Published 19:29 IST, March 23rd 2020
Khabib Nurmagomedov reveals fans have been saying his name wrong all along: Watch
UFC lightweight champion Kabib Nurmagomedov recently revealed the actual pronunciation of his name and UFC fans have found that they have been saying it wrong.
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UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov is yet to taste defeat in his MMA career, which a major portion of MMA community believes will happen at UFC 249 “Khabib vs Ferguson”. Though Khabib Nurmagomedov is still favourite in match-up, Tony Ferguson will pose a huge threat to his legacy as he currently boasts of a 12-fight winning streak. Unfortunately, coronavirus outbreak has risked possibility of fight, but UFC president Dana White still looks forwards to making it happen outside US soil. While entire world is forced to remain indoors, Khabib Nurmagomedov has revealed an interesting detail about his name and UFC fans have been listening intently since.
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UFC news: Khabib Nurmagomedov reveals actual pronunciation of his name
In a recent interview with UFC, Khabib Nurmagomedov revealed that actual pronunciation of his name is quite different from what UFC officials and fans say. Interestingly, Khabib puts his far’s name (Abdulmanap) between his name and surname. pronunciation of his name sounds somewhere close to “Khabib Abdulmanap Nurmo ha madov” in reality.
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UFC news ‘Khabib vs Ferguson’ Update
Despite postponing three UFC events, Dana White has promised UFC 249 will take place on April 19. However, ‘Khabib vs Ferguson’ is t going to go down at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. coronavirus outbreak has forced all major sports organisations to cancel ir major events this year. But, Dana White is adamant about materializing UFC 249 ‘Khabib vs Ferguson’ under any circumstances. According to reports, UFC 249 is going to take place outside USA and Saudi Arabia is currently being billed as favoured venue. However, thing has been finalised yet by UFC.
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19:29 IST, March 23rd 2020