Belal Muhammad reacts to Khabib Nurmagomedov blaming Demetrious Johnson for making cousin Abubakar lose a fight
Belal Muhammad recently expressed his thoughts about Khabib Nurmagomedov holding Demetrious Johnson responsible for making his cousin Abubakar Nurmagomedov lose one of his previous fights. Khabib blamed Johnson's and Abubakar's affinity towards computer games as the reason behind the latter's loss.
Khabib's unwavering dedication to training laid the foundation for his success in the UFC. He makes all his disciples follow the same methods to stay on the top of their game.
Despite Khabib holding an undefeated pro-MMA record, his cousin, Abubakar, tasted defeat in the very first fight of his UFC career against David Zawada in 2019. An Instagram post from ESPN MMA showcased Khabib traveling down memory lane to recount the reason behind Abubakar's loss.
Khabib remembered that Abubakar had gotten into a gaming addiction (PUBG), and his partner was none other than 'Mighty Mouse' himself. He said:
"You play with Abubakar a lot. Because of you, you take him all the time to [play computer] games, he lose [lost] one fight."
The comments section saw Belal Muhammad's response, where he said:
"@abubakar_nurmagomedov 😂😂"
Khabib Nurmagomedov opined several current UFC lightweights are fighting past their primes
A large chunk of the MMA community believes that Khabib Nurmagomedov could have continued fighting for a few more years instead of declaring his retirement in 2020.
However, a few lightweights who were in the UFC during Khabib's time are continuing their career. 'The Eagle' recently came up with poirier-stop-fighting" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-is-sponsored="false">a piece of advice for a few of them during his appearance on a recent episode of the Pound 4 Pound podcast. He said:
"I think [Dustin] Poirier has to stop fighting. I think he's finished. Justin Gaethje, Khabib, Poirier, Tony Ferguson, this is old school, brother. Stop fighting. We have to recognize real things."
Check out Khabib Nurmagomedov's comments below (12:07):