In a sport brimming with toxic masculinity, it comes as little surprise when some of its most prominent figures remain intolerant with regards to sexuality and gender.
The latest example of such intolerance took place when retired UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov’s Russian manager shared a transphobic comment on social media.
Rizvan Magomedov, who is also the president of Dominance MMA Russia, took to Instagram to comment on President Joe Biden’s decision to appoint transgender physician Dr. Rachel Levine to his administration. Dr. Levine’s appointment makes her the highest-ranking openly transgender government official in US history
“Rest in peace, Great America,” Magomedov wrote in an Instagram story that featured a photo of Dr.