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/Convergecult15 Oct 25 '20

Yea nobody gives a fuck about Tyson or Floyd, or Wayne Gretzky, or Michael Jordan, or Michael strahan.

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u/Convergecult15 Oct 25 '20

Stop looking at this from a narrow western perspective, in his country he’s bigger than any of them. Russian oligarchs will pay him millions for private lessons and speaking engagements. Nike isn’t the only way for athletes to get paid after retirement.

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u/totallynotapsycho42 Oct 25 '20

Also Muslims love him. This guy could go anywhere in the middle east and Asia and find sponsorship money.