Athletistic/MMA. The head of Dagestan, Sergei Melikov, presented UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev with the Order of Honor of the Republic of Dagestan, III degree. The press service of the Melikov administration announced the UFC fighter’s award.

“It is the victory of our compatriot, it is the victory of Islam, it is the victory of his spirit, of his will, of his family, of his coach, of these people who were in the octagon with him each of us tried to send. a piece of our soul there, abroad to support us,” Melikov said, according to the press service of the administration of the head of the region.

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Earlier, Makhachev defended his UFC lightweight title for the third time in his career. During a tournament in Newark (USA), he beat the American Dustin Poirier, forcing his opponent to reach the fifth round.



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