There are very few athletes like the great Khabib Nurmagomedov, who retired with an undefeated professional record of 29-0 after the third successful defense of his UFC lightweight title in 2020.
Nurmagomedov’s retirement came just three months after the death of his father and longtime coach Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, who passed away at 57 years old from COVID-19 complications.
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Khabib now follows in his father’s footsteps, coaching some of the world’s top mixed martial arts talent. Three of these fighters will compete this Saturday when the UFC returns to Los Angeles for UFC 311: Makhachev vs Tsarukyan.