Russian MMA fighter and actor Oleg Tactarov answered the question of whether the UFC chief could Dana White not to include the former lightweight champion in the list of the promotion’s greatest fighters Khabib Nurmagomedova because of his Russian citizenship.
White, when asked about the greatest fighters in UFC history, cited fellow UFC fighters Jon Jones and Ronda Rousey, Canadian Georges St-Pierre and Irishman Conor McGregor.
– No, there can be no such moment here. Dana White, on the contrary, likes to do things that are not fashionable, things that are not popular in society. And the UFC has always treated Russian fighters with great respect, with special trepidation. I saw how others were treated and how the Russians were constantly harassed. They treated me warmly. It is clear that it was American warmth. But I think it was an order from above. Because everyone at the same time cannot treat our fighters so well, starting with the pilot, etc., “said Taktarov, quoted by RB Sport.
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