Published 12:35 IST, May 7th 2020

Khabib Nurmagomedov breaks silence on criticism, reveals 'Khabibtime' will be back in July

UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov recently claimed that he is going to return to the octagon by July via an Instagram comment.

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UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov initially me fans believe that he is going to return inside UFC octagon by September. However, ‘ Eagle’ has seemingly changed his plans as he recently claimed he will be back by July, as soon as Raman ends on May 23. Khabib Nurmagomedov has faced constant criticism on social media since his exit from UFC 249 fight card, and it appears that undefeated Dstani has h eugh as he went on to dress his upcoming plans via an Instagram comment.

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UFC: Khabib Nurmagomedov return date rescheduled to July

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ESPN MMA posted a video on Instagram where Chael Sonnen is spotted analysing a potential matchup between Cor McGregor and Jorge Masvidal. In process, Chael Sonnen went on to take a dig at Khabib Nurmagomedov for pulling out from UFC 249. This didn’t go well with lightweight champion as he went on to answer his critics in comments section.

While most UFC fans appeared to be interested in ‘Jorge Masvidal vs Cor McGregor’ contest, Khabib Nurmagomedov commented on post and vised his critics to stop talking about him. According to Khabib Nurmagomedov, Raman will be over by May 23 and he expects himself to get back inside UFC octagon by July. “When Khabibtime come, I smash m all” wrote undefeated UFC lightweight champion.

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UFC: Khabib Nurmagomedov next fight

winner of UFC 249 ‘Tony Ferguson vs Justin Gaethje’ will step up in Khabib Nurmagomedov next fight for lightweight strap, as per UFC president Dana White. In recent Q&A session on Instagram, Dana White was asked wher Tony Ferguson will ever get to face Khabib Nurmagomedv if Justin Gaethje emerges victorious on UFC 249. Though Dana White did t rule out event, he simply claimed that winner of UFC 249 will get to face Khabib Nurmagomedov.

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12:35 IST, May 7th 2020