Mixed martial arts veteran Oleg Taktarov said that the fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaji, which took place on October 24, was fixed. He pointed out that Nurmagomedov and Gatji have one manager: Ali Abdel-Aziz.
As a reminder, Nurmagomedov defeated Gatji using a triangle choke in the second round and defended the UFC lightweight belt. After the fight, he announced his retirement from the sport.
According to Taktarov, they no longer remind him the semi-final fight of the UFC 6 tournament with Anthony Macias, which took place in July 1995. Then the American deliberately lost to the Russian, his general manager Buddy Albin forced him to do it.
“Now, for example, due to the fact that the last fight - well, as it is called, a work-fight, with one manager - they stopped writing to me about the semi-final with Antonio Macias at UFC 6. They just stopped writing.
Now no one remembers, because it is clear that the fight (Nurmagomedov and Gatzhi. - "Championship") was fixed. It is obvious. But for me, it's okay. If you can, if you have worked well, money has been earned - even better.
I am pleased that this person finished with painful or suffocating method. That is, this is such a message to the youth: they say, you see, that's a kind person, did not hit him on the ground, did a painful thing, wrestled more, less cruelty. He finished his career, he will stop cutting weight, he will maintain his health. Made money after all. I'm happy for him.
On the other hand, it's good that everyone suddenly stopped writing to me. Because the stigma is in the gun. That's it, ”Taktarov said in an interview with the Russian Estonian YouTube channel.