As Khabib Nurmagomedov waded through waves of Nevada Athletic Commission officials, Las Vegas police and UFC security to the back of T-Mobile Arena at UFC 229, a call was waiting.
On the line was Vladimir Putin, who’d gone from TV to telephone to congratulate the Dagestani champ seconds after tapping out the biggest star in MMA, Conor McGregor, in a fight that had become a global sensation.
The Russian president had to wait a bit – after the bedlam that ensued with Nurmagomedov jumping into the crowd to fight McGregor teammate Dillon Danis, a lot of bodies were required to clear the scene. Stiff fines would follow for all those involved, none greater than for “The Eagle,” who was ultimately docked $500,000 from his fight purse.
But according to White, Nurmagomedov received a gift from Putin that, for most, would be a life-changing resource. Putin’s phone congratulation was just the opening gesture in what the UFC CEO said was a lavish gift bestowed upon the then-UFC lightweight champ and his now-deceased father, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov.
That’ll buy a lot of tiny bathtubs.
Crooks
The lot of them
And terrorists
Lol imagine being a Russian doctor getting paid $200 a month and then your president is gifting out $20 million dollars worth of real estate to a fighter for winning a fight.
A fighter with terrorist ties and a fight team of Pedos + PED cheats