Khabib sent shockwaves through the MMA world last month when he announced his surprise retirement following the win over Justin Gaethje at UFC 254. The biggest pay-per-view Cormier himself was a part of included 3 title defenses and a Brock Lesnar fight, tallying 1.1 million views. During the UFC 260 Live Weigh-in Show, everyone’s favorite friends shared a special moment when former lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov joined the set to surprise Daniel Cormier … Speaking about this in the recent episode of DC & Helwani MMA Show, Daniel Cormier reflected upon the ‘ultra-rare breed that is – Khabib Nurmagomedov. Cormier responds to White’s recent comments. Well, recently his longtime friend and teammate Daniel Cormier weighed-in on the situation, and he’s not certain the champ will return. Well, while Daniel Cormier isn’t so sure Khabib will fight again, ‘DC’ believes the UFC is making the right move by not stripping the champ. He hasn’t competed since Sept. 2019. Living in Dagestan, he doesn't need much. Former two-division champion Daniel Cormier and lightweight king Khabib Nurmagomedov both believe Makhachev will be in a similar position before too long. Daniel Cormier and Khabib Nurmagomedov have recently come head-to-head in the former’s gym in a teasing, yet friendly, tussle. UFC: Daniel Cormier backs Islam Makhachev to succeed lightweight king Khabib Nurmagomedov Former double champ Cormier thinks AKA teammate is … Daniel Cormier has admitted it would not surprise him to see Khabib Nurmagomedov make a return to UFC just a week after announcing his retirement, and … Daniel Cormier says Khabib would only come out of retirement to fight George St-Pierre New, 9 comments “...Khabib Nurmagomedov is just trying to … Daniel Cormier, Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov . The future of UFC’s lightweight division has never been so uncertain as this time. Brandon Magnus/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images. That, at least, has become clear due to a recent tidbit teammate Daniel Cormier let sip ahead of UFC 230. Former UFC “champ-champ” Daniel Cormier doesn’t know if Khabib Nurmagomedov will return to the Octagon. On account of the passing of Khabib Nurmagomedov’s father Abdulmanap earlier this month, there’s been a lot of discussion and debate about when or even if, the star will fight again. KHABIB NURMAGOMEDOV backed his "brother" Daniel Cormier to beat Stipe Miocic in what he calls "one of the best" UFC fights ever. Brandon Magnus/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images. "For 10 … Conor vs Khabib doubled that total with 2.5 million views. UFC legend Daniel Cormier has said his close friend Khabib Nurmagomedov could return to the promotion for one more fight. It doesn't cost much over there. Daniel Cormier has been many things to Khabib Nurmagomedov, including mentor and training partner, but most of all, they are friends. Khabib Nurmagomedov and Daniel Cormier got into a light-hearted argument over former UFC double champion Conor McGregor. Cormier, a training partner and close friend of lightweight champion Khabib, faces Miocic in a trilogy fight in the UFC 252 headliner. Nurmagomedov announced his … We sent some kids to wrestle there in January, and Khabib paid for their hotels. Daniel Cormier doesn’t expect Khabib Nurmagomedov back in the octagon any time soon.. Nurmagomedov, the reigning UFC lightweight champion, lost his father earlier this month.Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov died after a long battle with complications caused by COVID-19. Daniel Cormier believes Khabib Nurmagomedov is the most dominant fighter mixed martial arts has ever seen. It doesn’t cost much over there. Since Nurmagomedov (29-0 MMA, 13-0 UFC) retired from MMA in October following his second-round submission of Justin Gaethje at UFC 254, White has remained confident he can persuade the undefeated Russian to return, even despite Khabib… Khabib, who unified the UFC lightweight division in September 2019, confronted Cormier by asking him if he thought he had the better gym. One of the funniest duos in the UFC is lightweight champion Khabib “The Eagle” Nurmagomedov and former light heavyweight and heavyweight champ Daniel “DC” Cormier… In addition to Cormier, Khabib also received condolences from fellow lightweight standouts in Justin Gaethje, Conor McGregor and Tony Ferguson. Need much heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic friend of lightweight champion Khabib, faces Miocic in a similar position too... Cormier gave his thoughts about Dana White ’ s insistence on getting Khabib better. Lightweight king Khabib Nurmagomedov, including mentor and training partner, but he loves Khabib,. 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