Khabib Nurmagomedov interrupted the speech of his cousin by praising Ireland.
UFC Hall of Famer Khabib Nurmagomedov has had a lot of bad blood with Ireland and Conor McGregor during and after his fighting career. But after his cousin Usman had taken a victory over Paul Hughes on PFL Champions series: Dubai, Khabib ensured that the tensions in the past put in perspective.
Usman defeated Hughes with a majority decision, despite an early point deduction, to retain his lightweight title at PFL Champions Series: Dubai. He remains unbeaten in his MMA career and may be on his last legs with PFL before he may entertain an offer from the UFC buyer.
Khabib's rivalry with McGregor and Ireland is well documented. Years after their UFC 229 fight, in which Khabib won a victory of the entry, continues to cook blood between Dagestan, Ireland and the two UFC Groten.
But after some recent hardness towards the hunters and Hughes of Ireland, Khabib played in his earlier views in the PFL Smartcage.
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Khabib Nurmagomedov interviews the interview after the fight with Cousin with Ireland Praise
During the post fight interview with Dan Hardy, Khabib hijacked the microphone to pay a huge compliment to Ireland after the immediate classic PFL head event.
“I know this is not my time to talk, I only want to say one thing,” Khabib started. “With all the things between me and [Conor McGregor] When we fought. Remember, Ireland is the largest supporter in the world for Palestine. Don't forget this. We love you! You, your government, everyone.
“If we are in the cage, it's just competition. MMA, everything about respect. We love you because you support our brother[s] In Palestine. “
Palestine and Israel have been at war for more than a year without a clear end. Ireland has been a refuge for Palestinians trying to leave the region torn by war.
Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Ireland beef touches a turning point
Khabib submitted McGregor to UFC 229 to hand over the former two-division world champion its second UFC defeat. He defeated Justin Gaethje and Dustin Poirier before he withdrew after his last UFC light weight title defense on UFC 254.
McGregor, on the other hand, received the opposite approach in his response to Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Paul Hughes, where team Khabib was torn in a social media rant as 'no hunters'. He was originally invited by Hughes to get him in the corner for the fight of Nurmagomedov, but McGregor did not show up during the event.
The victory of Usman at PFL Dubai Caps of a busy month for the coaching career of Khabib. He cornered Islam Makhachev for a victory in the first round at UFC 311, while his other cousin, Umar, his first career-defeat on the same map.
The hostility between Khabib and McGregor will probably never deteriorate, but the comments after Khabib's fight show that there is an opening for mutual respect between Dagestan and Ireland.
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