Father’s cousin Khabib Nurmagomedova Magomed Nurmagomedov, in an interview with , said that the former UFC lightweight champion did not actively participate in lobbying for the idea of renaming a village in Dagestan in honor of his father.
On November 9, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a decree renaming the village of Kirovaul, Kizilyurt district of Dagestan, in honor of honored coach of Russia Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov. According to the text of the document, the village will be called Manapkala. The villagers took the initiative. Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov died in the summer of 2020 due to illness. He trained Khabib Nurmagomedov and Islam Makhachev, who were recognized as the best fighters in the UFC regardless of weight category.
— How did your family react?
“We are grateful to all the initiators and the local population for showing such willingness. This is not from us, but from people, in Kirovaul, the overwhelming majority are only Sildinians, so they expressed a desire to rename the village in honor of the great trainer, the great teacher who trained 18 champions of the world and around 30 internationals. sports master class in MMA and combat sambo Our people, our athletes, everyone expressed the desire to rename the village Manapkala.
— Was there a reaction from Khabib?
—To be honest, at one point he even took the position that this should be the wish of the people. “Let them decide for themselves: I will not hinder and I will not help, as the people decide,” that’s roughly what his position looked like. He left the people to chance. If you want, you want, no, no,” Magomed Nurmagomedov told .
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