Khabib
Nurmagomedov claims some
Ultimate Fighting Championship contracts last a lifetime.

Nurmagomedov has repeatedly dismissed the idea of returning to any
combat sports competition since retiring from the UFC in 2020.
However, he recently revealed that he is still under some form of
contract with the UFC. While Nurmagomedov reiterates his desire to
stay retired, “The Eagle†claims he won't be able to fight anywhere
except the UFC even if he were to return.

Khabib Nurmagomedov says his UFC contract remains exclusive
after retirement

The UFC Hall of Famer notes that every up-and-coming fighter dreams
of fighting in the UFC, widely considered the premier MMA promotion
in the world. According to him, the UFC uses that leverage to sign
exclusive contracts with aspiring fighters that essentially
restrict them from testing the market.

“I'm not planning to return, but even if I suddenly wanted to, I
could never fight anywhere except the UFC – not even 20 years from
now,†Nurmagomedov said on the “Smol Talk” podcast. “So, your
exclusive arrangement with them effectively lasts for life… I still
have a contract with the UFC. Every fighter dreams of competing in
the UFC, and the UFC uses that. They say, ‘Alright, that's your
dream, come in. But the deal is exclusive.'â€

Nurmagomedov (29-0) retired from the UFC as the undefeated
lightweight champion in 2020. Despite Dana
White initially trying his best to lure the Russian out of
retirement, he has stood firm in his stance.

Jan
Blachowicz believes Jamahal
Hill is forced to move up a weight class in the
Ultimate Fighting Championship due to an undisciplined
diet.

Hill recently announced that he is moving up from light heavyweight
to heavyweight. “Sweet Dreams†certainly looks bulky, even by
heavyweight standards, in his recent videos. Blachowicz is not
impressed with how “fat†Hill is right now.

Why Jan Blachowicz believes Jamahal Hill’s move to heavyweight
is diet-related

Hill is currently out of action until late 2026 after undergoing
knee surgery. However, Blachowicz refuses to blame the surgery for
the American’s massive increase in size. The Polish 205-pounder
claims he has battled numerous injuries and surgeries without
bulking up like Hill. Blachowicz believes his fellow former
champion has gained weight due to an undisciplined diet.

“Did you see how fat he is right now? So, I'm not impressed,â€
Blachowicz told Home of Fight. “I've had a lot of injuries and
surgeries, and I've never looked so bad like him, so he just eats a
lot of sh*t, I think.â€

Hill (12-4) won the light heavyweight title against Glover
Teixeira in 2023. However, he was forced to vacate his belt
soon after, injuring his achilles tendon in a game of pickup
basketball. Hill has since suffered three losses in a row.

Meanwhile, Blachowicz (29-11) has two draws and two losses since
2022. The former light heavyweight champion was scheduled to fight
Bogdan
Guskov in a rematch at
UFC Belgrade on Aug. 1. However, Blachowicz has been left
without an opponent after Guskov accepted a short-notice
replacement fight against Magomed
Ankalaev at
UFC Abu Dhabi on July 25.

😭😳 Jan
Blachowicz calls Jamahal
Hill ‘fat' and says he ‘eats a lot of shit'

“Did you see how fat he is right now? So I'm not impressed

I've had a lot of injuries and surgeries and I've never looked so
bad like him, so he just eat a lot of shit I think.â€

(via @Home_of_Fight…
pic.twitter.com/F54u1rdlpy

— Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight)
July 14, 2026

One of Dustin
Poirier's former opponents in the
Ultimate Fighting Championship felt like they weighed 1000
pounds.

Poirier (30-10) recently revealed that Khabib
Nurmagomedov (29-0) is physically the strongest opponent that
he has ever faced. They locked horns back in 2019 in the
penultimate bout of Nurmagomedov's career, and the experience
remains a memorable one for “The Diamond.â€

Dustin Poirier explains why Khabib Nurmagomedov was the
strongest opponent he ever faced

The former interim champion isn't sure if it was pure physical
strength or a combination of elite technique and strength that made
“The Eagle†feel so strong.

“[Khabib] was the strongest guy I've ever felt,†Poirier said on
“The Fight with Teddy Atlas” podcast. “And I'm not sure if it was
actual brute strength or it was a mixture of strength and technique
that just made him feel like he weighed a 1000 pounds.â€

Poirier made his first undisputed lightweight title bid against
Nurmagomedov at UFC
242 in Abu Dhabi. While Nurmagomedov mostly dominated the
fight, his American counterpart had his moments. Poirier caught
Nurmagomedov with a hard strike in the second round and put him in
a guillotine choke in the third round that looked tight.

However, Nurmagomedov popped his head out and made Poirier tap with
a rear-naked choke shortly after. The Russian defended his title
once more against Justin
Gaethje before retiring undefeated in 2020. Meanwhile, Poirier
went on to make two more unsuccessful bids for lightweight gold,
against Islam
Makhachev and Charles
Oliveira, before hanging up his gloves last year following his
defeat to Max
Holloway.