After defeating Justin Gaethje at UFC 254, Khabib Nurmagomedov announced his retirement. The Eagle has a 29-0 MMA record.

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Because of the promise he made to his mother following the untimely death of his father, Khabib Nurmagomedov announced his retirement.

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Prior to Khabib Nurmagomedov's championship defence against Justin Gaethje, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov passed away from COVID.

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Although The Eagle announced his retirement in accordance with his mother's wishes, Abdulmanap did not want his son to do so in that manner.

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According to rumours, Abdulmanap favoured Khabib Nurmagomedov retiring with a 30-0 record. And he wants GSP to be his opponent in the final match.

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Abdulmanap remarked once. Additionally, he desired that Moscow host Khabib's final match "For Khabib, 30-0 is enough"

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Abdulmanap said "Regarding his last fight, then, of course, we would like his final title defence to be in Moscow"

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Now that he is contently retired, Khabib Nurmagomedov has taken on the role of coach for a number of Dagestani fighters, notably Islam Makhachev and Usman Nurmagomedov.

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