Everyone loves to fantasy matchmake. That includes lightweight icon Khabib Nurmagomedov who recently shared his all-time top fight to make.
Given the possibility of unlimited resources to make any fight happen, “The Eagle” couldn’t help but answer with a fight that surely many others would choose as well.
“If just a fantasy, then I would take Brock Lesnar a heavyweight. And it would be possible to make him a fight with Fedor Emelianenko in Russia,” Nurmagomedov said MatchTV via Lenta. “It would be interesting to organize a fight between the stars of Russian and American MMA. By the way, anything can happen.”
Dana White ‘A Little Confident’ He Can Convince Khabib Nurmagomedov to Return
When the Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to Fight Island to
kick off its 2020 schedule, UFC president Dana White is expected to
have his long-awaited meeting with Khabib
Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov announced his retirement in the Octagon following a
victory over Justin
Gaethje at UFC 254 in Abu Dhai on Oct. 24, citing a promise he
made to his mother. However, the possibility still exists that “The
Eagle” would come back to try and finish his career at 30-0 to
fulfill a goal he set with his late father, Abdulmanap
Nurmagomedov.
“I think his dad wanting him to get to 30-0 is in the back of his