“Congratulations to Habib on a great victory. Habib broke the record of Fedor Emelianenko! I wish you further victories and big fights, ”wrote Kovalev in his Instagram.
On the night of September 7-8, Nurmagomedov defeated Porrier with a strangulation in the third round and for the second time in his career defended his UFC lightweight champion title.
Earlier, the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, said that Nurmagomedov showed strength in the battle with Porie at UFC 242.