Khabib Nurmagomedov, who coached Islam Makhachev to the UFC lightweight title he once held, shared a post via Instagram on Saturday indicating that he’s “leaving the MMA industry.” (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) Khabib Nurmagomedov retired early as a fighter, seemingly with a number of significant fights left in him. Now, it appears he’s doing the same as a coach. Nurmagomedov shared an Instagram post in Russian that indicated he’s leaving the sport. Javier Mendez, the coach at the… Source link
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Khabib Nurmagomedov, who coached Islam Makhachev to the UFC lightweight title he once held, shared a post via Instagram on Saturday indicating that he’s “leaving the MMA industry.” (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) Khabib Nurmagomedov retired early as a fighter, seemingly with a number of significant fights left in him. Now, it appears he’s doing the same as a coach. Nurmagomedov shared an Instagram post in Russian that indicated he’s leaving the sport. Javier Mendez, the coach at the… Source link
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LAS VEGAS — The second time Rafael dos Anjos has prepared to fight Rafael Fiziev has been a lot simpler for the former UFC lightweight champion. Visa issues delayed one potential fight between them, and then a positive COVID-19 result by Fiziev forced the cancellation of another. But dos Anjos has spent an entire training camp preparing and wasn’t particularly interested in wasting it. So he wound up fighting at UFC 272 on March 6 in Las Vegas. At one point, he was going to fight at 170…. Source link
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