Remembering a legend: Khabib ‘to be visitor of honor’ at Moscow MMA event in reminiscence of late father Abdulmanap in September

UFC light-weight champion Khabib Numagomedov would be the particular visitor at a 14-fight occasion within the Russian capital on September 9, honoring his late father, Abdulmanap, following his loss of life from coronavirus issues in July.

The loss of life of the world-renowned blended martial arts coach, who was twice put right into a medically-induced coma earlier than dying in a Moscow hospital on July three, was met with an outpouring of grief and tributes from stars internationally.

Usman Nurmagomedov turned the primary fighter from the 57-year-old’s steady to return to motion when he received at UAE Warriors 12 card in Abu Dhabi final week, however the card subsequent month, co-organized between the Struggle Nights and Gorilla Combating Championships (GFC) promotions, would be the first main MMA occasion to be devoted to him.

Struggle Nights president Kamil Hajiyev has confirmed to TASS that Nurmagomedov would be the visitor of honor in a break from his preparations for his UFC comeback battle in opposition to Justin Gaethje on October 24.

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Kazakh GFC fighter Dauren Ermekov and Russian Struggle Nights knockout artist Vladimir Mineev will headline the cardboard in a middleweight conflict with two belts on the road.

Mineev, who mentioned he was grieving the “indelible loss” of Nurmagomedov senior after his loss of life, suffered the one lack of his 14-fight skilled profession on a choice in 2016 and has ended 4 of his six scraps since prematurely.

Ermekov has received his final 5 fights however has not fought this yr and criticized Hajiyev for already discussing a rematch between Mineev and former sambo world champion Magomed Ismailov, who Mineev drew with in 2018.

Abdulmanap is a fabled determine in his North Caucasus homeland and past, and Khabib has pledged to proceed the various ambitions his father needed to develop services and fighters earlier than his premature loss of life.

He has already met native leaders to debate these concepts in Dagestan, the place a brand new health club bearing his father’s identify was opened final yr.

“He impressed the power of victories which he knew easy methods to obtain always, making unusual boys world champions and with minimal assets,” the head of Dagestan, Vladimir Vasilyev, introduced on the finish of July, including that “all of us must be taught” from Nurmagomeov’s legacy.

“Everybody understands the measure of official and ethical duty, however work on these initiatives can also be a matter of honor.”