Khabib Nurmagomedov would put football (or soccer) ahead of all other sports in the world. Yes, even wrestling or fighting. Also an ardent football fan, the UFC legend gives his predictions for the ongoing 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Recently, Khabib Nurmagomedov gave a sit-down interview for Class A Events in Toronto on November 20. The former UFC lightweight champion talked about fighting, his life and interests. The UFC Hall of Fame was questioned about the 2022 FIFA World Cup selections. Despite knowing many football stars from Dagestan, Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo and others, he put his prejudices aside and gave his honest predictions.
Football fans may be a little surprised by his predictions, but each according to their own predictions. Khabib Nurmagomedov, a football fan, was excited to answer the question. “I think England will do very well, I think Brazil is very good and I think the Netherlands.” said Nurmagomedov in the interview. The crowd cheering on every response Eagle gave were surprised that the fighter won them all with the Dutch National team.
If you know anything about Nurmagomedov, it’s that he loves football more than anything. Fighter then continued to calm the crowd during the interview and dropped the names of some of the other countries he believed could surprise the world with their football in this world cup.
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FIFA World Cup 2022 It takes place in Qatar, a very special place for Khabib Nurmagomedov in the Middle East. The fighter frequently visits the middle east and has received great hospitality throughout his fighting career at the UFC. The warrior has received a lot of training and is a big star in the middle east.
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Khabib Nurmagomedov stunned as Saudi Arabia beat Argentina in World Cup
There was no doubt that Nurmagomedov would be closely involved in the ongoing FIFA World Cup. And the fighter was as stunned as anyone in the world in Saudi Arabia, who defeated mighty Argentina led by Lionel Messi in the opening match of his world cup campaign. Argentina was widely seen as the favorite to win the tournament when they came to the world cup with a stunning 36-game winning streak.
Khabib Nurmagomedov, who uses his social media very actively, reacted from his own account to Saudi Arabia’s defeat of Messi’s Argentina. instagram story. The fighter has more than 30 million followers on Instagram and shared news of weaker teams ending Argentina’s streak, claiming the win was “historic”.
Nurmagomedov spent a lot of time in the Middle East and also visited the country and received great hospitality. The fighter is a big fan of the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo and will definitely support his friend to triumph in the legend’s last football world cup run.
