Wide reactions about the global wrestler Mamedov's decision to retire

Fans of mixed martial arts in the world received a strong shock in the early hours of this morning, when the Russian fighter UFC legend Habib Nur Mammadov announced his retirement from fighting and participating in mixed martial arts competitions while he was at the height of his glory, after defeating the fierce American fighter Justin Geithji by a knockout In the fight that took place between them yesterday on the Flash Forum platform at Yas Circuit in Abu Dhabi, and crowned him with the world lightweight title and the title of the best in the world of mixed martial arts.


The words associated with tears that Habib Nur Mammadov addressed to his fans and lovers of mixed martial arts came to express his bad psychological state due to the death of his father and coach Abdul-Manaf from the Corona virus in early July at the age of 57, as Habib confirmed that he would not fight again without his father And his coach, and that he decided to participate in the "return to Al-Nazzal Island in Abu Dhabi" to win and grab the title in order to gift it to his father, as he had promised him that, and after fulfilling this promise he decided to retire irrevocably, after achieving a world record by winning 29 confrontations without receiving any loss In his career.

In the early hours of this morning, Yas Island in Abu Dhabi witnessed the "UFC 254" championship at the end of the activities of the return to Al-Nazzal Island, which ended with Habib Nur Mamedov being crowned champion in the lightweight category after beating Justin Geithji to score the Russian champion's 29th victory over In a row, and entering the history of "UFC" with his long record without any losses, and immediately after his victory, Habib Nur Mamedov stood in the arena of fighting, and announced his final retirement from the "UFC" tournaments.

Habib Nurmuhamedov - the winner over Justin Gaithji's subjugation in the second round in the lightweight category - said: “Thank you Abu Dhabi, thank everyone who stood with me during my career, my team and my father who accompanied me for ten years, I love you and I will not forget, please. Lee, I will never enter the arena again without my father at my side. And when the UFC team contacted me about the Justin match, I had a discussion with my mother over the course of three days, and she told me that it was unreasonable to enter any match without my father at my side. I promised her that we will fight today will be the last, and I will fulfill my word and will not back down from her.Now I want one thing from 'UFC', which is giving me the title of the number 1 fighter in the world, as I have not recorded any defeat in 29 matches, 13 of them with 'UFC' I think I deserve this title. "

He added, "Thank you UFC team for everything they do during the pandemic period. I would like to thank Justin for this fight, and I realize that he is a noble person, and how keen he is for people and his concern for his family, and I am confident that he will fulfill his dream in the future. Today is my last fight in the" UFC 'I have fulfilled my father’s dream, and I don’t feel that I want to fight again, as Bioré and Macriegger will face each other in January to determine the best between them, but I managed to subjugate both of them, so I will not go back on my decision. ”

In the main partner fight, Robert Whittaker defeated Gard Cannere with the judges ’decision in the third round in the middleweight division, and said after his victory,“ I feel very happy, I accomplished my mission for the day. Gard showed great performance and great resistance, and he was a great fight. The plan I put together with my team was very successful, and enabled me to control the course of the fight completely. I realized during my opponent's study that I would not be able to eliminate him easily, and that is why I focused on exhausting him without letting him overcome me. Gard was a stubborn opponent by all standards.

Alexander Volkov, winner over Walt Harris knockout in the second round in the heavyweight division, said: “I feel very happy, and I am ready to go to the next fight in two or three months. This fight did not pose any threat to me, because my opponent was unable. "He did not direct any effective punches, and his defense was weak. When I kicked him, I thought at first that he was dodging, and after making sure that I could end the fight, I directed some punches to him that enabled me to eliminate him."

For his part, Phil House, winner over Jacob Owners by knockout in the first round in the middleweight class, said: "I am still shocked, I can hardly believe how quickly this fight can be finished in just 18 seconds, my happiness is indescribable. I was talking with my coach about possible scenarios for this." The fight, and we expected the fight to last for three rounds. But I am happy to record the third fastest knockout in the history of the middleweight division. My next step is to search for a more difficult fight and win it. "

As for Lauren Murphy, the winner of Lilia Shakirova, who was subjugated in the second round in the flyweight category .. she said: “I cannot express my feelings, I am very grateful to be here, and I am very happy to be here. On the beach. I am ready to return to Abu Dhabi, but ready to stay here and participate in the fight every week. What bothers me now is my rating and being still in fifth place at a time when the highest ranked women did not achieve any significant achievements, as I did not face any problems with weight All my fights were difficult, yet I performed well and scored four victories in a row. Currently, what matters to me is that I was able to add a new victory to my career. It was a special experience, and I was very happy to be on Battal Island. "

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