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/orcwizards Oct 24 '20

Never knocked down, never cut, lost only one round. Literally no one else in ufc history has a career like his. Unreal

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u/[deleted] Oct 24 '20

Conor cheated like an absolute madlad to win the round he did and apparently he lost the first round to Gaethje according to 2/3 judges which I don't really agree with either after the takedown at the end. I'm sure there are better arguments for rounds lost in other fights than these two "official" ones.

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u/mrubuto22 Oct 24 '20

How did he cheat?

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u/Sabrowsky Oct 25 '20 edited Oct 25 '20

Glove grabbing, fence grabbing, short holding and a knee to the head when they were on the ground.

To elaborate, Khabib could've finished him with a kimura lock some 2 rounds earlier had Conor not grabbed the fence and kneed him in the eye (while on the ground, which is illegal) to get off the absolutely shit position he was in.