

Former UFC Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov (29-0) retired as a coach and distanced himself completely from MMA in January 2023 to focus on his family. And a picture he posted on his Instagram account surrounded by his friends and family shows he is doing precisely that. The picture is taken on a football field. The caption read “The young ones have already scored”.
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The picture shows Khabib with his cousins and friends. These include his former stablemate and current UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makachev (22-1); his cousins Usman Nurmagomedov, and Abubakar Nurmagomedov; Bellator fighters Islam Mamedov and Kadik; Eagle FC fighter Zainukov Makkasharip; and Gadzhi Rabadanov, and Amru Magomedov.
Ian Rush uses iconic Khabib Nurmagomedov phrase
In a cheeky comment on Khabib’s post, the Ireland and Liverpool FC legend footballer Ian Rush wrote: “Send location… il send you a @liverpoolfc kit 😅”.
Rush, who remains the highest goal scorer for Liverpool FC even 27 years after his retirement wants Khabib and his boys to represent the Reds in their friendly matches in Dagestan.
Unquestionably, this was a reference to the infamous phrase Khabib used against Conor “Notorious” McGregor (22-6) when the latter challenged him to a street fight in the buildup to their infamous clash at UFC 229. Khabib won the bout with a fourth-round submission and went after Conor’s teammate Dillon Danis after the fight was over.
Khabib retired the as a fighter following his victory over Justin Gaethje at UFC 254 in 2020 in part due to his father’s death. His former coach, Javier Mendes, revealed Khabib’s reason for retiring from coaching in an interview with Yahoo Sport’s Kevin Iole back in January 2023.

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ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – OCTOBER 25: (L-R) Khabib Nurmagomedov of Russia kicks Justin Gaethje in their lightweight title bout during the UFC 254 event on October 25, ,2020 on UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
“He just doesn’t want to miss being a father,” Mendez said. “He talked to me about three weeks ago and told me of his plan and said he planned to talk to the team and inform them of his decision. He’s doing this for the right reasons. He’s a family man and he simply wants to spend more time with his family.”
Fans react to Khabib Nurmagomedov’s photo with his friends and family
Recently Khabib had come under fire for endorsing a cereal. Fans pointed out it was unhealthy for children which Khabib would never eat. But, fans were happy to see him spend time with his loved ones. Many of them even had some humorous remarks to make:
Becibalogh21 poked fun at Manchester City with the comment
“Better than Manchester City 😁🔝👊”
Im_sameer_19 joked
“Multiple choice questions be like…😂😂”
In the same vein, holy_mozart commented
“bro has all sergio ramos team”
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Watch This Story – Khabib Reacts To Manchester City Stars
ahmed_ 0us wrote
“Bro tagged his whole family”
Holy_mozart wrote
“bros gonna win the next treble”
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While Khabib may have retired from all forms of MMA, he is still loved by fans for both his legendary career in the Octagon and his conduct out of it.
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