Media Khabib Nurmagomedov turned 35-years-old today

[Cowboy Kurt Angle]

35... that's like 65 in fight years. See you in the funny papers, he's pretty much done.

It is especially since Tyron is the only person between 125 and 170 that has won at that age and over the age of 35 he did it twice, its something like 2-29

 

[Joshuaace]

Happy B-Day Beeb.

13 fights in the UFC doesn't meet my minimum qualifications for all time greatness.

 

[StonedLemur]

Happy birthday champ!

Happy birthday homeboy.

 

[Dirty Frank]

Happy birthday champ!

Happy birthday, mah oneoftheGOATS!

 

[GoshiShun17]

He's at the age where he can never return in prime now crazy.

I don't know. With his skillset and style, I don't think he needed to be in his "prime". He was just far away and ahead in the grappler department.

 

[Dirty Frank]

Weight issues, cherry picked career, title from a guy not even in top 10, 13 fights in bigs. Not even close to GOAT.

A true great of the sport, he is.
You do you and lemme do me, aight?

 

[Dirty Frank]

He got in, got rich and got out. Unlike that other fella

Did what he wanted to do and more.

 

[StonedLemur]

Lots of in here lol

 

[blaseblase]

I think he retired too early. Everybody loses if you fight long enough. I think Khabib knew this. He only fought in UFC 13 times and should have lost to Tibau.

I wish he had at least broken the title defense record and made it a clean 30-0.

 

[Natural Order]

His resume already weak to any non-bias observer. This will get even worse with time.

Great fighter with lots of potential. Coulda, woulda, shoulda.

 

[MrBlackheart]

I think he retired too early. Everybody loses if you fight long enough. I think Khabib knew this. He only fought in UFC 13 times and should have lost to Tibau.

This a common narrative but no one ever give credit to Khabib stepping aside and letting his brother Islam have his time.

imagine if Khabib didn’t retire. He would’ve fought Charles and then who is there to beat?

 

[Goatenstein]

Another year spent ducking Junie Browning. Sickening.

 

[ComfortablyNumb55]

Conor really made that man retire and not fight in his prime.

{<Mcgoat}

Happy birthday, Khabib.

 

[Rorschachxx]

Happy B-Day to the greatest LW ever.

 

[IloveTHIS]

as a fan and someone that appreciates rare potential I find it sad he retired so early. I 100% believe he could have cranked out another 5 defenses quite easily and solidified himself as the best ever. now the question of "what if" will be attached to his legacy. you cant really put him above Jones and GSP

 

[JustOnce]

This a common narrative but no one ever give credit to Khabib stepping aside and letting his brother Islam have his time.

imagine if Khabib didn’t retire. He would’ve fought Charles and then who is there to beat?

Fairly sure he retired cuz he wanted to. That had nothing to do with it, but I'm sure it worked for em

 

[JustOnce]

I wish he had at least broken the title defense record and made it a clean 30-0.

oh well shouldve lost to Tibau anyways

 

[JustOnce]

BJ also retired to late into his career both are unfortunate

Way too late for sure, way way way too late

 

[Nausicaa]

I think he retired too early. Everybody loses if you fight long enough. I think Khabib knew this. He only fought in UFC 13 times and should have lost to Tibau.

Relax Conor fanboy. Jones should have lost to Gust and Reyes, Khamzat should have lost to burns, and the list goes on. Even if he did not retire, who in that division or the 170 division would you or the odds maker favor over khabib?

Khabib is a diff beast

 

[Luckyme]

GOAT? debatable.

definitely in the dicussion. I truly admire his discipline, moral purity and being true to his faith.

LW GOAT for sure. At least for now.

With only 3 title defenses though, it's possible that Islam or Oliveira surpasses him. Even then, neither was never as dominant as Khabib.