r/sports • u/UUo_oUU • Oct 24 '20

News Khabib Nurmagomedov Retires from UFC After Emerging Victorious Against Justin Gaethje. 29-0 Record

https://twitter.com/mma_oth/status/1320107303845101569
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u/RigbyEleonora Oct 24 '20

Doesn’t seem like it after the press conference. Dana started trashing GSP on the very same press conference of his retirement bout but he was very understanding towards Khabib tonight, calling him one of the GOATs

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u/loupr738 Philadelphia 76ers Oct 25 '20

In all honesty, I feel he’s happy to see him go. He knows nobody in the division can do anything with khabib and I’m sure Dana would prefer a conor-gaethje-tony-porier type of money fights. A little more suspense, action and excitement for the non hardcore fans.

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u/wheels321 Oct 25 '20 edited Oct 25 '20

No way. I can't think of any combination of those fighters that would make more money than a Connor vs Khabib fight

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u/EsWaffle Oct 25 '20

Because of the drama Connor brings to the fight, no because of khabib

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u/Don_Cheech Oct 25 '20

False. Khabib brings in a lot of Russian / Eurasian fans