"You deserve this" - Khabib Nurmagomedov reacts to Charles Oliveira's win over Dustin Poirier at UFC 269

Khabib Nurmagomedov congratulated Charles Oliveira on his UFC 269 victory via Twitter.

At UFC 269, Charles Oliveira submitted Dustin Poirier in the third round of their fight. After a shaky start to the contest, the Brazilian mounted an impressive comeback to win the second round and eventually get the job done in the third.

Nurmagomedov tweeted:

"My congratulations Champ, you deserve this"

Check out Khabib Nurmagomedov's tweet below:

Interestingly enough, before the start of the UFC 269 main event, 'The Eagle' took to Twitter to show his support towards Dustin Poirier. The Russian backed Poirier to finally win the undisputed world title. Unfortunately, 'The Diamond' came up short.

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Khabib Nurmagomedov's retirement from mixed martial arts opened the door for Charles Oliveira to win the UFC lightweight title

At UFC 254, Khabib Nurmagomedov retired from mixed martial arts after his win over Justin Gaethje. Nurmagomedov vacated the lightweight title and walked away from the sport undefeated, with wins over the likes of Conor McGregor, Al Iaquinta, Dustin Poirier and Rafael dos Anjos.

Charles Oliveira captured the vacant belt after an incredible performance against Michael Chandler at UFC 262.

In their UFC 242 encounter, Khabib Nurmagomedov also submitted Dustin Poirier with a rear-naked choke in the third round. In both cases, 'The Diamond' came agonisingly close to winning the title.

As for Poirier, it will be interesting to see what's next for him in the sport. With two wins over Conor McGregor in 2021, a fourth fight against the Irishman could be in store for 2022.