Khabib Nurmagomedov backs ‘brother’ Daniel Cormier ahead of UFC 252 bout vs Stipe Miocic
dailystar.co.ukKhabib Nurmagomedov is backing his “brother” Daniel Cormier to beat Stipe Miocic in the final fight of his career at UFC 252.
Both fighters will face off in Las Vegas tonight for a trilogy bout that will decide the greatest heavyweight of all time in many people’s eyes.Cormier got the upper hand when the two met for the first time but the tables turned in the second fight when he was brutally knocked out.Cormier, a training partner and close friend of lightweight champion Khabib, says he will retire after the fight no matter what the result is.Ahead of the showdown in Las Vegas, Nurmagomedov hailed the fight, saying it promises to be “very interesting”.He wrote: "This is one of the best confrontations in the history of MMA, they met 2 times.
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