UFC champion Nurmagomedov: I promised my mother that this would be my last fight

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“Ultimate Fighting Championship” (UFC) lightweight champion Habibs Nurmagomedovs discovered why he had decided to end his wrestling career.

It has already been reported that yesterday in the fight for the title of champion in the light weight category, the laurels were won by Nurmagomedov (29-0), who defeated Justin Gaiji (22-3) in the second round by means of strangulation. Immediately after the fight, the Russian representative announced that he would no longer go to the octagon.

“When I got a call from the UFC and asked about the fight with Gayi, I discussed it with my mother for three days. I promised her that this would be my last fight. She didn’t want me to fight without a father, “said Nurmagomedov, whose father lost his life this summer.

“Thank you very much to all my fans – I will not say that from Russia, it will be wrong, just to all Russian speakers. Both in 2008, when I started my career, and in 2012, when I had my first fight in the UFC, many did not believe that this was possible.

I am an ordinary guy from an ordinary village in Dagestan. Yesterday my brother told me that I was the most discussed person on the planet, but I couldn’t believe it. I didn’t even have anything in my head. My father and I worked, I just wanted to become a champion. I didn’t even think I would become so popular.

If you have parents, be with them, that’s all. All I have left is mom. Now I would like to spend more time with him, ”said the wrestler.

Earlier in the foreign media, it was reported that the Russian wrestler would earn 10 million US dollars with this duel, while the American will be at six million.

Nurmagomedov went to the octagon for the first time since September 2019, when he defeated Dustin Porier in a three-round duel in the UFC242 fight, successfully defending his champion title for the second time.

Meanwhile, Gajji became a candidate for a lightweight belt in May this year. In the UFC249 fight, he defeated his compatriot Tony Ferguson, his fourth success in a row.

Nurmagomedov also “strangles” Gaji and announces the end of his career

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