OREANDA-NEWS Former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov told what advice his father Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov gave him.

— My father was very strong mentally, and I think I got all this from him. I remember when we had the biggest fight in the history of the UFC, it was very hard for me because I was without a father in the USA. My father was at home then, and I was in the USA. He called me and said: "Listen to me carefully. You know how people make diamonds under a lot of pressure, so when you feel a lot of pressure, you can either become a diamond or it will break you. There are only two options, and now you have a choice. This pressure will either break you or make you a diamond." He taught me these things all my life," Khabib said in an interview on the organization's YouTube channel.

Nurmagomedov finished his professional career in 2020. He remained undefeated in the octagon, where he won 29 victories in 29 fights.

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