Russian Khabib Nurmagomedov, former champion of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), condemned the attack on the Palestinian hospital on Instagram (the owner of the Meta company is known as an extremist and is banned in Russia).
“Bombing a hospital full of children and refugees is not the path to peace,” the athlete said. Nurmagomedov, who had previously declared his support for Palestine, described the incident as genocide.
An attack on a hospital in the Gaza Strip took place on October 17. Israel blamed the incident on the Palestinian group Islamic Jihad (an organization banned in Russia). Hamas blamed Israel.
Khabib Nurmagomedov had his last fight in the fall of 2020, defeating American Justin Gaethje. Immediately after the fight, he announced his retirement from his professional career, explaining that he had promised his mother that he would not fight without his father. After finishing his career, Nurmagomedov founded the Eagle FC promotion.
The athlete had 29 fights in MMA and won each of them. As a result of the survey conducted by the Public Opinion Foundation in 2021, the Russian was chosen as the person of the year in sports.
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