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It was the most-watched fight in the sport's history after a heated, fractious build-up. It would be Nurmagomedov who claimed the victory, forcing McGregor to concede defeat to a fourth-round submission. But according to Dana White, Nurmagomedov earned a lot more that night than a measure of revenge.
"He didn't even make it back to his dressing room after the fight, and Putin was on the phone", the UFC chief told the 'Games with Names' podcast.
"Putin gave him and his father like $20 million worth of property in Russia," White continued. "Then he went into the Muslim territories, where these guys are like: cars, money, gyms,
whatever he wanted."
Now, more than three years after stepping away from the UFC at the height of his powers, White said on the podcast that Nurmagomedov has so far resisted efforts by the Las Vegas-based fight organization to return.
"Once you get to that level of fame, it's just like what we're dealing with with Conor McGregor," White explained. "Conor McGregor lives in a yacht in the middle of where the warmest place in the world
is at that time. Once you get to that level, you're not gonna get up for getting punched in the face anymore."
Source: https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/274133540/ufc-boss-reveals-putin-gifts-to-russian-star-khabib
"He didn't even make it back to his dressing room after the fight, and Putin was on the phone", the UFC chief told the 'Games with Names' podcast.
"Putin gave him and his father like $20 million worth of property in Russia," White continued. "Then he went into the Muslim territories, where these guys are like: cars, money, gyms,
whatever he wanted."
Now, more than three years after stepping away from the UFC at the height of his powers, White said on the podcast that Nurmagomedov has so far resisted efforts by the Las Vegas-based fight organization to return.
"Once you get to that level of fame, it's just like what we're dealing with with Conor McGregor," White explained. "Conor McGregor lives in a yacht in the middle of where the warmest place in the world
is at that time. Once you get to that level, you're not gonna get up for getting punched in the face anymore."
Source: https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/274133540/ufc-boss-reveals-putin-gifts-to-russian-star-khabib