Last we heard from Dana White, the UFC president still sounded incredibly confident that UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov’s retirement plans weren’t nearly as set in stone as they appeared to be. After defeating Justin Gaethje at UFC 254 back in October, the ‘Eagle’ announced that his time in mixed martial arts was at an end.
“I talked with my mother for three days. She didn’t want me to go fight without my father,” Nurmagomedov said of his decision post-fight. “I promised her, ‘It’s going to be my last fight,’ and if I give my word, I have to follow this.