioned in the post via Instagram.
The question still remains what will he return to do. Khabib Nurmagomedov’s father Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov died in 202. Khabib’s mother told him to stop competing, and he listened to his mother and he retired. The comeback in MMA doesn’t seem likely, as it’s a promise made to his mother.
What could Khabib Nurmagomedov return to?
The hinted return of Khabib Nurmagomedov via his post on Instagram could mean many things. As he clearly said, it’s not MMA, it could very well be combat sport. Khabib Nurmagomedov is a wrestler for life, as we all know. He could do an exhibition wrestling match as Ben Askren did against Jordon Burroughs.
Many of the MMA fighters are triathletes, and we see The Eagle running on a treadmill, could it possibly be triathlon for the undefeated MMA fighter? Even though Khabib Nurmagomedov has never been a jiu jitsu guy, he has always been good with it. He even used to wear a t shirt degrading jiujitsu which said “If sambo was easy, it would have been called jiujitsu.”
He could very well return to some grappling tournaments. We have seen many grapplers doing jiu jitsu matches on UFC fight pass or even on promotions like underground grappling. The possibilities are many and the fans would remain curious unless they know what it is that Khabib Nurmagomedov is returning to?
What do you think?
