As hundreds of people in the republic of Dagestan demonstrate against the “partial mobilization” for Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, protesters are calling on Khabib Nurmagomedov to support their cause.
The appeal took place during an Instagram Live broadcast hosted by Sheikh Abdullah Kosteksky, who held a discussion with several protest leaders in Dagestan, one of whom called on Nurmagomedov to be more like Muhammad Ali during the Vietnam war.
“Khabib, tell me where you stand as a man, as a Muslim,” one of the protest leaders, known as Omar, said.
Omar also called on other Dagestani athletes such as Zabit Magomedsharipov to speak out.