Khabib Nurmagomedov to Dana White: “See you before long”

UFC lightweight winner Khabib Nurmagomedov has despatched a message to UFC President Dana White—and it is likely to mail supporters into a frenzy.

Khabib past fought in the primary occasion of UFC 254 in October, defending the lightweight belt with a second-round submission acquire, and improving his history to 29- in the approach. Immediately after that victory, he stunned the MMA globe by saying his retirement from opposition.

In his post-combat job interview with UFC commentator Jon Anik, the undefeated Russian explained that he’d promised his mother his battle with Gaethje would be his past, citing the demise of his father and mentor Abdulmanap as the purpose.

“This was my previous struggle,” a visibly psychological Khabib mentioned.

“I promised [my mother], it’s likely to be my last battle,” Nurmagomedov added. “It was my very last combat here. Tuesday, you men have to place me No. 1 pound-for-pound simply because I should have this.”

“Today’s my very last battle in the UFC.”

Inspite of this announcement from Khabib, White has been adamant all along that the undefeated lightweight is probable to combat yet again.

“No, Khabib’s heading to battle,” White stated after the most up-to-date episode of Contender Collection. “I consider he’s going to.

“He hasn’t dedicated, but I feel like he’s heading to, and I’m not really pushing him,” White concluded. “We talked about it and he just fought. Let him acquire some time, commit some time with his household, invest the holiday seasons. There is no hurry.”

When the verdict is continue to out on irrespective of whether Khabib will truly battle again, his hottest Instagram publish certain will make it look like he’s considering it. See it below:

“See you before long,” Khabib wrote in the caption for his write-up, tagging Dana White.

Do you imagine Khabib Nurmagomedov will struggle once more, or will he stick to his retirement designs?