Khabib Nurmagomedov defeated Justin Gaethje at UFC 254 and retired right after, and the NBA world reacted to it.
Nurmagomedov finishes his fighting career 29-0 and dedicated his final fight to his late father, who passed away in July and was his trainer.
"Today, I want to say it was my last fight. … If I give my word, I have to follow this."
Khabib Nurmagomedov announces his retirement after #UFC254 pic.twitter.com/Nidgf7iAMA
— ESPN (@espn) October 24, 2020
Khabib is the most dominant fighter i’ve seen. Just unmatched, i thought that today was gonna be his toughest fight but there is just no match. Too good of a wrestler, too tough, too strong.
— Rudy Gobert (@rudygobert27) October 24, 2020
Khabib in the GOAT convo for sure
— Josuélito (@J_Rich1) October 24, 2020
Damn Khabib retired
— Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) October 24, 2020
Khabib really a monster lol
— Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) October 24, 2020
Put em straight to sleep .. left no doubt
— Josuélito (@J_Rich1) October 24, 2020
Khabib 🐐
— Tristan Thompson (@RealTristan13) October 24, 2020
Khabib is outrageous … TOO GOOD
— Josuélito (@J_Rich1) October 24, 2020
Champ!!!!! #UFC254 animal!!! Rest well Pops!
— Draymond Green (@Money23Green) October 24, 2020
🐐 🙏🏻🙏🏻 https://t.co/UTYKJHHaAT
— Jusuf Nurkić (@bosnianbeast27) October 24, 2020
Khabib Nurmagomedov becomes just the sixth fighter with a 13-fight UFC win streak, joining Silva, St-Pierre, Jones, Johnson and Holloway. He truly is a legend of the sport.
Eight of Nurmagomedov's wins were by knockout, 10 were by decision and 11 were by submission. He is widely considered the most dominant fighter in UFC lightweight history.
Nurmagomedov promised his mom that his fight against Justin Gaethje was going to be his last. He certainly made his entire family proud.
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