"Bro has zero longevity" - Fans react as Khabib Nurmagomedov says he's tired of MMA coaching, teases timeline for "Retirement 2.0"

Khabib Nurmagomedov, the UFC Hall of Famer and former lightweight champion, has hinted at stepping away from MMA coaching in the near future. Known for mentoring fighters like Islam Makhachev and Belal Muhammad to championship success, Nurmagomedov revealed his exhaustion with the demanding role in a recent interview with ESPN’s Brett Okamoto.

'The Eagle' stated:

“When these guys finish, I’m going to finish. I hope it’s going to be very fast, I’m tired of all this... We’ve been on top of this game for like 7-8 years, since I became a champion. All these guys were with me, they were with my father when I was starting... There are still 6-8 [fighters competing] at a very high level. When they finish, I will finish too.”

Fans quickly took to social media to share their reactions. One fan wrote:

"Bro has zero longevity"

Another commented:

“Khabib's Retirement 2.0 loading…”

Commending the team's success, a fan added:

"They really came, took over, and are leaving quick.”

Check out some of the fan reactions below:

Fans react to Khabib Nurmagomedov potentially retiring from coaching duties. [Screenshot via X]

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Khabib Nurmagomedov reflects on father Abdulmanap's coaching legacy

Khabib Nurmagomedov recently shared insights into his father Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov’s storied coaching legacy and how it influenced his own approach to training and mentoring fighters.

In the aforementioned interview with Brett Okamoto of ESPN MMA, the former UFC lightweight champion highlighted the experiences that shaped his father’s mastery of grappling and MMA. He revealed that Abdulmanap’s expertise was the result of a lifelong journey through various disciplines:

"No, no. It was exactly his experience. The way how he learned all this life. Till 18, he was living in village... He was learning only freestyle. Then, he go to military. When you're 18 and USSR come, if you don't go to [the] military, you go to jail... Two years he was in the military, he learned how to wrestle Judo. Then, he comes back and moved to Ukraine. There he learnt Sambo, Judo... He had very, very old-school coaches."

Now stepping into a coaching role himself, Khabib reflected on how it has deepened his understanding of his father’s challenges:

"When I became a coach, I understood how my father felt... This is a very, very big responsibility. The way you train, sometimes you have to give guys rest, sometimes you have to push them... You have to stay balanced... Now, I understand him."

Check out Khabib Nurmagomedov's comments below (14:23):