Former lightweight kingpin and undefeated UFC fighter, Khabib Nurmagomedov opened up about his fight against Dustin ‘The Diamond’ Poirier. The 33-year-old Russian fighter is currently enjoying his retirement as he recently parted ways with the sport of mixed martial arts. In a recent conversation with the Russian media, the retired fighter spoke about what it felt like to have his father in his corner.

He also went to great lengths to describe his fight against Dustin, and how ‘The Diamond’ put him in a difficult situation. He stated that it felt like he was about to give-up, but his father’s teaching and his presence motivated him to fight harder.

Khabib Nurmagomedov stated he was scared of losing in front of his father

Dustin Poirier had a great time competing against the former interim champion, and he still remains the only individual who ever threatened Khabib inside the octagon. The Dagestani-born fighter stated that he didn’t have any good thoughts while he was stuck in that choke.

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“When my father was in my corner, it was so much more easy, I could feel that energy, I could feel some power, an aura. I don’t know how to explain it. Even in this fight, when he was in my corner, the fight with Poirier. The choke that Poirier wanted to perform to me. I heard him, even if there were thousands of people, I hear his voice when he is yelling.”

“I had such an experience when I was hearing just his voice. Even I remember when he started to choke, ‘I was thinking: ‘ Maybe he thinks he will strangle me now or do something else, or I am going to give up.’ I have father two meters away, he always teached me not to give up, but he thinks ‘ I will’ I had such thoughts in my head.”

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The passing of Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov in 2020 was the main reason why Khabib Nurmagomedov retired. He had already managed to put on the greatest run in the lightweight division and probably could have gone on a dominant run much like Anderson Silva. However, the fighter did not want to compete without his father in his corner and hence stepped away from the sport.

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