For the second time during a six-month period, Chechen dictator Ramzan Kadyrov played host to one of the most successful boxers of all time, Floyd Mayweather. Their encounter — much like their equally bizarre first meeting — appears to have taken place in Kadyrov’s palace in Grozny, Chechnya’s capital.
A short video strategically posted on Kadyrov’s social media account showed the retired boxer jest with the dictator before signing a pair of gloves for him. The controversial figures then appeared to break bread and exchange pleasantries over dinner. Kadyrov later revealed that Mayweather even expressed interest in obtaining Russian citizenship.