Former UFC referee Marc Goddard explained why he thinks Khabib Nurmagomedov and Henry Cejudo could return to the Octagon one day.
In the year 2020, two of the world’s top martial arts competitors announced their retirement, with Khabib Nurmagomedov, a reigning UFC lightweight champion and Henry Cejudo, a two-time UFC winner. -share, announcing a role.
Former UFC weightlifting and bantamweight world champion Henry Cejudo decided to bow his stellar mixed martial arts career after defending the UFC’s 135-pound crown against former dominick Cruz. longtime title at UFC 249 back in May.
Henry Cejudo retired with a 16-2 professional record. Prior to his success in MMA, Henry Cejudo was an Olympic gold medalist in the men’s fight against carpentry.
Later in 2020, another UFC title player in Khabib Nurmagomedov stunned the world by announcing his retirement. Khabib Nurmagomedov defeated his lightweight UFC champion against Justin Gaethje in the UFC 254 main event back in October. After the fight, Nurmagomedov emotionally declared that his fight against Gaethje was his last.
Khabib Nurmagomedov retired with a 29-0 unbeaten professional record, and was named the UFC’s pound-for-pound fighter after UFC 254. Back in July, Nurmagomedov went through a tragic death in the family after his father and head coach Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov died due to COVID-19. Many believe that Nurmagomedov’s decision to resign was greatly influenced by his father’s death.
When asked who he intends to return to the Octagon first, referee Marc Goddard did not have a harsh response:
“Maybe Henry? Maybe Khabib? I don’t know,” Goddard told Helen Yee.
Marc Goddard believes Khabib could come back to reach 30-0
While Khabib Nurmagomedov has maintained that he is already done by competition, many people think he could come back and go win number 30 as a way to honor him. father of the late Abdulmanap.
Among those is former UFC referee Marc Goddard, who says Khabib Nurmagomedov’s legacy is close to one of the biggest in MMA sports:
“Of course, Khabib, the very emotional thing he was saying after that when he defeated Justin Gaethje, and he was saying about what he told his mother, that he would never fight again. , etcetera, etcetera, because the man on the case is probably the greatest legacy in the sport. You won’t find undeveloped fighters in MMA, not at that level, competition level. All he was saying about his father, before his father passed, was his plan, to get to 30-0. “
Goddard went hand-in-hand with former two-division owner and UFC Hall-of-Famer Georges St-Pierre as something everyone would be looking forward to:
“People are talking about superfights, himself and GSP. Who doesn’t want to see that? Who wouldn’t want to be involved in that?”
UFC President Dana White has said he plans to meet with Khabib Nurmagomedov in 2021 to discuss the future of a light king with the UFC.
Marc Goddard, as an MMA fan, says he wants to see Khabib Nurmagomedov and Henry Cejudo come back
Marc Goddard visited Henry Cejudo, who had been returning to action since retiring in May.
Henry Cejudo has called out UFC weightlifting and UFC pantomime champions Deiveson Figueiredo and Petr Yan, saying the two were ‘rent-a-Champions’:
Goddard said while Henry Cejudo has nothing left in the sport of fighting, he would like to see ‘Triple C’ back inside the Octagon:
“Henry too. Of course, Cejudo, a man who, what more is left for him to achieve? Olympic gold medalist, world champion with two weights, the boy is at the top of his game. Even as a man- follow the fun, I just want to see those people come back. “
Published December 22, 2020, 18:46 IST