{"id":274362,"date":"2018-04-09T12:09:37","date_gmt":"2018-04-09T19:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=274362"},"modified":"2018-04-09T12:12:20","modified_gmt":"2018-04-09T19:12:20","slug":"video-new-ufc-champ-khabib-nurmagomedov-receives-heros-welcome-in-dagestan-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/khabib-nurmagomedov\/video-new-ufc-champ-khabib-nurmagomedov-receives-heros-welcome-in-dagestan-1\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO | New UFC champ Khabib Nurmagomedov receives hero&#8217;s welcome in Dagestan"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Khabib Nurmagomedov on Dagestani Airport with more than one thousand fans <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/eaglesmma?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#eaglesmma<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/67N3tp4xPB\">pic.twitter.com\/67N3tp4xPB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u0410\u043d\u0434\u0440\u0435\u0439 \u0410\u0445\u043c\u0435\u0434\u043e\u0432 (@neluibit) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/neluibit\/status\/983406618330181632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 9, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Undefeated lightweight star Khabib Nurmagomedov has always had a massive following in his home of Dagestan, and in larger Russia. Now that he&#8217;s the UFC lightweight champion\u2014a distinction he earned with a UFC 223 unanimous decision defeat of Al Iaquinta\u2014his stardom in his homeland looks like it&#8217;s ready to rocket to new heights.<\/p>\n<p>Days after winning the UFC lightweight title, the undefeated star touched down in\u00a0Makhachkala, Dagestan, and received a true hero&#8217;s welcome, as throngs of locals awaited his arrival to show their support. See video footage of Nurmagomedov&#8217;s homecoming in the video a the top of this post, and some accompanying photographs below (via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZidanSports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Karim Zidan of BloodyElbow<\/a>).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">UFC lightweight champ Khabib Nurmagomedov has arrived in his native Dagestan, where he received a hero\u2019s welcome from fans awaiting his plane to arrive <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/H9cY9mcTdC\">pic.twitter.com\/H9cY9mcTdC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Karim Zidan | \u0643\u0631\u064a\u0645 \u0632\u064a\u062f\u0627\u0646 (@ZidanSports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZidanSports\/status\/983402899991552001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 9, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>With his defeat of Iaquinta, Nurmagomedov extended his record to an insane 26-0\u2014an almost unprecedented score in the perilous sport of mixed martial arts.<\/p>\n<p>Iaquinta, of course, was not the man Nurmagomedov originally expected to fight at UFC 223. Far from it.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, Nurmagomedov was expected to battle then interim champion Tony Ferguson. Regrettably, Ferguson was forced out of the fight after he sustained a freak injury while handling his UFC 223 promotional duties, which marked the fourth time a scheduled Nurmagomedov vs. Ferguson bout has been cancelled.<\/p>\n<p>When Ferguson withdrew from the contest, UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway stepped up on a mere 6 days notice. Unfortunately, he too was forced out off the card when the New York State Athletic Commission decided they didn&#8217;t like the look of his weight cut.<\/p>\n<p>After<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/khabib-nurmagomedov\/update-anthony-pettis-and-paul-felder-ruled-out-as-replacement-opponents-for-khabib-nurmagomedov\/\"> briefly considering Anthony Pettis and Paul Felder<\/a>, the UFC then gave the incredibly gusty Al Iaquinta the last-minute fight with Nurmagomedov.<\/p>\n<p>Having earned the UFC lightweight title, Nurmagomedov is likely to make his first defense sometime toward the end of this year\u2014perhaps in a rescheduled bout with Ferguson, or even against <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/fighter\/conor-mcgregor\">Conor McGregor<\/a>, who is <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/dana-white\/dana-white-updates-on-relationship-with-conor-mcgregor-its-good\/\">currently in hot water<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think the future holds for Khabib Nurmagomedov?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 4\/9\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Khabib Nurmagomedov on Dagestani Airport with more than one thousand fans #eaglesmma pic.twitter.com\/67N3tp4xPB &mdash; \u0410\u043d\u0434\u0440\u0435\u0439 \u0410\u0445\u043c\u0435\u0434\u043e\u0432 (@neluibit) April 9, 2018 Undefeated lightweight star Khabib Nurmagomedov has always had a massive following in his home of Dagestan, and in larger Russia. 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