Back to the MMA Newsfeed

Khabib Nurmagomedov Meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin Following Championship Win

u041fu0443u0442u0438u043d u043fu043eu0437u0434u0440u0430u0432u0438u043b u0425u0430u0431u0438u0431u0430 u041du0443u0440u043cu0430u0433u043eu043cu0435u0434u043eu0432u0430 u0441 u043fu043eu0431u0435u0434u043eu0439. u0421u043au0430u0437u0430u043b, u0447u0442u043e u043fu043eu043fu0440u043eu0441u0438u0442 u0435u0433u043e u043eu0442u0446u0430 u0441u0438u043bu044cu043du043e u043du0435 u043du0430u043au0430u0437u044bu0432u0430u0442u044c u0441u043fu043eu0440u0442u0441u043cu0435u043du0430? pic.twitter.com/F1rw3PZXAw

— u041au0440u0435u043cu043bu0435u0432u0441u043au0438u0439 u043fu0443u043b u0420u0418u0410 (@Kremlinpool_RIA) October 10, 2018

After he submitted Conor McGregor at UFC 229, Khabib Nurmagomedov revealed that he received a congratulatory call from Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Now that “The Eagle” has returned home, he was able to meet with Putin in person. A video posted on Twitter showed the UFC lightweight champion and his father, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, visiting with Putin.

u041fu0443u0442u0438u043d u043e u043fu0440u044bu0436u043au0435 #u0425u0430u0431u0438u0431u0430: u0420u043eu0441u0441u0438u044f - u044du0442u043e u0431u043eu043bu044cu0448u0430u044f u0441u0435u043cu044cu044f, u043au043eu0442u043eu0440u0430u044f u0433u043eu0442u043eu0432u0430 u043eu0442u0432u0435u0442u0438u0442u044c «u043fu0440u044bu0436u043au043eu043c» u043du0430 u043bu044eu0431u0443u044e u0430u0442u0430u043au0443 u0438u0437u0432u043du0435 pic.