Khabib Nurmagomedov: 3 UFC Fights That Were Emotionally Challenging: UFC News: Khabib Nurmagomedov, also known as ‘The Eagle’ is a former Mixed Martial Artist. He is also the first Russian Muslim to win the UFC title. Khabib retired from the MMA industry as a fighter in October 2020 with the longest undefeated streak in the UFC Lightweight category. He has in total a history of 29 wins with 0 losses before his retirement. Follow UFC News Updates with InsideSport.IN.
He has defeated some of the high-profile fighters inside the octagon, he has defeated fighters as Michael Johnson, Conor McGregor, Kamal Shalorus and many more. Though it seemed like Khabib never had a lot of difficulty in defeating his opponent.
There were times when ‘The Eagle’ was completely emotional in delivering his best fight to his fans against his opponents. Let’s look at some of the most Emotionally Challenging fights that Nurmagomedov had to face in his career before he finally retired.
3 UFC Fights That Were Emotionally Challenging For ‘The Eagle’: According To Khabib Nurmagomedov
- Conor McGregor vs Khabib Nurmagomedov: The match between Khabib and his archrival Conor McGregor was the highest-grossing UFC pay-per-view event ever.
Khabib did his talking in the Octagon, submitting McGregor with a devastating neck crank after months of spewing vitriol and vicious verbal batterings.
The scene after the fight, when both groups fell into all-out warfare inside and outside the cage, looked like something out of a nightmare.
Khabib Nurmagomedov: 3 UFC Fights That Were Emotionally Challenging for ‘The Eagle’
Khabib won every fight and became the undisputed lightweight champion.
Even after his loss McGregor did not stop, he kept trash-talking Khabib on his different social media platforms. Moreover, the two fighters used to be good friends in the past, which turned into sworn enmity by the time Khabib faced Conor.
- Dustin Poirier– Khabib has faced various professional fighters in his fighting career, but he did not have much difficulty dealing with them. But there has been a particular fight that he considers the toughest fight for him in his entire fighting career. This is the fight he had with the former interim lightweight champion, Dustin Poirier.
Khabib Nurmagomedov: 3 UFC Fights That Were Emotionally Challenging for ‘The Eagle’
The fight with Dustin Poirier was emotionally challenging for Khabib, for the first time he had his father in the UFC arena. He felt the pressure as the fight took place in Abu Dhabi and was surrounded by a lot of his relatives and friends. But in the end, he defeated Dustin and made his father proud.
- Justin Gaethje– Khabib’s last fight was in the UFC 254, he terms it to be the toughest fight not from the fighting aspect but from the emotional pressure. Nurmagomedov had lost his father a few months prior to the fight against Justin Gaethje. During the fight, Khabib also acquired certain injuries, which he says was because of the mental pressure he had been feeling during the fight.
Khabib Nurmagomedov: 3 UFC Fights That Were Emotionally Challenging for ‘The Eagle’
It was the first fight where his father was not beside him. Also, his opponent was a great fighter. He said the last fight of his fighting career was the toughest fight of his career.
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