Khabib Nurmagomedov retired from MMA in 2020. He left the sport with the UFC lightweight title, top spot on the men’s pound for pound rankings, and a perfect record of 29-0.
However, that almost never happened. With Nurmagomedov’s talent there was always a good chance he would become a UFC champion. However, the long undefeated record came very close to being broken before it really began.
In just his second UFC appearance Nurmagomedov won a unanimous decision over Gleison Tibau. Though, many onlookers think the fight, which happened at UFC 148 in 2012, should have been scored for the Brazilian.