Former Russian Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov received an award named after UAE Prime Minister Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Al Maktouma reported this on his social networks.
The award has been given since 2009. It is awarded to teams, athletes and organizations that have made a significant contribution to the development of sports in the world and in the UAE.
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.
On October 7, 2018, Khabib defeated Irishman Conor McGregor at UFC 229.
The athlete had 29 fights in mixed martial arts (MMA) and won each of them. As a result of the survey conducted by the Public Opinion Foundation in 2021, Khabib was chosen as the person of the year in sports. On October 22, 2023, Nurmagomedov announced that he was quitting everything related to fighting.
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