A Mural of Khabib and his father was made in Dagestan

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The #1 P4P UFC fighter who recently retired with a professional record of 29-0 has been made a mural of him and his father. His Father, Abdulmanap recently passed away. The reason Khabib retired was that he promised his mother that it will be his last fight against Justin Gaethje.

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Abdulmanap was one of the biggest influencers in Dagestani MMA. He mentored many top elites from Dagestan. Some of them are currently in the UFC, while some are on different promotions. Khabib is thought to be his most accomplished student. Abdulmanap was never able to be in Khabib’s corner due to VISA complications. Fortunately, when Khabib defended his title against Dustin Poirier it was booked on Abu Dhabi. It was the only fight where Khabib had his father in his corner.

Abdulmanap recently passed away due to coronavirus related complications. He is a devout Muslim who never feared death. He left a great legacy for Dagestani MMA and will be remembered for many generations. He died happy knowing his son is one of the greatest UFC fighters who ever lived. Khabib also credited his MMA skills and undefeated record to his father. According to him, without his father, he would not be undefeated. BT Sport made a tear-jerking tribute for his father that Khabib shared on Instagram.

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If the pandemic didn’t happen, the original fight scheduled for Khabib was against Tony Ferguson who held the longest win streak in the Lightweight division at that time. Due to the pandemic and Khabib not being able to leave Russia, Ferguson vs Gaethje was booked for the interim title fight. Many believe that Ferguson made a bad move, risking his title shot against Khabib. That was eventually the case, as Gaethje beat Ferguson via TKO. Although some fans say it was due to Ferguson cutting weight twice before the fight or maybe it was just Gaethje had a better gameplan leading up to the fight. Many fans longed for Ferguson vs Khabib fight but sadly it has been canceled 5 times. As MMA experts believe that it is a cursed fight and it won’t happen.

 

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