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Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov spoke out in support of UFC fighter Zubaira Tukhugov after the UFC 229 brawl.

Chechen dictator Ramzan Kadyrov took to social media this week to show his support for UFC fighter Zubaira Tukhugov in the aftermath of the UFC 229 post-fight brawl.

Kadyrov, who recently gifted UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov a brand new Mercedes Benz and made him an honorary citizen of Chechnya, advised Tukhugov to fight “like you were taught in your village” before revealing that Tukhugov is welcome to join Kadyrov’s Akhmat MMA fight club if he can no longer compete for the UFC.

“Zubair, you know who you are and where you’re from!