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BOLASPORT.COM – UFC President Dana White revealed a new fact about Khabib Nurmagomedov, who had broken his leg before dueling at UFC 254.
Khabib Nurmagomedov became the filler alias of the main character Main event at UFC 254 that took place in Fight Island, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Saturday (10/24/2020) afternoon local time or Sunday (10/25/2020) morning WIB.
In that battle, Nurmagomedov faced Justin Gaethje to defend the lightweight title.
The match against Gaethje was quite short, that is, 1 minute 34 seconds.
However, during that time, Nurmagomedov managed to show his toughness as a mixed martial arts fighter. mixed martial arts (MMA).
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He also succeeded he defended his title for the third time by submitting to Gaethje.
Previously, Khabib Nurmagomedov successfully defended his lightweight champion belt from Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier.
This victory also presented a poignant moment after Nurmagomedov announced his retirement.
The news came after his mother’s request that Nurmagomedov not fight again after his father, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, died.
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Aside from the emotional moments that occurred at UFC 254, Dana White revealed amazing facts about Khabib Nurmagomedov before the Justin Gaethje fight.
White said Nurmagomedov broke his leg three weeks before the match.
However, the injury did not prevent him from continuing to participate in UFC 254.
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“Listen, from what this guy (Khabib Nurmagomedov) has been through, we are all lucky to see him fight,” White said, quoted by BJPENN.com’s BolaSport.com.
“I heard rumors about other things that I do not know if you have heard.”
“Apparently (Khabib) just came from the hospital. He broke his leg. Yes, that happened three weeks ago,” he explained.
Khabib Nurmagomedov ended his career as an MMA fighter with a record of never losing.
Until he announced his retirement, the fighter nicknamed The Eagle’s combat record was 29-0, 13 of which were won at the UFC event.
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