UFC:s lättviktsmästare Khabib Nurmagomedov valde inatt att pensionera sig från MMA efter sin imponerande submissionseger över utmanaren Justin Gaethje. Efter detta fick han ta emot hyllningar från MMA-världen för vad han uträttat i sin karriär.
Nedan kan ni se hyllningarna från namn som tidigare lätt-tungviktsmästaren Jon “Bones” Jones, forne bantamviktsmästaren Dominick Cruz, samt tidigare dubbelmästaren Conor McGregor med flera:
I want to congratulate Khabib for an outstanding career. I know he made his father along with millions of fans around the world incredibly proud today. May God continue to bless him on his journey.
— BONY (@JonnyBones) October 24, 2020
#GOAT Enjoy your retirement champion @khabib_nurmagomedov 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 https://t.co/XBZAPTQ6zA
— Frank Mir (@thefrankmir) October 24, 2020
@TeamKhabib Congratulations on an outstanding performance and career. Your father would be extremely proud. P4P👑
— Leon ’Rocky’ Edwards (@Leon_edwardsmma) October 24, 2020
I very much have mixed feelings to see a great like @TeamKhabib retire like that! My selfish side always wants to see what else can be learned from a martial artists at his level of technique and endurance.
#DominickCruz#DomCruz #TeamCruz #CruzMMASeries #CruzControl #UFC254
— Dominick Cruz (@DominickCruz) October 24, 2020
Good performance @TeamKhabib.
I will carry on.
Respect and condolences on your father again also. To you and family.
Yours sincerely, The McGregors.— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) October 24, 2020
Congratulations @TeamKhabib , great career and great performance tonight !! All the best to you !!🙏🏽👊🏽#respect
— Leonardo Santos (@LeoSantosbjj) October 24, 2020
Nurmagomedov avslutade sin karriär med 29-0 i record och med tre UFC-titelförsvar.
