Khabib reveals Zlatan Ibrahimovic's inspirational voice message

‘You just have to do it’: Khabib Nurmagomedov reveals Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s inspirational voice message that spurred UFC star onto to defeat Justin Gaethje at UFC 254

  • Khabib Nurmagomedov was sent a message by Zlatan Ibrahimovic last year
  • The AC Milan striker sent him the voice note before his fight with Justin Gaethje 
  • The 32-year-old retired from UFC after defending his world title in October
  • The Russian has several admirers in football including Cristiano Ronaldo  

Khabib Nurmagomedov has revealed he was sent a special voice message by Zlatan Ibrahimovic before his fight with Justin Gaethje in October. 

The Russian has won the admiration of several big names in the football world with Cristiano Ronaldo also sending him a message of support before his bout last year.

And it seems Ronaldo was not the only star forward to offer some words of encouragement, with Khabib sharing the message he was sent by AC Milan striker Ibrahimovic in a video on Instagram.


Khabib Nurmagomedov (left) has revealed he was sent a special voice message by Zlatan Ibrahimovic (right) before his fight with Justin Gaethje in October

The Russian played the message he was sent by the Swedish forward in an Instagram video

‘If you feel young, you are young,’ the striker can be heard telling Khabib.

‘If you train hard, you train hard. And if you know you’re better than everybody, you’re better than everybody. You just have to do it. 

‘People talk when you’re number one. They just want to find something to go against you. It’s always the same s****.’

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Ibrahimovic told the fighter: ‘if you know you’re better than everybody, you’re better than everybody. You just have to do it.’

Khabib defeated Gaethje before retiring from UFC as the pound-for-pound king, despite being only 32 years old.

There has been plenty of talk about what Khabib will do next with the Russian admitting it would be a dream to play football professionally.

He recently spent time at Spartak Moscow’s training ground and also spoke with Virgil van Dijk in Dubai while the Liverpool defender continued his recovery from injury. 

Khabib told Match TV: ‘To play football on a professional level is a childhood dream. Of course, I have such a wish. Football is the king of sports after all.

‘Who haven’t I discussed this with! I’ve spoken even with the UEFA president Aleskandr Ceferin, with the owner of PSG, yes and even with Cristiano Ronaldo.

Khabib poses for a picture with injured Liverpool centre back Virgil van Dijk in Dubai

‘Spartak of course are great, but that’s domestic level. My dream club is Real Madrid. 

‘In fact the first match I remember watching the full 90 minutes, was Real vs Juventus in 1998 [Champions League final]. I remember Mijatovic scored from an offside position, but we still won.’

He has also revealed Turkish side Fenerbache had offered him the chance to join them while he has been invited to Milan by Ibrahimovic.

‘To be honest, I want to try something interesting,’ Nurmagomedov told YouTube channel KraSava during a football session in the United Arab Emirates.

‘Fenerbahce also offered to join them, Zlatan Ibrahimovic invited me to Milan. I’m bored with MMA. I want real competition.’




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