{"id":345916,"date":"2023-11-12T06:02:27","date_gmt":"2023-11-12T07:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=345916"},"modified":"2023-11-12T08:00:48","modified_gmt":"2023-11-12T08:00:48","slug":"crazy-40m-offer-khabib-rejected-after-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=345916","title":{"rendered":"Crazy $40m offer Khabib rejected after retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/news\/khabib-nurmagomedov\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Khabib Nurmagomedov\">Khabib Nurmagomedov<\/a> has revealed the monster offers he&#x27;s turned down after retiring from the <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/ufc\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"UFC\">UFC<\/a> in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Nurmagomedov signed off from the sport when he defeated <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/justin-gaethje\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Justin Gaethje\">Justin Gaethje<\/a> via technical submission to defend and unify the UFC lightweight championship.<\/p>\n<p>The UFC Hall of Fame member finished with a 29-0 unbeaten record.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/cricket\/world-cup-2023-mitch-marsh-emotional-admission-grandfather\/28599481-54fe-46d0-a609-afd7a1f8dadf\" target=\"\" title=\"Marsh&#x27;s moving tribute to late grandfather\ufeff\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Marsh&#x27;s moving tribute to late grandfather\ufeff<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/horse-racing\/news-2023-hugh-bowman-escapes-serious-injury-after-fall-class-one-panasonic-cup-hong-kong\/b37e9998-4a0d-43e7-be2a-62a51b8700f3\" target=\"\" title=\"Champion jockey Hugh Bowman in frightening fall\ufeff\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Champion jockey Hugh Bowman in frightening fall\ufeff<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/cricket\/world-cup-2023-mitchell-marsh-hundred-australia-bangladesh-mark-taylor-comments\/f7fd23ec-f21a-4668-9fcf-559fa45ad7fc\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Australia&#x27;s new insane record after Marsh&#x27;s winning ton\ufeff\"><strong>Australia&#x27;s new insane record after Marsh&#x27;s winning ton\ufeff<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Throughout retirement, the 35-year-old has been constantly asked whether he&#x27;d return to the Octagon but has yet to go close to a return.<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"40796aaf-03d9-4f0d-8a68-0cbbca76e974\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/40796aaf-03d9-4f0d-8a68-0cbbca76e974\" alt=\"\" data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"576\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Daniel Cormier on UFC Fight Pass&#x27; recent Ultimate 30 countdown, Nurmagomedov admitted it&#x27;d been hard to turn down offers. \ufeff<\/p>\n<p>&quot;When you&#x27;re the best fighter in the world, when you&#x27;re strong enough, when you have money, when you&#x27;re famous, it&#x27;s very hard to say no to all these things,&quot; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;It&#x27;s very hard. It&#x27;s not easy. It&#x27;s not easy [to] just say no to 20, 30, 40 million dollars. But for myself, it&#x27;s not everything. This is not most important. It was not an easy decision, but if I decide, I decide.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;It&#x27;s finished. I leave this alone. I am happy and I never regret my decision. Never.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Post-retirement, \ufeffNurmagomedov bought the Gorilla Fighting Championship and renamed it Eagle Fighting Championship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Khabib Nurmagomedov has revealed the monster offers he&#x27;s turned down after retiring from the UFC in 2020. 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