In an alternate universe, Khabib Nurmagomedov may have become a massive football star.
Instead, ‘The Eagle’ was swayed by the pull of combat sports in his native Dagestani. Of course, we already know how that story ends. Nurmagomedov went on to amass an impressive undefeated 29-0 record in mixed martial arts, including a UFC lightweight championship reign that saw him successfully defend the title against Conor McGregor, Dustin Poirier, and Justin Gaethje.
“I became a fighter by accident… I’m joking not by accident,” Nurmagomedov wrote in a previous post on Instagram.