Overview

• Speaking on the JRE Fight Companion, Rogan said he believes Khabib should have one loss and that Tibau is the lone asterisk on the résumé.
• Nurmagomedov defeated Tibau by unanimous decision in 2012, a result long debated by fans and analysts who viewed the bout as razor close.
• Khabib retired in 2020 at 29-0 and remains widely regarded as one of the greatest lightweights despite continued scrutiny of that early win.
• The former champion now coaches Islam Makhachev, who is slated to challenge Jack Della Maddalena for the welterweight title at UFC 322.
• A Bloody Elbow retrospective notes Yoel Romero’s lone knockout loss to Rafael Cavalcante in 2011 and the fighters’ divergent paths that followed.