Playing football with his mates, Khabib Nurmagomedov showed his sporting talents don't just belong inside a cage as he struck a beautiful half volley into the roof of the net, crashing into the underside of the crossbar along the way.Latching on to a poor clearance by the opposition defender, the ball kindly fell to Khabib, who sweetly struck a first time bullet into the top corner, leaving the goalkeeper with absolutely no chance, despite his best efforts at saving it.Such was the technique and strike of the UFC legend, no 'keeper would've been able to save the shot, and the Russian was extremely satisfied with his efforts as he wheeled away to celebrate with his teammates, who were impressed with what the former mixed martial arts man produced.Wearing the captain’s armband, Khabib scored a goal that any skipper would be proud of as he led from the front. The strike was similar to that of Steven Gerrard during his prime Liverpool days. We're thinking vs West Ham in the FA Cup final or vs Olympiakos in the Champions League.Take a look at the strike for yourself below.

Video: Khabib's wondergoal

Not bad, eh?

He then asked for the approval of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, as he shared the goal to his Instagram followers and asked the AC Milan striker what he thought of the strike.

Perhaps, with a striking technique like that, he should be lining up alongside Zlatan on those UEFA Champions League nights.

The goal grabbed the internet’s attention as the strike by Khabib was posted by popular football Instagram post 433.

Does Khabib Nurmagomedov support a football team?

It is no surprise that Khabib is playing football with his mates as he is known to be a huge fan of the sport and he supports the current La Liga and Champions League champions Real Madrid.

Khabib is currently retired from MMA as he competed in his last fight in the sport in 2020, where he defeated Justin Gaethje and maintained his unbeaten record in the sport.

The Eagle enjoyed a nine-year-career in the Octagon and because of his successes in the sport, he deserves every bit of rest that he can get. He was also inducted into the sport's Hall of Fame earlier this year.

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Now that Khabib has a lot of time on his hands, it wouldn't be a surprise to see him watching the current FIFA World Cup that is taking place in Qatar right now.