Khabib Nurmagomedov urges Conor McGregor to 'change how he's dwelling'

[ad_1] Khabib Nurmagomedov does not suppose it is too late for Conor McGregor to place his life again on a extra enlightened path.

Nurmagomedov (29-0 MMA, 13-0 UFC) vs. McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) is arguably probably the most heated rivalry in UFC historical past, with their points coming to a head at UFC 229 in October 2018 when "The Eagle" scored a fourth-round submission of their grudge match previous to a brawl breaking out contained in the octagon on the conclusion of the bout.

Their lives went down splinted paths after that night time, with Nurmagomedov happening to be a dominant UFC light-weight champion till he retired from competitors in October 2020. McGregor, in the meantime, has solely gained one struggle since, and has discovered himself caught in a plethora of authorized incidents and outside-the-cage controveries.

Though few would blame Nurmagomedov if he had zero care about McGregor in spite of everything these years, he admits he hopes issues flip in a extra optimistic route, and stated it is nonetheless doable.

“That is punishment – probably the most lovely a part of that is Allah all the time give the possibility to come back again," Nurmagomedov stated Saturday throughout an look for Miftaah Institute on Saturday in New York (H/T: Sneako). "“We all the time have on this world the possibility to come back again, and that is probably the most lovely factor. It doesn’t matter the way you’ve been, Allah is gonna provide you with an opportunity all the time to come back again. ... I feel he has an opportunity. He has to alter how he's dwelling."

Nurmagomedov stated the onus will after all fall on McGregor to make the numerous changes to keep away from being concerned in future detrimental headlines. If he does not consciously take these steps, nevertheless, then nothing goes to alter for "The Infamous," who's presently claiming plans to make a UFC comeback following greater than 4 years away after re-entering the UFC drug testing pool.

“Why am I speaking about this? If he’s going to alter, he can change with him so many different lives too," Nurmagomedov stated. “That’s why I want him to alter himself. If he’s not going change, it will likely be punishment all his life.”