{"id":820715,"date":"2025-01-17T23:12:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T05:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/17\/i-smash-your-face-khabib-nurmagomedov-shares-hilarious-story-about-meeting-football-legend-david-beckham\/"},"modified":"2025-01-17T23:12:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T05:12:00","slug":"i-smash-your-face-khabib-nurmagomedov-shares-hilarious-story-about-meeting-football-legend-david-beckham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/17\/i-smash-your-face-khabib-nurmagomedov-shares-hilarious-story-about-meeting-football-legend-david-beckham\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I smash your face\u2019\u2026 Khabib Nurmagomedov shares hilarious story about meeting Football legend David Beckham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Football <\/p>\n<div>\n<article id=\"post-168194\">\n<p><strong>Football legend David Beckham had a bizarre request for UFC Hall of Famer Khabib Nurmagomedov when they first met.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>UFC lightweight champion <a href=\"http:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/tag\/khabib-nurmagomedov\">Khabib Nurmagomedov<\/a> leaves fans in awe of his presence when he meets his worldwide following. High-profile figures, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, have been extremely complimentary of the UFC Hall of Famer in recent years.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>Nurmagomedov\u2019s worldwide fame hasn\u2019t slowed down since retiring from fighting in 2020. While becoming one of MMA\u2019s top coaches, including his training of UFC 311 stars <a href=\"http:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/tag\/islam-makhachev\">Islam Makhachev<\/a> and Umar Nurmagomedov, he\u2019s still under a massive spotlight.<\/p>\n<p>Nurmagomedov is humble by nature, due to his faith and his rigorous upbringing in Dagestan. But he showed the tendency to smash his opponents inside the Octagon, retiring with a perfect 29-0 record.<\/p>\n<p>Football legend David Beckham, an avid UFC fan, wanted Nurmagomedov to help him gain leverage as a parent of four children when they met shortly after the former champion\u2019s retirement.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\"><use href=\"http:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/#list-arrow-svg\" \/><\/svg><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/2025\/01\/17\/former-ufc-champion-announces-retirement-after-legendary-career-ended-with-ko-loss\/\">Former UFC champion announces retirement after legendary career ended with KO loss<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1166602604-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Football Khabib Nurmagomedov of Russia prepares to enter the Octagon prior to his lightweight championship bout against Dustin Poirier during UFC 242 at The...\" ><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption title=\"Khabib Nurmagomedov of Russia prepares to enter the Octagon prior to his lightweight championship bout against Dustin Poirier during UFC 242 at The...\">Photo by Jeff Bottari\/Zuffa LLC\/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Football Khabib Nurmagomedov recorded an ominous message for David Beckham\u2019s kids<\/h2>\n<p>In a recent interview with <em>Gorilla Energy<\/em>, Nurmagomedov explained what Beckham wanted during their first face-to-face encounter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the end of 2018, I flew to Paris. David Beckham was there and started talking about how he and his son were watching my fights,\u201d Nurmagomedov explained. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe asked that I record a video for him saying \u2018I smash your face if you don\u2019t obey your father!&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, the video that Nurmagomedov made for Beckham hasn\u2019t been made public, but his message likely helped Beckham\u2019s parenting.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\"><use href=\"http:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/#list-arrow-svg\" \/><\/svg><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/2025\/01\/17\/insider-points-out-parallel-between-arman-tsarukyan-and-renato-moicano-after-ufc-311-switch-up\/\">Insider points out parallel between Arman Tsarukyan and Renato Moicano after UFC 311 switch up<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Conor McGregor | FULL FIGHT | UFC Classic\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JuBBIJ7adjM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>Football Khabib Nurmagomedov will play a key role in UFC 311 title fights<\/h2>\n<p>Nurmagomedov is hours away from what will be a <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/2025\/01\/14\/khabib-nurmagomedov-admits-one-key-issue-with-coaching-ahead-of-ufc-311\/\">busy night at UFC 311<\/a> in Los Angeles. He\u2019ll be in the corner for the top two fights of the card as Makhachev and his cousin Umar battle for UFC gold.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/2025\/01\/17\/ufc-311-main-event-between-islam-makhachev-and-arman-tsarukyan-cancelled-as-fan-favorites-offer-to-step-in\/\">Makhachev faces Renato Moicano<\/a> in the UFC 311 main event after a last-second switch-up due to Arman Tsarukyan\u2019s withdrawal. <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/2025\/01\/17\/ufc-311-fighter-who-lost-out-due-to-main-event-change-speaks-out-for-the-first-time-after-cancellation\/\">Moicano was supposed to face<\/a> Beneil Dariush in a main card bout.<\/p>\n<p>Nurmagomedov does a lot for his devoted fanbase, including Beckham, and his story shows a humorous side to the stoic UFC legend.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\"><use href=\"http:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/#list-arrow-svg\" \/><\/svg><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/2025\/01\/17\/dana-white-reveals-exactly-what-islam-makhachev-said-when-arman-tsarukyan-withdrew-from-ufc-311\/\">Dana White reveals exactly what Islam Makhachev said when Arman Tsarukyan withdrew from UFC 311<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"KHABIB: Big chance for Merab | UMAR's #ANDSTILL | \u0418\u043d\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0432\u044c\u044e | \u042d\u043a\u0441\u043a\u043b\u044e\u0437\u0438\u0432 BECKHAM WANTED VIDEO? ENG SUB\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f5Oc7kqcbJs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Related Topics<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/2025\/01\/17\/i-smash-your-face-khabib-nurmagomedov-shares-hilarious-story-about-meeting-football-legend-david-beckham\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a> Curtis Calhoun<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Football legend David Beckham had a bizarre request for UFC Hall of Famer Khabib Nurmagomedov when they first met. UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov leaves fans in awe of his presence when he meets his worldwide following. High-profile figures, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, have been extremely complimentary of the UFC Hall of Famer in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":820716,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[96744,3790,22082],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-820715","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-face","8":"category-football","9":"category-smash"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/820715","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=820715"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/820715\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/820716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=820715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=820715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=820715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}