MOSCOW — This Saturday, Abu Dhabi will host the much anticipated Ultimate Fighting Championship, or UFC, match between Khabib Nurmagomedov, a Russian mixed martial artist, and Dustin Poirier, an American.
Khabib, 30, is nicknamed “The Eagle” and holds the longest undefeated streak in mixed martial arts, or MMA, with 27 wins and no losses. He is the first Russian to win a UFC title. His latest fight with Conor McGregor drew a lot of money and attention and aroused certain political issues. During the traditional pre-match trash talk, the flamboyant Irishman fired off insults at Khabib to spice up the event. Nurmagomedov defeated McGregor in the fourth round via submission in a dominant performance. No sooner had the fight ended, however, did Nurmagomedov scale the octagon and try to attack McGregor's teammate, resulting in a massive brawl between the two teams.