Khabib Nurmagomedov has boldly claimed that if there may be one factor his sons should do, it’s practice.
Nurmagomedov solidified himself as one of many biggest fighters of all time after retiring with an expert MMA document of 29-0. The previous UFC light-weight champion was bred for greatness by his late father, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, who put ‘The Eagle’ on the correct path at a younger age.
The 34-year-old MMA legend not too long ago did a sit-down interview with Patrick Wager-David and mentioned varied matters. Wager-David requested Nurmagomedov about his two sons’ participation in fight sports activities, resulting in this reply by ‘The Eagle’:
“He haven’t any alternative about one factor. He’s a person, and he’s gonna practice. He need to be sturdy. Zero complain, and now he’s like nearly six, and he practice every single day, and there’s no alternative. He’s gonna practice as a result of if you happen to man, it’s a must to be sturdy.”
‘The Eagle’ has three children along with his spouse, Patimat. First got here his daughter, Fatima, adopted by his sons, Magomed and Husayn. Though Nurmagomedov’s sons should practice, they’ll have the selection of whether or not or not they wish to develop into a world champion.
Khabib Nurmagomedov received’t pressure sons to develop into world champion
Khabib Nurmagomedov was rising as among the finest MMA coaches on the planet earlier than taking a break to spend time along with his household. Due to this fact, if his sons select to dedicate their lives to fight sports activities, they’ll have the right coach to cause them to success.
Throughout the identical interview with Patrick Wager-David, Nurmagomedov had this to say about giving his sons the selection to develop into a world champion:
“Actually, I’m gonna let him select what he needs. Not as a result of in my home we’ve got freedom of speech between son and father. I’m nonetheless boss. I’m not hungry to make my children develop into world champion. I don’t know what my son gonna select, however if you happen to say, I wanna be such as you, I wanna be world champion. Okay, that is your alternative. If you’d like, I’m simply gonna assist him, however I’m by no means gonna push him to develop into skilled athlete.”
In October 2020, Khabib Nurmagomedov fought for the final time within the UFC 254 major occasion towards Justin Gaethje. ‘The Eagle’ secured a second-round triangle choke to defend his throne and lengthen his total document to 29-0.
Nurmagomedov selected to retire after his father handed away and his mom requested him to cease combating.
Watch Khabib’s full interview with Patrick Wager-David beneath: