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Khabib Nurmagomedov: ‘I chose a different way’, details avoiding injuring his opponents in UFC career: ‘I really can break his arm’

Former undisputed lightweight champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov has claimed he could have easily forced an injury against a slew of opponents during his time in the UFC — revealing he chose not to break the arm of Michael Johnson during their infamous pairing back in 2016, landing a kimura submission win.

Nurmagomedov, a former undisputed lightweight titleholder and Hall of Fame inductee in the promotion, has been sidelined since his retirement from combat sports back in 2020, most recently unifying the lightweight crown with a triangle choke submission win over Justin Gaethje in the pair’s championship pairing.