Khabib Nurmagomedov has raised concerns about Russian media’s supposedly hostile approach of reporting on instances of crime involving Dagestani natives.
According to the former UFC champion, the violent attack on the Moscow Metro was a clear example of how the media places emphasis on the attackers being from Dagestan. “Someone beats someone up – everywhere they write Dagestanis,” Nurmagomedov told members of the media ahead of an event held by his Eagles FC promotion in Socho last weekend.
Nurmagomedov was referring to an incident where Russian citizen Roman Kovalev was awarded a medal for bravery by the Russian government after defending a woman being harassed by a group of men on the Moscow subway.