Khabib Nurmagomedov might be retired, but the former UFC lightweight champion still has his sights set on MMA.
No, Khabib won’t be making a comeback but the undefeated Dagestani will be working hard behind the scenes to bring MMA to the Olympics by 2028, Nurmagomedov revealed at a recent press conference in Moscow, Russia.
“The inclusion of MMA in the Olympics is one of my main tasks for the next couple of years,” Nurmagomedov said in Russian (translated by Essentially Sports). “We are already working in this direction. In the near future, I will have many meetings, including with the president of the Olympic committee.