Khabib Nurmagomedov's teammate Luke Rockhold has joked that the ex-lightweight champion has piled on 50lb since retiring in 2020.
The Russian fighter hung up his gloves after going undefeated in his 29 professional fights at 155lb, including a number of years with the UFC belt. But Rockhold, who was once the middleweight champion, believes that he could be tipping the scales at more than his upcoming opponent Paolo Costa, who last weighed in at light-heavyweight.
Nurmagomedov has switched from fighting to promoting and coaching, and will be joining Rockhold in camp for his Octagon return later this year. And in a pre-fight interview, the American made the tongue-in-cheek suggestion that Nurmagomedov could be considerably heavier than his fighting peak.
