From being an undefeated UFC champion and pound-for-pound king, Khabib Nurmagomedov is now happily retired. These days, the 33-year-old Dagestani not only plays the mentor role to contenders like Islam Makhachev, but he also runs his own MMA promotion company, Eagle FC.
Upon its official launch early this month, Eagle FC hit the ground running with signings of ex-UFC champions like Renan Barao and Rashad Evans, as well as former interim title contender Kevin Lee. Khabib also expressed intentions to sign former rival Tony Ferguson, Cody Garbrandt, and Dustin Poirier.
At least based on news reports and interviews, Khabib seems comfortable wearing the promoter hat.