She’s waiting for him. UFC boss Dana White has not reported on him for a month, yet he believes the pre-arranged match with Justin Gaethi will take place. However, one of the biggest stars of the current UFC, Dagestan champion Chabib Nurmagomedov, has not communicated with the world since the death of his father Abdulmanap.
The father of the famous fighter died in connection with coronavirus last month in a hospital in Moscow, and was already in artificial sleep in May. Earlier, Nurmagomedov posted a message on social networks urging that his father be rescued by doctors.
However, Dana White confirmed that the duel planned with Gaethi would take place, although the death of the father and coach of the fighter from Dagestan, Russia, was very affected. Although White confirmed the fight, he acknowledged that he had not yet been able to contact Nurmagedov since his father’s death.
“I don’t think it’s after the match. I’m just waiting for him to call me. I don’t want to throw sticks at Chabib’s feet in any way,” said the famous promoter White.
“On the contrary, I want to leave him alone to mourn, to be alone, until he wants to talk to his surroundings,” he added.
In the meantime, Chabib’s manager Ali Abdelazíz took care of a minor controversy, forbidding the big overseas television stations ESPN and TSN from interviewing all his charges. So also with Nurmagomedov.
It is not very clear why Abdelazíz took such a step at all, but he was probably upset after an interview with ESPN reporter Ariel Helwani about the Gilbert Burns vs. Leon Edwards match.
Chabib, meanwhile, communicates with fans only through social networks, according to which he trains in a cage and is with his family. His expected return and the duel with Justin Gaethi could take place in August. All it takes is a quirky Russian to confirm everything to UFC Chief White.
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