Khabib Nurmagomedov is one of the biggest names in the MMA industry. The former UFC lightweight champion retired early, with a perfect 29-0 record under his name. Despite that, he has a global following. Thus, whatever he does makes headlines. That said, Nurmagomedov previously hinted at something big happening in July. However, he clearly stated that the announcement wasn’t regarding MMA. In the post ‘The Eagle’ is seen running on a treadmill and he captioned it, “July I have to be ready. ( not MMA )”
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Interestingly, the Russian MMA legend made another post today. And it seems like a follow-up to his older post. Therefore, it has sent his fans into a frenzy.
Fans react to Khabib Nurmagomedov announcing his ‘check-up’
The UFC Hall of Famer took to his official Instagram account once again n and shared a picture of himself on a treadmill. This time around, the former lightweight UFC star had a number of physical measuring tools on him.
In the caption of the post-Nurmagomedov wrote, “Today was check in AbuDhabi.” After that, fans were quick to speculate on several things, including an MMA comeback of the former professional fighter.
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Check out some comments from the fans below:
While speculating about the fantasy fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Georges St-Pierre, a fan wrote, “Khabib vs GSP Abu Dhabi lets goooo.”
Another fan joke about Nurmagomedov vs. Jon Jones. He wrote, “Khabib vs Jones. UFC main PPV event. Abu Dhabi.”
“It’s confirmed khabib is making a comeback. Dana Vs Khabib for the ufc president title in the near future,” a fan wrote in a joining manner.
Another fan speculated on his comeback. He wrote, “Will be the greatest comeback in the history of combat sports, still in prime..”
Another fan asked if Nurmagomedov was making a UFC comeback. He wrote, “Making a comeback ?!?!?!?!?!”
Although it is yet not clear what Nurmagomedov was talking about, he posted a story on his page revealing his new gym in Abu Dhabi. However, the new gym and Nurmagomedov wearing instruments aren’t going side by side. Thus, it seems like the Russian MMA legend might be up to something else.
Did Nurmagomedov retire from coaching?
Yes, the former UFC champion retired from his role as coach this year. Nurmagomedov left MMA in 2020 after successfully defending his lightweight title for the third time in his career.
Following that, he wore the coach cap and was leading his friends and teammates in their MMA career. He even corned them for their fights and was having a pretty successful stint as a coach.
However, Nurmagomedov felt that he was missing out a lot on his family because of the training camps and traveling. Thus, the former UFC champion stepped away from coaching as well. However, he is still making moves in the entrepreneurial world.
What are your thoughts on Nurmagomedov’s decision to stop coaching? What do you guys think is the announcement above?
