Khabib Nurmogomedov sat down with Vladimir Putin on Thursday -- and the President of Russia showered him with praise for another impressive UFC victory.
It all went down in Khabb's homeland of Dagestan (which is part of Russia) -- and the leader of Dagestan, Vladimir Vasilev, was on hand to honor the 30-year-old for his UFC 242 victory over Dustin Poirier.
Putin is known for being a massive combat sports fan -- and he's been a huge supporter of Khabib for years.
In fact, when Khabib smashed Conor McGregor back in 2018, Putin summoned the Eagle for a little celebratory snack in a dinky room with a dinky food spread in the city of Ulyanovsk.