Former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov shared his memories of a conversation with his father before the fight with Conor McGregor.
“My father was very strong mentally. I got this from him. He taught me all these things. I remember when we had the biggest fight in UFC history, it was very difficult. I was without a father, in the USA...
He called me and said, “You know how people make diamonds?” Under the highest pressure. So when you experience it, you can either become a diamond or be broken. There are only two options. You have a choice before you.” He taught me things like this all my life,” Nurmagomedov said in an interview with UFC Eurasia.
Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov died in July 2020 due to complications caused by the coronavirus.
