Few people in the martial arts world are as disciplined and religious as the former UFC champion. Khabib Nurmagomedov. The devout Muslim fighter has always said he is against alcohol and drugs. Recently, however, the fighter has closed any bets or gambling related to sports and apparently ruined the lives of many families around the world.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is on a mission to change how things work in mixed martial arts sports. The fighter may have retired from professional fighting two years ago, but he never left the sport. Some might say he’s become even more interested in mixed martial arts since he started his own MMA promotion, EAGLE FC.
The main aim of Khabib and EAGLE FC is to change the way sport is run and to eradicate the “evil” in sport that preaches respect and discipline. From banning ring girls to not promoting bookies, Khabib is on a mission to change the way the martial arts world works. While some of the biggest MMA promotions in the world like UFC, Bellator MMA and others are mostly sponsored by betting sites, Khabib remains one of the very few/even the only promotions that bookmakers don’t advertise.
KARTAL FC He’s gained a decent following in the last few months, and Khabib is starting to understand how the promotion business is handled. In a recent interview, Khabib said: “I believe gambling is more dangerous than alcohol. I think advertising bookies is worse than alcohol. Bookies are destroying whole families” When asked why EAGLE FC is the only Russian MMA promotion that does not have a betting sponsor.
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Khabib Nurmagomedov doesn’t care about “thousands of dollars” brought by bookies
Betting sites are some of the main sponsors of major MMA promotions around the world. Khabib is very aware of what kind of money the bookies can bring to his organisation, but the Dagestanian is very strict about the type of content he offers to audiences who watch EAGLE FC. “It would be the same as advertising drugs here. Gambling and drug addiction are at the same level,” he said. Khabib said in an interview.
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“They pay big money. There are promotions that take their money and no longer need them. We pay attention to the type of product we give to our target audience. The only thing we encourage is a sport. I don’t want people watching us to see ads for alcohol or bookies.” He added Khabib to his interview.
In the field of sports entertainment, it’s rare to see someone like Khabib disciplined for his religious beliefs. Despite all the criticism the former champion has received, he continues to pursue what he believes is right.
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