"We were acquainted with Khabib Nurmagomedov. We invited him to a meeting with the team. Thankfully, he did not reject us, he did not reject our invitation and visited our club."
Asif Askerov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Qarabag, said this to Telegraf, Idman.biz reports.
44-year-old functionary recalled that former lightweight champion Islam Mahachev also attended the meeting:
"It was a sporting event. We have mutual respect. They also watch Qarabag's games. They even say that they are our fans. That is, when our team plays, they do not pass by, they follow the score and the summary of our games."
Khabib Nurmagomedov is a former UFC lightweight belt holder. Dagestan fighter, who retired in 2021, won all 29 of his fights.
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