Khabib revealed how he decided to retire

Former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov told when exactly he decided to hang up his gloves.

“My father died on July 3rd. About three weeks later, I talked to my mom and made this decision with her. From that moment on, only me and my mother knew about it.

I called Dana White myself because Justin Gaethje had just defeated Tony Ferguson, and I understood that they were waiting for an answer from me. Dana didn’t want to bother me, but I wrote to him: “Bro, I’m in.” Then I knew that this was my last fight, but no one else knew,” Nurmagomedov said in an interview with the UFC Eurasia YouTube channel.

Let us remind you that the Dagestani announced his retirement from the sport after defeating Justin Gaethje in October 2020.