Khabib Nurmagomedov is the reigning UFC lightweight champion. (Photo by Steven Ryan/Getty Images)
Khabib Nurmagomedov got back to playing the beautiful game – Football, after a while
Despite retiring from the sport, Khabib has been keeping himself fit through various activities. Of course, the Russian never skips workouts, since he has been coaching his Dagestani brothers. Besides that, he has taken to the football field quite often since his retirement.
A big fan of the beautiful game, Khabib took to Instagram to share a video of himself rounding the goalkeeper in a typical ‘Ronaldo el Fenomeno’ fashion, and slotting the ball into a futsal post.
He then brought out the Brazilian legend’s finger-wagging celebration after scoring the goal.
Khabib captioned the post, which went translated to English read:
“Who remembers @ronaldo 2008, who scored a little, but still with firepower @fc_legion_05 i need motivation brothers.”
Khabib also mentioned Russian League Third-division team FC Legion Dynamo Makhachkala, asking them to motivate him.
Khabib sure does have some baller abilities in him. A couple of months ago, a video showed Khabib taking down defenders sprinting at top speed down the flanks.
‘The Eagle’ also has some serious knowledge about the sport. He can be seen in a recent video, dropping massive football knowledge on UFC flyweight Manel Kape.
Ronaldo was quick to respond to Khabib’s post. As he posted several ‘applaud emojis’ acknowledging the Russian’s finish and celebration.
Khabib is a big fan of the Spanish football club Real Madrid, of which Ronaldo was an integral part.
As for Ronaldo, he is a proper businessman now. He is the majority stakeholder in the club (he owns 82% of the club), Real Valladolid. Unfortunately for Ronaldo, they got relegated from the La Liga this year.
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