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Khabib Nurmagomedov: “The terrorist attacks in Dagestan are a brutal act. People were killed five minutes from my home”
Khabib Nurmagomedov / Photo: © Chris Unger / Contributor / UFC / Gettyimages.ru
Former UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov called the terrorist attacks in Dagestan brutal and inhumane, and also denied media reports that the liquidated Gadzhimurad Kagirov was a representative of Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov’s school.
According to the Investigative Committee, 15 law enforcement officers and four civilians were killed in a series of terrorist attacks in Makhachkala and Derbent on the evening of June 23. In Dagestan, June 24, 25 and 26 have been declared days of mourning.
Earlier, the Telegram channel Mash reported that Kagirov was a pupil of Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov’s school and a member of his son Khabib’s Eagles FC fight club. Rizvan Magomedov, who represents the interests of Khabib Nurmagomedov, Islam Makhachev and other Russian fighters, denied this information in a comment to Match TV.
— It offends me that all these moments are attributed to a certain sport or a certain hall. To go into a monastery and kill a person just because he professes a different religion… Does this need any condemnation? Is it not clear that this is a brutal and inhuman act? Where and how has such a thing ever been committed? In our Dagestan, representatives of more than 30 nationalities live, and, of course, the majority profess Islam, but there are also Jews and Christians. This has never happened in the 30-35 years that I have lived in Dagestan.
People were being killed five minutes from my house. How can this be normal? My children live there, my mother, my family, my brother, my relatives. I am in touch with people until the morning. People are being killed there, they are calling that terrorist attacks are happening somewhere. But how should I react to this?
We have it at school [Кагиров] was in 2021 and went through one training camp in our gym. When he switched from freestyle wrestling to mixed martial arts, he went through a training camp with us. In my opinion, he was with us for only a couple of months. And he is not a graduate of our school, this is absolute nonsense, this is not true. Yes, he trained with us for some time, but not even half a year has passed, Ruptly quotes Nurmagomedov as saying.
In professional MMA, Kagirov had two official fights and won both.
Source: Sportbox
Authoritative source The Ring has reported that the famous British heavyweight Anthony Joshua was involved in a serious accident in Nigeria.
The boxer, whose parents are from an African country, came to Nigeria after celebrating Christmas in England.
It was reported that the accident occurred in the capital Lagos. Joshua was in the Lexus that crashed into a truck. Two people died at the scene.
Joshua was injured, but they were reported to be minor. The boxer only managed to leave the car with outside help.
Look at the dire situation in Nigeria.
There was no apparent emergency response after a major crash involving Anthony Joshua that killed two people; no ambulance, no proper medical care. Instead he was made to sit upright in front of a police van… pic.twitter.com/xZ5IEP9hF6
— Esen (@SemiNigerian) December 29, 2025
Sending prayers to Anthony Joshua.
If you have a minute, please pray for him. pic.twitter.com/Dt979HEBp5— (fan) Cole Palmer 🏴GFPR (@BigJeff) December 29, 2025
Source: Sport UA
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Former absolute light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev, 2020 Olympic champion and ex-temporary WBA super featherweight champion Albert Batyrgaziev and bronze medalist of the 2020 Games and 2023 World Championships Imam Khataev, in a conversation with Match TV, named American Terence Crawford the best boxer of 2025.
In 2025, Crawford defeated Mexican Saul Alvarez by unanimous decision, becoming the undisputed super middleweight champion. Prior to this, the American was the absolute champion in the junior welterweight and welterweight divisions, and also became the champion in the lightweight and junior middleweight divisions. In early December, the boxer was stripped of his WBC super middleweight belt due to non-payment of championship fees. At the end of December, 38-year-old Crawford announced his retirement from the sport. He scored 42 victories in 42 fights (31 knockouts) and left the ring undefeated.
The top three of Artur Beterbiev are as follows:
1. Terence Crawford;
2. Naoya Inoue;
3. Devin Haney.
Albert Batyrgaziev’s top three:
1. Terence Crawford;
2. Muslim Gadzhimagomedov;
3. Sharabutdin Ataev.
Top three of Imam Khataev:
1. Terence Crawford;
2. Artur Beterbiev;
3. Dmitry Bivol.
Next week the Match TV website will publish the following material: “The best boxer of 2025 according to Match TV experts.” In 2024, Artur Beterbiev confidently won this vote. In 2023, Terence Crawford won by a narrow margin, ahead of Naoya Inoue. In 2022, Dmitry Bivol won with a clear advantage.
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Source: Sportbox
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World heavyweight champion (over 90.7 kg), Ukrainian Alexander Usik He will attend the World Sports Summit to be held in Dubai (UAE) between 29-30 December.
According to the organizers, the boxer will act as a speaker and guest on the theme “Warrior-poet: in the mind of Alexander Usik.”
Usik’s speech will be moderated by renowned speaker Nick Santonastasso, who has worked with the Ukrainian on several occasions: “I am grateful for the opportunity. I look forward to the chance to reveal all the treasures of a boxing legend.”
Many important names will attend the summit: football players Rio Ferdinand, Peter Crouch, Ronaldo, Roberto Baggio, Alessandro Del Piero, Andres Iniesta, former world champions Manny Pacquiao (boxing) and Khabib Nurmagomedov (UFC), tennis player Novak Djokovic.
Usik last appeared in the ring in July 2025, when he knocked out British boxer Daniel Dubois in the fifth round. Next year, the Ukrainian representative is expected to meet with former world champion American Deontay Wilder.
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Source: Sport UA
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