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McGregor, Ronaldo, Jones Comment on Khabib Retirement


Sun 25 Oct 2020 | 06:35 PM
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Conor McGregor and Cristiano Ronaldo led the tributes to the outstanding fighting journey of Khabib Nurmagomedov after the Russian announced his retirement from MMA after UFC 254.

The Dagestani Russian leaves the sport as one of the greatest to ever step into the octagon after forcing Justin Gaethje to tap out in the second round of their lightweight title fight at Abu Dhabi.

His late father, Abdulmanap, coached the pound for pound king all the way to the very pinnacle of the sport, but lost his battle to COVID-19 and passed away before the fight.

After moving to 29-0 and having never lost a round, Khabib proceeded to take his gloves off, place them in the middle of the octagon and confirm his exit.

He said: “Today, I want to say this was my last fight.

“Ain’t no way I’m going to come here without my father, it was the first time. After what happened with my father, when UFC called my about Justin I talked with my mother for three days.

“She warned me not to fight without father, but I promised her it was going to be my last fight.”

Below are some tweets towards Khabibs's decision.

https://twitter.com/TheNotoriousMMA/status/1320110761679724544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1320110761679724544%7Ctwgr%5Eshare_3%2Ccontainerclick_1&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftalksport.com%2Fsport%2Fmma%2F778922%2Fufc-254-result-conor-mcgregor-cristiano-ronaldo-jon-jones-congratulate-khabib-nurmagomedov-eagle-retires-beating-justin-gaethje%2F

https://twitter.com/JonnyBones/status/1320107090375966720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1320107090375966720%7Ctwgr%5Eshare_3%2Ccontainerclick_1&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftalksport.com%2Fsport%2Fmma%2F778922%2Fufc-254-result-conor-mcgregor-cristiano-ronaldo-jon-jones-congratulate-khabib-nurmagomedov-eagle-retires-beating-justin-gaethje%2F

https://twitter.com/John_Kavanagh/status/1320114481943498758?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1320114481943498758%7Ctwgr%5Eshare_3%2Ccontainerclick_0&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftalksport.com%2Fsport%2Fmma%2F778922%2Fufc-254-result-conor-mcgregor-cristiano-ronaldo-jon-jones-congratulate-khabib-nurmagomedov-eagle-retires-beating-justin-gaethje%2F