UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov says he might not be Dagestan’s most famous export for long after revealing that diminutive blogger Hasbulla Magomedov has a lengthy list of suitors seeking his signature.
Magomedov, known to many as Hasbulla or Hasbik, has captured the attention of a generation of fight fans after debuting online in a now infamous clip with pint-sized foe Abdu Rozik – but if you thought that his 15 minutes of fame were due to expire soon, think again.
Hasbulla – who is said to be 19 years of age – has graduated from social media curiosity to a fully fledged phenomenon in recent months.
He attended October’s UFC 267 event in Abu Dhabi by invitation of Dana White himself, and was even proudly hoisted into the air by fellow Dagestani icon Islam Makhachev following the latter’s impressive first-round finish of Kiwi brawler Dan Hooker.
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He even boasts a keen friendship with a certain Khabib Nurmagomedov, with the former undefeated UFC lightweight champion, as evidenced by comments made by ‘The Eagle’ at a Moscow press conference on Monday.
“With Hasbik, let’s make it so that people understand the situation. Hasbik lives in Khushet (in Dagestan). We have Saygid, Islam, Gadzhi… He’s a neighbor for our guys who live in Khushet. They know him from there, before he became a star,” Khabib said, as quoted by Championat.
“We have a good relationship. And when we have some kind of events, fights, we invite him so he doesn’t sit at home. We take him to Moscow. The fans also want to see him, he’s an interesting personality.”
The internet has been awash with recent speculation, some of which has been positively stoked by Dana White, that Hasbulla might settle his feud with Abdu Rozik inside the UFC’s Octagon – but Khabib revealed he is against his pal throwing leather inside of a cage.