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NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 12: Khabib Nurmagomedov of Russia celebrates his KO victory over Michael Johnson of the United States (not pictured) in their lightweight bout during the UFC 205 event at Madison Square Garden on November 12, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 12: Khabib Nurmagomedov of Russia celebrates his KO victory over Michael Johnson of the United States (not pictured) in their lightweight bout during the UFC 205 event at Madison Square Garden on November 12, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
Emulation is a commonplace in sports such as MMA. Khabib Nurmagomedov and other big names like Conor McGregor massively inspire their fans through their actions. In a recent twitter post, a man tried to recreate the sequence which was once done by Khabib.
The video has attracted many reactions. It shows the extent to which people go while imitating their favorite sports personalities.
A man Imitates Khabib and tries to fight off a Bear
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In a recent twitter post by @barstoolsports, a man could be seen with a bear where he fights him off, like how Khabib did in his recent days. It looked like the bear was well trained and didn’t cause any harm to the man.
I came from real mountain bratha. You fight on street? I fight bear. pic.twitter.com/CuvZ73x7mq
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) June 26, 2023
After the video was uploaded, people had some comments to share for the same. Most of them had a sarcastic tone to it.
Someone forgot to tell the bear it was a fight. Apparently thinks its time for a hug.
— When Keepin' It Real Goes Wrong (@SayYouSuck) June 26, 2023
It all started with Khabib after he wrestled with a bear in a video. Khabib Nurmagomedov, grappled with a bear when he was only 9 years old. After this, he went on to become a professional MMA athlete.
Khabib’s legacy in the MMA
Born in 1988, the Russian mixed martial artist went on to become the UFC lightweight Champion and reigned from April 2018 to March 2021. In his extraordinary career, Khabib had 29 fights, out of which he won each of them and had a zero losing record. He is inducted in the UFC hall of Fame in June 2022. It was a delight to watch such sheer strength dominating the ring. After all the years of fighting, Khabib is still considered as one of the greatest MMA professionals of his time.
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ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES SEPTEMBER 8, 2019: UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov at a news conference after defending his title in a bout against interim UFC lightweight champion Dustin Poirier at the UFC 242 mixed martial arts tournament. Valery Sharifulin/TASS (Photo by Valery SharifulinTASS via Getty Images)
‘Khabib vs McGregor’ fight between the beasts:
Initially, Khabib and McGregor appeared on good terms as they took a picture together back in 2014 after McGregor defeated Dustin Poirier, at UFC 178 in the first-round Knockout.
After some time, McGregor started the social media banter with some heated words. However, Khabib being his natural self chose to keep calm. Things turned really wild when the words took a brutal physical turn. McGregor attacked the personal bus of Khabib. McGregor threw a trolley at his bus; the aim was a window and instantly there were pieces of broken glass around.
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Finally the fight took place which ended up in Khabib’s favor. McGregor tapped out in the fourth round and his submission left his fans in absolute shock.
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One cute angle to the entire bear attack episode has to be the sober bear that played its cool. As one twitter user had pointed out correctly that the bear actually thought it was time for hugs and not a fight. Who is your favorite MMA star? Would you ever try something like this in your life?
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