Khabib Nurmagomedov has shared a reaction of three words that his teammates win on PFL 3.
Just before Fabian Edwards Impa Kasanganay broke up in the main event of the evening, Gadzhi Rabadanov was on 15-Vecht UFC veteran Marc Diakiese in the co-headliner.
The Protege of Khabib Nurmagomedov extended its winning run to 11 in a row in Universal Studios Florida.
Only 32 seconds was all he needed to secure his place in PFL Lightweight Tournament Semi Final.
2025 PFL World Tournament: First round in Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida, Friday, April 18, 2025. Credit: Cooper Neill / PFL
Khabib Nurmagomedov praises Gadzhi Rabadanov
At the start of the round, Rabadanov caught a body skirt and bundled his PFL 3 opponent on the floor.
Once there, he unleashed a series of annoying soil and pound strikes to spread Diakiese cold.
The Russian hid the crowd while he was calmly celebrated by jogging his rival around the lifeless body.
Shortly thereafter, Nurmagomedov shared cageside images of the empathic KO victory of his teammate.
The former UFC Lightweight Champion added a caption that congratulated Rabadanov.
“Dominant performance, brother,” Nurmagomedov wrote next to the clapping of emojis on his Instagram story.
Will Khabib Nurmagomedov ever fight again?
Nurmagomedov withdrew from MMA after choking Justin Gaethje on UFC 254 in October 2020.
A few years later, a large group of fans still begs 'The Eagle' to make a UFC comeback.
Last October Nurmagomedov responded to rumors about his potential return to the Octagon.
“There is no chance, none. Even 1%, minus minus [chance]”He said.
“If you need champions, I help my brothers to become champions … We have Islam [Makhachev] As champion we have Umar [Nurmagomedov] As the next competition we have Usman [Nurmagomedov] As a champion – we have many champions.
“You will never miss me, because in our team and our gym we make champions – you will always have champions, don't worry.”