Daniel Cormier has had his say about the viral moment of Khabib Nurmagomedov at the final of the Champions League.
The former UFC Lightweight Champion is an avid football fan that travels all over the world to watch the big games live.
Khabib Nurmagomedov was pitchside for the largest game of the year between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan, who fought for the largest prize in European football on 31 May.
Unfortunately, the Night of the MMA legend took an uncomfortable turn when he was invited to talk about the game on Live TV.
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Daniel Cormier defends the refusal of Khabib Nurmagomedov's handshake
Khabib Nurmagomedov was confronted with a recoil because he refused to shake hands with respected sports reporter Kate Scott.
'The Eagle' smiled as he shook his hand with three men before putting his hand on his heart when Scott offered her hand.
Ishowspeed's visibly bewildered reaction to the uncomfortable moment helped to become viral on social media.
Daniel Cormier believes that the popular streamer is the fault of the return that Nurmagomedov received in the following days.
“If you know his religion, it is,” he told Shannon Sharpe about his Muslim teammate.
“Not many men are willing to do that, especially at that time.
“I think the reason it became so strange was because the boy responded to the way he did that.
“I am pretty sure that he explained the hair afterwards, but it is live TV, anyway things are happening. That is respect for his wife, and to be honest it is respect for Kate. It is actually a respectful gesture for the person you refuse to shake hands [with] Because, as a married man, he is not allowed to shake the hand of another woman. '
“The reason that it became so strange was because that child responded to the way he did that. – @dc_mma pic.twitter.com/jo2ueyi1ji
– Club Shay (@clubShayShay) August 20, 2025
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Khabib Nurmagomedov checks Ishespeed
Khabib Nurmagomedov quickly got rid of the uncomfortable moment to deliver a great TV.
'The Eagle' checked Ishespeed during his hilarious Champions League -Final Cameo for CBS.
Pundit Jamie Carragher caused the Nurmagomedov versus Ishespeed root with one question.
The former defender of Liverpool asked: “Do you think your speed could beat in a fight or a race?”
“Don't forget, no one between us is now,” Nurmagomedov said to playfully warn the influencer.
The 29-0 Russian focused back on his 'beef' with Ishespeed when his interviewers thought he had used the word fight when he talked about catching a flight from Germany.
“No fight anymore,” said Nurmagomedov, referring to his retirement of MMA in 2020.
He added: “Maybe if this man starts talking too much, we might fight tonight.”