Watch: Khabib Nurmagomedov Shares BTS Images at AC Milan’s San Siro With Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Khabib ‘The Eagle’ Nurmagomedov is a fan of soccer as avid as any other. We’ve seen the UFC icon meet up with the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, play intense games of the sport, and now, the retired fighter has shared the same stadium as yet another retired legend, Zlatan Ibrahimovich.

Just a moment ago, Nurmagomedov took to Instagram to share his love for Milan and for the beautiful stadium where the sport is celebrated. It appears the former UFC fighter took a flight to Italy to witness a breathtaking match and rubbed shoulders with Ibrahimovich. Here’s more.

Khabib Nurmagomedov celebrates the joy of soccer in Milan

Khabib Nurmagomedov loves many things. However, his love for MMA, wrestling, and soccer has been evident for a long time now. In his recent Instagram post, he can be seen sitting by the closest edge of the stadium. Right at the bottom on AC Milan’s San Siro Stadium, Nurmagomedov met Ibrahimovich, and the two posed for pictures.

They also held a brief conversation that was a bit inaudible but it looked like they were familiar. That’s because the two have crossed paths before. Do you remember the last time they were together? The two have been friends for a while, hence the caption of the post, “Thank you my Friend @iamzlatanibrahimovic”.

The two were also snapped together back in 2022 at the France Vs. Argentina when the latter team took the World Cup. Nurmagomedov stood next to Ibrahimovich as well as Paul Pogba in a picture. The two are close enough for the retired Soccer icon to send Nurmagomedov a special message around the time the fighter decided to retire.

Back when Zlatan Ibrahimovich gave Nurmagomedov a message only meant for champions

Both, Nurmagomedov and Ibrahimovich are highly accomplished athletes in their own sport. While one retired with a 29-0 record, the other is the highest scoring Sweden player netting 62 goals for the country. This, of course, is just one of the many records the players has set. So, what did he have to say to Nurmagomedov?

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“If you feel young, you are young. If you train hard, you train hard. And if you know you’re better than everybody, you’re better than everybody. You just have to do it. People talk when you’re number one.” Ibrahimovich told Nurmagomedov as the latter was seen listening to his voice on the phone. ‘The Eagle’ has been quiet about what the message meant for him keeping his friendship with the athlete private. One can only speculate that perhaps it was about his retirement. What do you think it was about?

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