US President Donald Trump is the biggest fan of former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, according to veteran MMA manager Ali Abdel-Aziz.
Speaking on the Pound 4 Pound Show, Abdel-Aziz said Trump holds Nurmagomedov in particularly high regard alongside American fighter Justin Gaethje, Caliber.Az reports.
"I think, the President of US love two fighters more than everybody: Justin Gaethje and Khabib. He is the biggest Khabib fan. I was like, 'Why you like him so much?' He said, 'I put him in my book,'" Abdel-Aziz noted.
Nurmagomedov retired from mixed martial arts in 2021 with a perfect professional record of 29 wins and no defeats.
He was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2022.
By Bakhtiyar Abbasov
