Khabib Nurmagomedov has no intention of abandoning his father’s sports legacy.
The UFC lightweight champion met with several regional politicians, including the Head of Dagestan, Vladimir Vasilyev, to discuss plans to carry forth some of Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov’s sports development projects in Dagestan.
“I would like to thank you for your respectful and trusting attitude towards my father. He had a lot of plans, I consider it my duty to see them through to the end,” Khabib said (h/t tass.ru).
Vasilyev confirmed the government’s intention to move forward with several sports development projects, hinting that he has also received Russian president Vladimir Putin’s permission:
“We have an instruction from the President of the Russian Federation (Vladimir Putin) and a debt to the memory of Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, whom we all respected and appreciated immensely, he was my adviser, helped and supported me a lot.