Currently, mixed martial arts and football are equally popular in Dagestan, but people give a slight preference to football, the president of Dynamo Makhachkala told . Gadji Gadjiev .
Earlier, Deputy Minister of Sports of Dagestan Budun Budunov told that martial arts are of interest to residents of the republic, but football performs an important social function.
— I think that today in Dagestan, MMA and football are equally popular. At the same time, of course, more and more people are coming to football. It is clear why. But different combat sports are our national pride. Therefore, I would not like to say which of them is more popular. If we talk about individuals, then, of course, our combat champions are the most popular, but if we talk about sports, a little preference is always given to football. It is more spectacular, “Gadzhiev told .
Dynamo Makhachkala is playing in the top division of the Russian Championship for the first time in its history. After nine rounds, the team has scored 10 points and is ranked 9th in the RPL standings.
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