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Khabib Nurmagomedov last competed in the main event of UFC 254, successfully defending the UFC Lightweight Title against Justin Gaethje.
Nurmagomedov retired after the victory and UFC President Dana White has been pursuing Nurmagomedov for an Octagon return, but those efforts to get Nurmagomedov to return didn’t work.
The retired Nurmagomedov has taken to Instagram to reiterate that he will stay retired:
White would take to Twitter to also confirm that Nurmagomedov is officially retired:
29-0 it is.
— danawhite (@danawhite) March 19, 2021
He is ???? officially retired. It was incredible to watch you work @TeamKhabib thank you for EVERYTHING and enjoy whatever is next my friend. pic.twitter.com/QeoSP12zw2
