“During my career I had to choose a nickname. The eagle is a symbol of Dagestan. I was also asked to choose something that would cause people to have the appropriate associations. Why not become a cape such an attribute? This is a national symbol. And now everyone knows about Papakh, Dagestan, the history of the region. In my opinion, the plan works, ”RIA Novosti quoted Nurmagomedova as saying.
September 7, Khabib Nurmagomedov will meet with American Dustin Porrier. This fight will be the second defense of the Russian title.
Earlier, Nurmagomedov said he did not plan to end his career.