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News Sep. 8, 2019, 9:13 AM

Khabib Nurmagomedov jumped out of the cage to celebrate with Dana White after dominating Dustin Poirier to remain undefeated lightweight champion

Khabib Nurmagomedov dominated Dustin Poirier on Saturday to continue his reign as the undefeated champion of the UFC lightweight division. Nurmagomedov defeated Poirier by submission, winning with a rear-naked choke at 2:06 of the third round. After the win, Nurmagomedov once again jumped the cage and went into the crowd […]

News Sep. 3, 2019, 8:11 PM

Khabib Nurmagomedov, 30, says he doesn’t ‘have a lot of fights left’

Khabib Nurmagomedov, 30, said he doesn’t “have a lot of fights ahead” during a recent conference call, according to MMA Junkie. The Russian wrestler defends his UFC lightweight title for the second time on Saturday when he fights Dustin Poirier at UFC 242 in Abu Dhabi. He previously said he […]

News Sep. 3, 2019, 12:52 AM

Khabib Nurmagomedov is freezing Conor McGregor out of the UFC’s biggest fights, and he’s not the only one

Khabib Nurmagomedov is freezing Conor McGregor out from a UFC lightweight title shot. He’s not the only fighter to do so as his Saturday opponent Dustin Poirier has also said that Tony Ferguson, not McGregor, is deserving of the next shot at the championship. Recent events have shown that the […]

News Jun. 15, 2019, 1:03 AM

Khabib Nurmagomedov says he can’t jump out of the Octagon after he fights Dustin Poirier because his dad will be there

Khabib Nurmagomedov said he wouldn’t be jumping out of the UFC Octagon in his next fight because his dad will be watching from beside the cage. Nurmagomedov infamously mounted the cage after submitting Conor McGregor last year so he could charge at the Irishman’s friend. After the bout, Nurmagomedov said […]