Published 13:28 IST, November 12th 2020

Khabib Nurmagomedov’s manager hints at The Eagle’s return with cryptic tweet: “30-0”

UFC champ Khabib Nurmagomedov’s manager Ali Abdelaziz recently took to Twitter and hinted at the return of the Russian to the sport of MMA.

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Khabib Nurmagomedov’s manr Ali Abdelaziz recently took to Twitter and hinted at return of Russian to sport. Eagle anunced his retirement after beating Justin Gaethje at UFC 254, taking his unbeaten record to 29-0. Nurmagomedov was extremely emotional after win and broke down in tears while remembering his late far and he coach Abdulmanap, who passed away in July.

Before walking away from sport, champion revealed that he me a promise to his mor that it would be his last fight as his mor didn’t want him to fight without his far by his side. However, retirements in MMA are short-lived and it appears Eagle could return for one last bout. Ali Abdelaziz left little room for doubt this week with confirmation that Khabib would return.

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manr took to Twitter and simply tweeted, "30-0," hinting that Nurmagomedov could return for one last bout. Khabib’s retirement shocked MMA world as many believed that Russian would hang up his gloves after reaching 30-0 – a goal Abdulmanap wanted his son to reach. w, Ali Abdelaziz’s tweet has hinted that champion is thinking about fulfilling his fars’ wish, who played a huge part in his dominant career.

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Khabib’s far wanted his son to fight MMA legend Georges St-Pierre, but fight never materialised for one reason or ar. two fighters came close to sealing a deal in 2018, but according to GSP, UFC was t on board with idea. w that Nurmagomedov is arguably one of biggest stars in promotion and considering that it would be his last bout, Dana White would be more than happy to book fight.

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Ar fight that makes sense is Khabib vs Ferguson. pair have seen ir fights fall through on five different occasions over last five years but fans still want to see bout to go down. Even Dana White showed interest in booking bout for sixth time, claiming that it’s one of highly-anticipated matches in history of sport.

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13:28 IST, November 12th 2020