According to rahyafte (the missionaries and converts website):
On Saturday, October 6, Khabib Nurmagomedov faced Conor McGregor in the Octagon for the Lightweight Title at UFC 229 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The fight was one of the biggest mixed martial arts showdowns in recent memory. Murmagomedov was able to get McGregor in a neck crank in Round 4, causing the UFC champ to tap out.
Nurmogomedov’s religious beliefs are a frequent topic of conversation. Hailing from Dagestan, Russia, Nurmogomedov was raised in the Muslim faith.
Nurmagomedov was born in the remote village of Sildi in the Tsumadinsky District, which is now modern-day Dagestan, Russia. According to a 2012 survey by the ARENA Project, 83 percent of respondents from Dagestan identified as adherents to Islam.
Nurmagomedov can frequently be seen wearing a papakha, a traditional sheepskin hat worn by Dagestanis and other tribes of the Caucasus region. Men and male children wear the papakha year-round, as noted in the Encyclopedia of National Dress: Traditional Clothing Around the World.
A couple of years ago, Nurmagomedov found himself a part of EA Sports UFC 2. In the game, his character expressed a Christian celebration of victory, which is not in keeping with his actual Muslim faith.
“When Nurmagomedov wins in the game, his victory celebration involves him gesturing in the shape of a cross. It’s a canned animation other characters perform as well, but it’s something the real Nurmagomedov would pretty much never do,” Kotaku reported back in 2016.
At the time, Nurmagomedov took to social media to express his concerns to EA Sports. You can see his tweet below.
khabib nurmagomedov ✔ @TeamKhabib I’m a MUSLIM and not Baptized. Please @EASPORTSUFC edit my after fight celebration. I have a lot of Muslim fans and you have to respect it. 3:15 AM – Mar 20, 2016
EA issued him an apology, which he shared on Instagram.
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