Khabib Nurmagomedov stays steadfast that he’s fought his closing combat.
The retired former UFC light-weight champion referred to as it a profession after stopping Justin Gaethje at UFC 254 in October 2020, ending his profession with the 155-pound title, and an undefeated file besides.
On a latest journey to Indonesia, Nurmagomedov was requested throughout an interview if he would ever contemplate returning to the octagon.
“There is no such thing as a probability,” Nurmagomedov instructed Indonesian outlet iNews. “Not even one p.c [chance], minus [percentage].”
In fact, Nurmagomedov continues to be within the MMA area as he’s teaching a slew of gifted fighters — together with now-UFC light-weight champion Islam Makhachev, together with Bellator light-weight titleholder Usman Nurmagomedov, seemingly No. 1 UFC bantamweight contender Umar Nurmagomedov, and extra.
Due to that, Nurmagomedov says his legacy will stay on as the game of combined martial arts continues to develop and evolve.
“When you guys want champions, I’m serving to my brothers to develop into champions,” Nurmagomedov mentioned. “We’ve Islam, champion. We’ve Umar, subsequent contender. We’ve Usman champion [in Bellator].
“We’ve a variety of champions. You guys [are] by no means going to overlook me as a result of in our workforce, in our gymnasium, we create champions. You guys [are] going to [always have] champion [from our team], don’t fear about this.”