UFC fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov beats Conor McGregor both in the cage and in generosity – as these kindhearted stunts prove

Jan 24 , 2020

Khabib Nurmagomedov, left, punches Conor McGregor during a lightweight title mixed martial arts bout at UFC 229 in Las Vegas. Photo: AP Photo

The reigning UFC Lightweight Champion isn’t just the fighter who beat flamboyant hardman McGregor, he’s a charitable guy, too – with plans to raise millions for children in Africa

World-famous Russian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Khabib Abdulmanapovich Nurmagomedov has a lot going for him. He is a two-time Combat Sambo World Champion, the reigning UFC Lightweight Champion and a multimillionaire whose net worth comes to an astounding US$30 million.

Even so, he clearly hasn’t let wealth and success go to his head. Instead of investing in fancy homes, expensive jewellery and luxury vehicles, Nurmagomedov has chosen to invest his wealth in a number of charitable causes and encourage his colleagues to do the same. Here’s a look at three ways that Khabib Nurmagomedov spends his money.

Giving to his opponent’s charity

Dustin Poirier poses with Khabib Nurmagomedov after their UFC 242 fight in Abu Dhabi. Photo: Instagram

After Nurmagomedov won his fight with Dustin Poirier, the two men swapped shirts. Nurmagomedov then promptly announced that he would sell the shirt that Poirier gave him and donate the money to Poirier’s charitable foundation, which works to provide clean drinking water to the Batwa pygmy children in Uganda. The sale generated US$100,000. UFC president Dana White, inspired by Nurmagomedov’s kind gesture, matched the funds from the sale, upping the total to US$200,000. Additionally, Poirier sold his fight kit and the shirt that Nurmagomedov gave him, raising an additional US$60,200 for his charity.

Giving to Africa

Nurmagomedov recently pointed out that it took only a couple of months to build a custom arena for his fight with Poirier. Now he wants to see an arena like that built in Africa so he can fight there and then give all the proceeds to charity. As he accurately points out, Africa has lots of places which don’t have drinking water. Nurmagomedov hopes to fight Conor McGregor later this year, to raise between US$50 and US$80 million to help children on the African continent.

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