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In the second round, the Dagestan finished American Justin Gaethje (22-3-0) with the action of hitting the triangle and remained undefeated in MMA competition: he won all 29 duels.
After the duel, Ch.Nurmagomedov was very emotional: he knelt down and did not stop crying. It will be recalled that his father Abdulmanap passed away in July from complications caused by COVID-19.
It was this tragedy in the family that pushed the MMA star towards a solution that shocked the world: at the end of the fight, the athlete announced that he had decided to end his career.
“It just came to our notice then. There’s no way I’m going back here without my father. After the UFC announced the fight against Justin Gaethje, I spoke with my mother for three days. She didn’t want me to fight without my father, so she told him. I promised it would be my last fight. And if I give the floor, I must follow it, “Nurmagomedov said in a fiery comment immediately after the fight.
While both fighters were on their feet in the first round, J.Gaethje, who landed several powerful punches for the opponent, looked solid. Still, the American exhaled quickly and the relentless champion began his work and led his opponent to the ground floor with a few seconds to go.
Gaethje was saved in this situation at the time, but in the second round, the American felt the power of Ch.Nurmagomedov: the latter quickly turned the opponent on the ground and won the victory by hitting the triangle.
It is true that the end of the duel caused a lot of uproar: the judge did not realize that Gaethje gave up and it took a few seconds to decide to end the duel, and the victim lost consciousness for a while.
“Justina, thank you very much,” Chabib turned to his opponent after the duel. – I remember when you helped me a lot in 2016. Thank you brother. I know you well, I know how you take care of your loved ones ”.
Dagestan claimed the lightweight champion belt in 2018 when they defeated US Representative Al Iaquint. Subsequently, Ch.Nurmagomedov defended the title twice: last year he broke the famous Irishman Conor McGregor, and in September last year, the American Dustin Poirier. The Russian fighter entered the UFC cage after a break of more than a year.
Now, Gaethje, 31, has 22 wins (including 19 knockouts) and 3 failures in the MMA confrontation.
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