Four years after his retirement from fighting, Khabib Nurmagomedov continues to maintain that he will never return to the sport. This was confirmed by his long-time coach, Javier Mendez, in a heartfelt Instagram post. Nurmagomedov and Mendez now work together as coaches to fighters from Dagestan. While there has been speculation about Nurmagomedov becoming more involved in Islam Makhachev’s camp, it remains unclear if he will corner Makhachev in his upcoming fight against Dustin Poirier.