The Ultimate Fighting Championship in Abu Dhabi tonight (UFC),UFC254In the fight for the title of champion in the light weight category, the laurels were won Habibs Nurmagomedovs (29-0), who defeated Justin Gaig in the second round by strangulation (22-3).
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Habib defended the title of champion for the third time, but after the fight he announced that he was ending his career as a professional athlete. This means that he has remained undefeated, which is a serious application for the status of the most outstanding MMA wrestler of all time.
This was Nurmagomedov’s only fight, not attended by his father and coach Abdulmanap, who went out into the sun this summer. He no longer sees any point in pursuing a career without his father.
Khabib emotional after winning #UFC254
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The geysers were well prepared. In the first round, Nurmagomedov actively tried to “put him on the boards” in order to realize his successful strangulation techniques, but for a long time he failed. For the first time, Gajji came to the floor only at the end of the round. Significantly, the Russian wrestler received a couple of strong blows from his opponent.
In the second round, Habib activated his trump card and quickly overthrew Gaji. He grabbed his opponent very deftly and performed a choking technique with his feet. The American was powerless and had to give up.
Breaking: After defeating Justin Gaethje at #UFC254, Khabib Nurmagomedov announced his retirement saying, “there’s no way I’m going to be back without my father.” pic.twitter.com/b6PIPYDTsV
– SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) October 24, 2020
Earlier in the foreign media, it was reported that the Russian wrestler would earn 10 million US dollars with this duel, while the American will be at six million.
Nurmagomedov went to the octagon for the first time since September 2019, when he defeated Dustin Porier in a three-round duel in the UFC242 fight, successfully defending his champion title for the second time.
Meanwhile, Gajji became a candidate for a lightweight belt in May this year. In the UFC249 fight, he defeated his compatriot Tony Ferguson, his fourth success in a row.
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A fighter who has no equal …pic.twitter.com/uiWJ5NApxI
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