Russia’s MMA Coach Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov passes away


The prominent mixed martial arts coach Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, the father of UFC Reigning Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, died of coronavirus aged 57 Russia’s prominent mixed martial arts (MMA) coach Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, who was also a coach and father of UFC Reigning Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, has passed away, Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of the Russian republic of Chechnya, announced on Friday.

"My friends, I have learnt sad news today that Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov passed away," Kadyrov wrote on Telegram. "On behalf of all people of Chechnya, I extend my sincere condolences to the family of Abdulmanap Magomedovich [Nurmagomedov]."

"He parted with us having left behind his good name and having brought up a decent generation," the Chechen leader added.

Khabib Nurmagomedov said on June 22 that his father Abdulmanap remained in a critical condition in an emergency ward of a hospital in Moscow. Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov was hospitalized earlier in the year after he had been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus. He was taken to hospital with pneumonia but later had a stroke and spent a week on life support. (TASS)

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