Fans Disbelieve Khabib Nurmagomedov’s Claims of Getting $40 Million Offer for Returning to UFC

Khabib Nurmagomedov was one of the most dominant fighters in UFC history and probably the most dominant in the UFC lightweight division. Nurmagomedov has made a personal decision to retire, and since then, he hasn’t stepped inside the Octagon as a fighter. There is no doubt that promotions from all over the world want to sign the dominant lightweight and make him come out for retirement.

But Khabib Nurmagomedov, being who he is, declined all offers and stayed true to his word about retiring. Nurmagomedov disclosed that he was offered up to 40 million dollars, but he rejected it, saying “But for myself, it’s not everything”. Nurmagomedov claimed in the interview that he has no regrets about declining the offers. However, fans are quite skeptical of his claims.

Khabib Nurmagomedov’s offers to rejoin the UFC

It’s not shocking to hear that the UFC is willing to pay a large sum of money for him to come out of retirement. Dagestan’s Eagle was one of the hottest commodities when he left and is still talked about to this day by MMA fans across the world. So the UFC offering him $40 million isn’t really that surprising. However, knowing the UFC, the substantial amount would have probably meant a multiple-fight contract.

Also, it is most probable that the undefeated lightweight received offers from different organizations. Maybe even better offers, like the one Francis Ngannou received. But his decision to retire seemed final, and he doesn’t seem to be budging from that decision anytime soon. Then again, 40 million dollars is a large sum of money, even for someone like Nurmagomedov. And fans are having a tough time believing it.

Fans react to Khabib Nurmagomedov refusing the big bills

The Eagle was undoubtedly upfront about the situation, as he always seems to be. But when Khabib opened up about his offers and claimed that he has no regrets about declining them, fans did not hesitate to comment on the issue. Most fans thought that the undefeated lightweight was putting up a front. Here are some comments from the post:

It definitely isn’t easy to decline such a large amount, especially with no regrets. However, it isn’t surprising for Nurmagomedov to do so. The only thing that we know for certain is that the Russian has never looked back after retiring.

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Nurmagomedov left during his prime and is still a peak fighter. A return to the sport would be every fight fan’s dream. So will he possibly return if he gets an offer he can’t refuse? If he does refuse it, will he really not be regretful later in the future? Let us know what you guys think in the comments.

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