It is a sad fact that two of the best light weights in the MMA history will never fight each other.
Khabib Nurmagomedov retired in October 2020 after choking Justin Gaethje on UFC 254.
In addition, he paved the way for his teammate, Islam Makhachev, to become the most dominant champion of 155 pounds in the UFC history.
In just 36 years old, a Khabib Nurmagomedov -Comback is possible on paper. Unfortunately, the 29-0 phenomenon has excluded that once returns to MMA-but even if he has argued with his old friend, it would never happen.
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Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Islam Makhachev Simulation
A prediction of a video games is unfortunately the closest that we will ever know how Khabib vs Islam would go.
An intrigued Vechtfan recently linked the Russian duo to UFC 5 and raised the fantasy fight.
As you would expect, the two legends shared a very high level of scrap that went the full distance of 25 minutes.
It was a fight filled with impressive back and forth wrestling, but there was a very clear winner.
Nurmagomedov was fell and cut by Makhachev, who defended his lightweight title in style.
In the end, all three judges scored the Bloodbath Fight 49-46 to his advantage but nobody will ever really know who would win if Nurmagomedov and Makhachev put their friendship aside for a mega-money conflicts.
What is the next step for Islam Makhachev?
Islam Makhachev stitched Renato Moicano to set a new lightweight defense record on UFC 311 in January.
It is currently unclear who will be his next opponent, because there is no obvious number one at 155 pounds.
Ilia Topuria recently left the belt of featherweight and announced his intention to enter a division.
A fight between Makhachev and Topuria is perhaps the largest that can be made in MMA this year.
Justin Gaethje's UFC 313 victory on Rafael Fiziev, however, has put him in line for a shot at the champion.
Only the time will tell who the best UFC hunter of the pound-for-pound will be linked to the next place.
There is only one thing that is certain, Makhachev will never leave Nurmagomedov in the Octagon.
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