UFC boss Dana White recollected Khabib Nurmagomedov’s father’s prediction about the future of his son and newly-crowned double title-holder Islam Makhachev and their dominance.

White revealed that Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, Khabib’s father, promised him that both Khabib and Islam will become UFC champions.

🗣️ Dana White:“[Khabib’s] father said ‘Khabib will go and dominate, and when he’s done Islam will come in behind him’.

Holy sh*t. It played out exactly the way his father said." #UFC322 pic.twitter.com/f0BPw2ueiY

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“All I ever hear is: this guy’s gonna be a world champion. Everybody says the same thing. And almost nobody ever makes it," White said.

“Khabib’s father said, ‘Khabib will go and dominate and then Islam will come behin

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