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The topic of who the MMA GOAT is will always be debated in the world of combat sports and former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov decided to provide his own personal rankings. For some observers and fans, the now-retired Nurmagomedov is up there himself in the GOAT rankings. For others, he still has plenty of […]

Sean O’Malley is set to fight Pedro Munhoz on July 2 in what should be a thrilling fight at UFC 276. The fan-favorite finally has a challenge ahead of himself and many are looking forward to the stacked card. However, O’Malley had some comments regarding Charles Oliveira that might just piss off Khabib Nurmagomedov. According […]

Recently, Tony Ferguson pitched the idea of coaching The Ultimate Fighter against his longtime rival Khabib Nurmagomedov. UFC president Dana White recently responded to the idea. Tony Ferguson pitched the idea in a recent interview with Ariel Helwani. The UFC lightweight wants to find an opportunity to compete against Khabib Nurmagomedov even if it’s not in […]

Cain Velasquez was shockingly arrested a few months ago and the MMA world had quite the reaction to the situation. Former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, Velasquez’s training partner, gave his take on the situation. Khabib Nurmagomedov was very sympathetic to the situation and shared a similar reaction to his fellow UFC fighters. “Anybody in […]

Conor McGregor has fought many scary grapplers throughout his UFC career including Khabib Nurmagomedov and Chad Mendes. The Irishman went through a pretty serious tweet and delete storm recently. The answer was a bit surprising as most people would expect him to go with Khabib Nurmagomedov considering his reputation in the UFC. Conor McGregor went […]

Junior dos Santos suffered a shoulder injury against Yorgan De Castro during their MMA fight at Eagle FC. The Khabib Nurmagomedov-led promotion had a series of weird results during their events with the co-main event ending in a No Contest. The fight ended after Junior dos Santos threw a punch, missed Yorgan De Castro, and […]

There has been plenty of talk lately about Khabib Nurmagomedov coming out of retirement and facing names like Charles Oliveira. The former UFC lightweight champion has not actually talked about coming back though. Khabib Nurmagomedov does have his own representative fighting as Islam Makhachev is close to a UFC lightweight title shot himself. Charles Oliveira […]

Daniel Cormier knows Khabib Nurmagomedov very well after the two trained together for so many years. Recently, Charles Oliveira’s rise as UFC lightweight champion has brought the Russian back into the conversation. Daniel Cormier spoke about Khabib Nurmagomedov coming back and thinks the may answer may lie with Charles Oliveira. The former UFC champion would […]

Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov were scheduled to fight multiple times but unfortunately, they never faced each other. The Russian is now retired from the UFC but Ferguson still wants to compete against him. Tony Ferguson was recently on Submission Radio and detailed what he’d like to do against Khabib Nurmagomedov since they’ll never fight. […]

One of the dream fights that people wanted to see in the UFC was Georges St-Pierre vs Khabib Nurmagomedov. Dana White apparently was trying to get it booked at one point. Georges St-Pierre recently sat down with Patrick Bet-David and revealed that UFC president Dana White lied about the fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov. The situation […]

Tatiana Suarez has been compared to Khabib Nurmagomedov by many people and the comparison is accurate for many reasons. The UFC strawweight has a very suffocating ground game, is undefeated, and has missed a few consecutive years due to injury. Khabib Nurmagomedov returned from his injury layoff back in 2016 and went on a legendary […]

Dana White and Jake Paul are in a very strange feud. There have been a lot of questions about the UFC president and how he truly feels about the younger Paul brother. Javier Mendez, Khabib Nurmagomedov’s coach, recently revealed his true feelings for Paul. The UFC president was recently on Logan Paul’s podcast and finally […]

The situation has gotten very serious between Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington. The Cuban-American UFC welterweight has been arrested and the MMA world has been giving their reactions. That includes former lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. Khabib Nurmagomedov had an interesting take on the situation. The former UFC champion defended Jorge Masvidal and completely went off […]

It appears Eagle FC could have some interest in former UFC fighter, Dan Hardy. Khabib Nurmagomedov is in charge of the MMA promotion and he has been looking to sign the biggest names possible. Dan Hardy retired from the UFC back in 2013 but has been teasing a return to MMA for years. The Englishman […]

Khabib Nurmagomedov was in the corner of Islam Makhachev at UFC Vegas 49 and was coaching him through his dominant victory. So far he has been excellent as a coach and has been very happy with his people. Islam Makhachev beat Bobby Green by TKO in the first round at UFC Vegas 49. Coach Khabib […]

Many people assumed that Diego Sanchez would be leaving MMA and signing with the bare-knuckle boxing organization BKFC. That wasn’t the case as he picked Khabib Nurmagomedov’s promotion, Eagle FC, where he’ll fight Kevin Lee. Diego Sanchez recently opened up on MMA Junkie Radio and explained why he went with Khabib Nurmagomedov’s promotion. Most would […]

Khabib Nurmagomedov is retired but that hasn’t stopped the former UFC champion from giving his opinion on hot topics in the fighting world. He was recently asked about a fight between Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou. The fight is an interesting one considering they could fight in the UFC or in boxing. Things get very […]

Khabib Nurmagomedov is most likely always going to be linked with Georges St-Pierre after many were hoping to see the two fight in the UFC. The Russian was recently asked about fighting the Canadian champion. The former UFC champion was recently on the Full Send Podcast where he talked about Georges St-Pierre. The legend was […]

Khabib Nurmagomedov has recently been called out by Jake Paul for a fight in MMA. The former UFC lightweight champion had no issue being honest when asked about facing Jake Paul. Jake Paul organizing a fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov is not very realistic whether it’s in the UFC or Eagle FC. Part of that is […]

Jake Paul seems to be linked to fighting just about anyone that’s capable of fighting him. Khabib Nurmagomedov is the latest name to be mentioned as a potential opponent. There has been talk of a fight in Eagle FC. Khabib Nurmagomedov currently has his own promotion of Eagle FC and many want him to fight […]

Julianna Pena and Khabib Nurmagomdev are not in a great place right now. The former UFC lightweight champion made some comments on Pena’s win over Amanda Nunes and they were not appreciated. Khabib Nurmagomedov was asked about the huge upset at UFC 269 and he did not have very nice things to say. Julianna Pena […]

Khabib Nurmagomedov has become an MMA promoter since he retired from competing in the UFC. He’s now the promoter for Eagle FC and he’s made it clear he’s coming for Bellator and the UFC. Eagle FC has been signing all of the big names free agents on the market. That includes names like Kevin Lee, […]

Rashad Evans surprised many people when he announced he was coming out of retirement and signing for Khabib Nurmagomedov and his MMA promotion, Eagle FC. The move came almost four years after he retired from the UFC. Many figured Rashad Evans would be elected into the Hall of Fame and his MMA career would be […]

Javier Mendez has some of the best Russian lightweights training at his MMA gym, AKA. He has two very big names in Khabib Nurmagomedov and Islam Makhachev. He spoke about the two potentially facing current lightweight UFC champion, Charles Oliveira. Javier Mendez is obviously going to be on the side of his two UFC fighters. […]

Jake Paul has not exactly been a popular character in the MMA community. He has been calling out UFC fighters, going after Dana White, and has recently expressed interest in training at American Kickboxing Academy (AKA). The gym is home to big names like Khabib Nurmagomedov and Daniel Cormier. Daniel Cormier recently spoke about Jake […]

Khabib Nurmagomedov will no doubt go down as one of the most savage UFC fighters of all time. Chael Sonnen has managed to add more fuel to the fire by recalling a story from his Justin Gaethje fight. There were rumors that Khabib Nurmagomedov chose not to break Justin Gaethje’s arm at UFC 254 and […]

Colby Covington has made it a habit to fire shots at everyone, even fighters he would never fight. Recently he went after former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and questioned his legacy. He believes Charles Oliveira negatively impacts the Russian’s legacy. Colby Covington doesn’t believe Khabib Nurmagomedov has fought someone well-rounded or even a decent […]

Kevin Lee has made some big changes in his MMA career now that he is no longer with the UFC. The former interim title challenger has signed with Khabib Nurmagomedov’s promotion, Eagle FC, and is set to be the first MMA fighter paid in bitcoin. MMA is embracing the cryptocurrency side of things as Kevin […]

Khabib Nurmagomedov may have been retired for a little over a year but that doesn’t mean he isn’t paying attention to his former division. The former UFC lightweight recently gave his take on Dustin Poirier’s career after losing to Charles Oliveira. Dustin Poirier lost his second UFC title fight at lightweight and his chances of […]

Kevin Lee now finds himself signed to Khabib Nurmagomedov’s MMA promotion, Eagle FC. He used to fight for the UFC and Dana White before being released. The former UFC lightweight sees big things for himself in Khabib Nurmagomedov’s promotion. It already feels like something big. “Honestly, as soon as I walked into the building of […]

Khabib Nurmagomedov always manages to make controversial comments regarding his promotion, Eagle FC, and women it seems. Before it was that he didn’t like octagon girls and now he says his promotion won’t sign women. The Russian isn’t opposed to signing women in the future. Right now though, Khabib Nurmagomedov doesn’t see the point in […]

Khabib Nurmagomedov managed to retire from MMA as the most impressive and dominant lightweight in the world. The former UFC champion was extremely dominant and left the sport as the best in the world. Many are wondering who is the best in the sport after Khabib Nurmagomedov retired from the UFC. He has one person […]

Charles Oliveira has been facing a lot of scrutiny as UFC champion and many are questioning his status as the best. Khabib Nurmagomedov is one of the best lightweights of all time and has been making a lot of comments about the current champion. Charles Oliveira has been firing back at everyone that questions his […]

Khabib Nurmagomedov ruled over the UFC lightweight for only a short time but he certainly left his mark on the division, as can be seen at UFC 269. He fought Dustin Poirier but did not have the chance to compete against current champion Charles Oliveira. Khabib Nurmagomedov still gives his thoughts on the lightweight division […]

MMA retirements! Everyone knows retiring in MMA means very little and Rashad Evans helps prove that point by announcing that he’s back competing again. The former UFC light heavyweight champion has signed for Khabib Nurmagomedov’s MMA promotion, Eagle FC. Rashad Evans will be fighting at light heavyweight. The news was first reported by Yahoo! Sports. […]

Khabib Nurmagomedov is not a man known for mincing words. He recently got into it with UFC lightweight Justin Gaethje and told him to ‘shut up.’ Justin Gaethje has been very vocal about getting the next UFC lightweight title shot and he has been butting heads with everyone that disagrees. That includes Khabib Nurmagomedov who […]

Khabib Nurmagomedov is not good at keeping secrets. The former UFC champion shared a ‘secret’ with ESPN, one of the biggest sports platforms in the world. It involves his teammate Islam Makhachev as he heads into his fight against Beneil Dariush in a UFC main event in February. Khabib Nurmagomedov claims the UFC offered him […]

Israel Adesanya’s head coach, Eugene Bareman, has not been impressed with former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and his crew. He preferred the way they used to do things before. Eugene Bareman spoke with Submission Radio about his problems with Khabib Nurmagomedov and his boys. He doesn’t like that he ‘talks shit’ about so many […]

Khabib Nurmagomedov wants Dustin Poirier to be very tactful in dealing with Charles Oliveira at UFC 269. Dustin Poirier is looking to become the UFC lightweight champion and he only needs to beat Charles Oliveira to do so. However, that may not be as easy as it sounds. According to former longtime UFC lightweight champion […]