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Line 152: In August 2021, there was speculations going round that Nurmagomedov had signed a professional football contract with third tier Russian side Legion Dynamo after he was seen shaking hands with the players and manager. However, a few days later Nurmagomedov denied he had signed a professional contract instead saying he is very close to the club and just a fan.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/other-sports/mma/khabib-nurmagomedov-football-team-ufc-24804988\|title=Khabib Nurmagomedov clears up confusion over 'signing' for football club \|website=[[Daily Mirror]] \|date=20 August 2021 }}</ref> Nurmagomedov is a [[Sunni Islam\|Sunni Muslim]].<ref ~~name="kotaku2"~~>~~{{cite web\|last=Grayson\|first=Nathan\|date=22 March 2016\|title=EA Apologizes To Muslim UFC Fighter For Giving Him Christian Victory Celebration\|url=http~~https://~~kotaku~~heavy.com/easports/2018/10/khabib-~~apologizes~~nurmagomedov-toreligion-ethnicity-muslim~~-ufc-fighter-for-blowing-his-vic-1766500270\|access-date=26 September 2016\|publisher=Kotaku}}~~/amp/</ref> In October 2020, ''[[The Guardian]]'' stated that Nurmagomedov is the second-most popular Muslim athlete in the world, behind only the Egyptian footballer [[Mohamed Salah]]. ''The Guardian'' additionally stated that, since his high-profile victory over McGregor, Nurmagomedov has used his influential status to "further his ultra-conservative worldview".<ref name=":0">{{Cite news\|last=Zidan\|first=Karim\|date=2020-10-27\|title=Khabib Nurmagomedov's dominance was straightforward. His legacy is anything but\|language=en-GB\|work=The Guardian\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/oct/27/khabib-nurmagomedov-legacy-ufc-champion\|access-date=2020-11-07\|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> In 2018, Nurmagomedov advocated a crackdown on nightclubs in his home region of Dagestan,<ref>{{cite web\|date=2018-11-20\|title=UFC champ Nurmagomedov a conservative voice in Russia\|url=https://apnews.com/article/fa1a8334819345b1b76d7fb0d000008a\|access-date=2020-11-07\|website=AP NEWS}}</ref> and levelled criticism at a rap concert held in [[Makhachkala]], which led to rapper [[Egor Kreed]] cancelling his performances in the region.<ref name=":0" /> In 2019, Nurmagomedov spoke out against a play held in Dagestan that featured a scene of a scantily-clad woman seducing a man. He described the play as "filth", recommended that there be a governmental investigation into its production, and called for those involved to issue a public apology, which allegedly led to the producer of the play receiving threats on social media.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news\|last=Zidan\|first=Karim\|date=2019-03-05\|title=Feature: Khabib Nurmagomedov and the role of cultural censorship in Dagestan\|url=https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2019/3/5/18251644/khabib-nurmagomedov-cultural-censorship-dagestan-politics-putin-kadyrov-mma-crime\|access-date=2020-11-07\|website=[[Bloody Elbow]]}}</ref> In October 2020, Nurmagomedov criticised the [[President of France]] [[Emmanuel Macron]] in the wake of the [[murder of Samuel Paty]], stating "May the Almighty disfigure the face of this creature and all its followers, who, under the slogan of freedom of speech, offend the feelings of more than one and a half billion Muslim believers. May the Almighty humiliate them in this life, and in the next."<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/mma/khabib-instagram-emmanuel-macron-islam-protests-latest-b1447229.html Khabib attacks Macron over Islam comments: ‘May the Almighty disfigure the face of this creature’] Jack de Menezes, ''[[The Independent]]'' (30 October 2020)</ref><ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/mixed-martial-arts/54744830 Khabib Nurmagomedov criticises Emmanuel Macron for terrorist attack response] [[BBC Sport]] (30 October 2020)</ref> Nurmagomedov has trained with SC Bazarganova in [[Kizilyurt\|Kizilyurt, Dagestan]] (2012),<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://sk-bazarganova.ru/press-tsentr/chabib_nurmagomedov_gotovitsya_k_3-mu_boiu_v_ufc\|title=Khabib trains in SC Bazarganova\|publisher=Sk-bazarganova.ru\|access-date=29 November 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208053544/http://sk-bazarganova.ru/press-tsentr/chabib_nurmagomedov_gotovitsya_k_3-mu_boiu_v_ufc\|archive-date=8 December 2015\|url-status=dead}}</ref> K-Dojo, AMA Fight Club in [[Fairfield Township, Essex County, New Jersey\|Fairfield, New Jersey]] (2012), Mamishev Fight Team in [[Saint Petersburg]] (2012),<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bloodandsweat.ru/2013/01/xabib-nurmagomedov-na-ulice-moj-rekord-luchshe-chem-v-mma/\|title=Khabib: in the street i have better record than in the MMA \|publisher=bloodandsweat.ru\|access-date=18 January 2013}}</ref> Fight Spirit Team in [[Kolpino, St. Petersburg]] (2013),<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.riadagestan.ru/news/martial_arts/khabib_nurmagomedov_podpisal_kontrakt_s_klubom_fightspirit_gym/\|title=Khabib signed with Fightspirit Gym \|publisher=riadagestan.ru\|access-date=5 July 2013}}</ref> and KHK MMA Team in [[Bahrain]] (2015), which was funded by Bahraini prince [[Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://expertmma.ru/video-habib-nurmagomedov-sleduyushhij-pettis.html\|title=Khabib join to KHK MMA Team\|publisher=Expertmma.ru\|access-date=16 August 2015}}</ref> In 2016, Nurmagomedov co-founded his own team, Eagles MMA, with support from the Dagestani billionaire [[Ziyavudin Magomedov]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://tass.ru/sport/3811711/\|title=Khabib represents a new Russian MMA club in Moscow \|publisher=[[Russian News Agency TASS\|TASS]] \|date=24 November 2016}}</ref> After Magomedov was arrested on charges of embezzlement in 2018, Nurmagomedov used his post-fight speech at UFC 223 to appeal to Russian president [[Vladimir Putin]] for Magomedov's release from jail.<ref name=":0" /> Nurmagomedov has also hosted a training seminar at the Akhmat MMA fight club that is funded by [[Head of the Chechen Republic]] [[Ramzan Kadyrov]], who has received criticism from some quarters for his government's alleged human rights abuses.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web\|last=Zidan\|first=Karim\|date=2019-06-13\|title=Feature: How Kadyrov uses his relationship with Khabib for geopolitical diplomacy\|url=https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2019/6/13/18662837/chechen-expansion-ramzan-kadyrov-ufc-champ-khabib-nurmagomedov-politics-karim-zidan-mma-feature\|access-date=2020-10-23\|website=[[Bloody Elbow]]\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|date=2019-05-25\|title=Manager Ali Abdelaziz discusses Khabib Nurmagomedov's interactions with Chechen dictator Ramzan Kadyrov\|url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2019/5/25/18633144/manager-ali-abdelaziz-talks-khabib-nurmagomedovs-interactions-with-chechen-dictator-ramzan-kadyrov\|access-date=2020-10-23\|website=[[MMA Fighting]]\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|last=Harris\|first=Scott\|title=Ramzan Kadyrov: The Most Dangerous Man in MMA Is Not a Fighter\|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2722292-ramzan-kadyrov-the-most-dangerous-man-in-mma-is-not-a-fighter\|access-date=2020-10-23\|website=[[Bleacher Report]]\|language=en}}</ref>

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