“History Once Again”: Khabib Nurmagomedov Projected to Return to UFC to Uphold Islam Makhachev’s Legacy

The UFC is in search of a big name to headline potentially its biggest card of the year. Dana White promised fans an extremely stacked card with multiple titles on it. While one title fight has been announced so far, the main event has not been. UFC veteran turned pundit, Chael Sonnen strongly believes all the signs point towards a return to action for Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 300.

Advertisement In a recent video on his channel, Sonnen suggested that might come back for a super fight. Sonnen pointed at a specific reason for his return. He said, Advertisement Sonnen continued, The scenario drawn out by Sonnen here seems too good to be true. According to him, ‘The Eagle’ will return to action to capture the welterweight belt.

He will then vacate the belt in order for to get a shot at the vacant title. As he is not being allowed to fight for the welterweight belt at the moment. While Sonnen’s plan does seem like the stuff dreams are made of, in reality, this scenario will most definitely not take place. The UFC is currently working on a fight between Belal Muhammad and Leon Edwards.

It is highly unlikely that ‘The Eagle’ will want to step in on relatively short notice to take on Edwards after being away from the sport for three years. Furthermore, that would only hold up the welterweight division even more, which has no shortage of contenders to begin with. Loading embed instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/C1NFflfsHXK/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading Advertisement The most likely scenario here is that if Edwards and Makhachev both win their respective fights, a super fight could be made later down the year.

Thus, a return for Nurmagomedov at UFC 300 is next to impossible. However, we never know what waits for us down the line. Advertisement.