Social media users appreciate Dagestani fighter Khabib’s restrained reaction to Kadyrov’s statement

Khabib Nurmagomedov belatedly and impartially reacted to the statement of Ramzan Kadyrov for fear of getting into conflict with the politician, some social media users suggest. Khabib Nurmagomedov is a good fighter, and he understands the difference between fighting in a ring and fighting in the political arena, other social media users argue in their comments.

The “Caucasian Knot” has reported that on May 13, Ramzan Kadyrov announced his willingness to pay Khabib Nurmagomedov the remuneration whatever he would request for a victory over a fighter from the “Akhmat” club. The leader of Chechnya also reproached the Dagestani fighter for performing under the auspices of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and not under the flags of Russia or Dagestan. Khabib Nurmagomedov ignored the challenge to the battle. On May 30, the Dagestani fighter said that he did not respond to Ramzan Kadyrov’s statements, since they were not offensive and did not require any comments.

“The fighter just doesn’t want to publicly apologize to Ramzan Kadyrov afterwards. It’s a very diplomatic response,” Facebook user Alexander Scherbin believes.

In their comments on Instagram, most social media users also called the Khabib Nurmagomedov’s reaction belated and too soft. Meanwhile, some users supported the reaction of the fighter.

Let us remind you that Khabib Nurmagomedov and Ramzan Kadyrov are on friendly terms. In 2019, when there was a conflict over Chechen road signs on the border between Chechnya and Dagestan, Khabib Nurmagomedov blamed Dagestan for the confrontation and did not criticize the actions of the Chechen authorities.