A. Pettis (left) questioned K. Nurmagomedov's (right) legacy in MMA. Photo: SUPER FIGHTS montage
Khabib Nurmagomedov He is, for many, the greatest lightweight fighter (up to 70,3kg) in the history of MMA, but another relevant name in the sport who disagrees with this opinion. Former UFC category champion, Anthony Pettis questioned his legacy and recalled the Russian's title win against To the fifth, which, at the time, was not ranked among the top ten in the division.
"To the fifth It wasn't even in the rankings at the time, so, you know. He fought some good guys after that, but then retired. It's difficult to say that he is the GOAT (– Great of All Times, best of all time, in free translation). He is definitely one of the best. But like, guys like B.J. Penn, if he hadn't come back and lost a few fights, we'd all be talking about BJ as the GOAT,” Pettis said in an interview with 'Low Kick MMA'.
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Regardless of his position as the greatest in the history of the lightweight division, Nurmagomedov's legacy is already immortalized in the organization. In June this year, the 'Eagle' was inducted into the UFC's 'Hall of Fame', after almost two years of his retirement.
Khabib retired from MMA with a perfect record of 29 wins and no losses. During his career, he defended his title on three occasions – against Conor McGregor, Dustin poirier e Justin gaethje. Winning the vacant belt happened precisely against To the fifth, in April 2018, when he beat the North American in a unanimous decision by the judges.
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