Islam Makhachev spoke about his father’s affairs in Dagestan

Russian fighter Islam Makhachev, who competes in the UFC, said in an interview with that he was not immersed in his father’s agricultural business in Dagestan.

Earlier in an interview, Makhachev said that his father grew tomatoes to sell them. The fighter also noted that he had contributed to production on several occasions, working in greenhouses.

Currently, Makhachev owns the UFC lightweight belt; the fighter ranks third in the ranking of the promotion’s best athletes, regardless of weight categories.

— In 2021, you told me that your father grew tomatoes in a greenhouse. It so happened that I personally bought some tomatoes, which, according to the seller, were Lak tomatoes. Is agriculture inherent to the Laks or just a coincidence?

— In Dagestan, we basically have a lot of greenhouses, they are not divided by region. In my opinion, he sends part of what my father grows to Moscow. The truck arrives and loads it. But I don’t do that and I try not to get distracted. We don’t have time to disperse.

— Didn’t you ask your father whether or not he was in the dark as an entrepreneur?

“I see that if everything goes well for my father, he is smiling.” If the harvest is bad, then you are not in the mood.

— Do you call each other often when you’re at training camp?

— I constantly call mom and dad. You could say every day.

—Last time, your father said he was watching the fight from three cameras.

— Previously, did not broadcast the fights live, they watched them somewhere via links. Now he still thinks that the broadcast will stop, so he prepares in advance many devices where they will broadcast the tournament.

—How many people are watching the fight with your mother and father?

– Mom never looks. Uncles, brothers, parents gather together. I think about ten people,” Makhachev said in an interview with .

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