Joe Rogan loved it when Khabib Nurmagomedov talked trash.
'The Eagle' was known for showing respect to his opponents, but that went out the window during his bitter rivalry with Conor McGregor, who often went below the belt to promote their fight.
Khabib Nurmagomedov got revenge when he knocked out 'Notorious' in the fourth round of their UFC 229 main event in October 2018, the best-selling pay-per-view in MMA history.
However, it was a moment after the weigh-in that Joe Rogan enjoyed more than anything.
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Joe Rogan loves Khabib Nurmagomedov's trash talk
In June, Joe Rogan spoke with retired UFC lightweight contender Paul Felder, who occasionally commentates with him on the big fights.
Their conversation reached Nurmagomedov before Rogan revealed that the undefeated Russian fighting legend's speech the day before UFC 229 is one of his all-time favorite moments.
The 57-year-old chuckled as he recapped Nurmagomedov's wild moment on the microphone.
Rogan said: “To this day, one of my favorite moments at a weigh-in is Khabib before the Conor fight where he says, 'I'm going to beat the shit out of you boy!
“That sounded like Khabib trauma talk, which you've never heard before. You never heard it, but Conor pulled it out of him.
“'Alhamdulillah, I'm going to crush your boy.'
“And all the Irish say, 'No! No! No!'
Will Khabib Nurmagomedov ever fight again?
Nurmagomedov was just 32 years old when he retired at the top of his game after choking Justin Gaethje at UFC 254 in October 2020.
Dana White made desperate attempts to get him to stay, but the Russian phenom stuck to his guns by relinquishing the UFC lightweight title and forging a career in coaching, which has been a great success as he currently has UFC, Bellator and PFL has. champions in his gym.
Despite this, rumors of his 2024 comeback fight persisted four years after his retirement.
Nurmagomedov recently dashed the hopes of UFC fans by making a definitive statement about his fighting future.
“There is no chance, none. Not even a percent, min [chance]” he said.
“If you need champions, I will help my brothers become champions… We have Islam [Makhachev] as champion we have Umar [Nurmagomedov] as the next contender we have Usman [Nurmagomedov] as a champion – we have many champions.
“You will never miss me, because in our team and our gym we create champions. You will always have champions, don't worry.”
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