Otac Khabib Nurmagomedova , Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov je izjavio za BloodyElbow.com da će njegov sin da se bori još svega godinu ipo dana i da će tada da završi karijeru. Khabib ima profesionalni MMA skor od 24 pobeda i ovog vikenda će se suočiti sa Tony Fergusonom, pobednik tog meča će dobiti priliku da se bori za pojas lake kategorije protiv Conor Mcgregora. 

Izjava Abdulmanap Nurmagomedova: 

“I dont want to upset any fans but Khabib is 28 years old and by 30 he has to finish his career. I’ve never voiced this opinion before, didn’t talk about it to anyone. But I’m afraid he’s got left 1.5 years. I want him as a healthy, thinking person. I want him to develop other fighters. In such a big sport, a career between 24-30 years old is enough.”

Khabib i Tony će da se suoče na UFC209 ovog vikenda u Las Vegasu za privremeni pojas prvaka u UFC-ovoj lakoj kategoriji.