Former mixed style fighter (MMA) Khabib Nurmagomedov wants to see the champion belt of the Absolute Fighting Championship (UFC) again in his homeland – Dagestan. He spoke about this during an interview on the YouTube channel ESPN MMA.
Nurmagomedov, 33, will not resume his career. In an interview with a journalist, he stressed that nothing can force him to return to the octagon. The ex-champion is expecting victories from fellow Russian fighter Islam Makhachev.
“Makhachev must take the championship belt. Return him to Dagestan. He will do it at the end of next year, ”he said.
Makhachev won nine consecutive victories in the UFC. The next opponent of the Russian will be the American Beneil Dariush. The fight will take place in February 2022.
Makhachev has been called Nurmagomedov’s successor in the UFC lightweight more than once. The Russian was highly appreciated by his mentors: the head coach of the American Kickboxing Academy Javier Mendes and the father of Nurmagomedov, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, who died in July 2020.
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