Khabib Nurmagomedov has suggested that his childhood friend Islam Makhachev should “just lose” if he cannot handle the media duties that come with being a rising UFC star.
Nurmagomedov’s dominant run in the mixed martial arts promotion took the Russian all the way to the lightweight belt, which he retained in all three of his title defences – submitting Conor McGregor, Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje between 2018 and 2020.
