“The main component of the Eagle FC project is Khabib” – Vice President of the ACA

ACA Vice President Aslanbek Badaev shared his opinion on the functioning of Eagle FC after the departure of Khabib Nurmagomedov, noting that the athlete is the main component of the league.

Nurmagomedov previously posted a photo with the fighters on a social network, signing: “Take care of yourself brothers. I hope my decision will only benefit, I hugged you all tightly. Later, his coach Javier Mendes said that the athlete’s departure from the MMA industry is due to the fact that he wants to spend more time with his family.

– A year or two ago, I thought how much Khabib would be enough? Constantly fly to tournaments, train fighters, hold tournaments, be an honored guest, communicate and so on. How much patience will the sponsors have to invest? We understand that Eagle FC is primarily interesting because of Khabib. There are no stars, no business model, no arguments for investing large sums. The main, rating and recognizable asset is Khabib.

With Khabib retiring from MMA, will the league continue to function as it did before? Will she be so ambitious? If Khabib focuses on his family and doesn’t travel to tournaments, what kind of sponsors would be interested in investing a lot of money to run competitions without Nurmagomedov? The main component of the Eagle FC project is Khabib,” Badaev quotes Metaratings.ru.

Nurmagomedov became UFC lightweight champion in April 2018 and officially retired in March 2021. Under his leadership, Islam Makhachev and Usman Nurmagomedov won the champion titles in the UFC and Bellator lightweight divisions, respectively.