As dominant as he is in the cage, he is just as polarizing outside of it. Khabib Nurmagomedov criticized a play put on in Dagestan that featured a woman in lingerie seducing a man. He asked the Dagestani government to investigate the “filth.” The UFC champion also criticized a Dagestani rap duo and drew ire from the Russian rap community. He has a reportedly close relationship with Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov, a staunch, violently anti-gay figure in world politics.
Khabib Nurmagomedov
Sports vs. Ethics
Nurmagomedov is not the only great athlete to have troubling actions and stances in his here and now.