Coach Reveals Khabib Nurmagomedov’s Conversation with Donald Trump at UFC 302

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Khabib Nurmagomedov reportedly voiced a global concern to Donald Trump during their conversation at UFC 302.

Nurmagomedov was on corner duty for teammate Islam Makhachev’s lightweight title defense against Dustin Poirier in the main event at UFC 302 on Saturday. No stranger to UFC pay-per-views, former POTUS Trump was also in attendance for the event at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

Nurmagomedov was seen exchanging a few words with Trump after Makhachev’s fifth-round submission win over Poirier. American Kickboxing Academy coach Javier Mendez later revealed the content of the conversation between “Eagle” and Trump. According to Mendez, Nurmagomedov implored Trump to take measures to stop the ongoing Israel-Palestine war.

“Actually, Khabib told me he met him [and], said, ‘Is there anything you can do about the Palestine war? Stop the war?’ War is not good for humanity, you know,” Mendez told Red Corner MMA. “Humanity, we all need to love each other and take care of each other. For me, it’s not about this or that, it’s about humanity. And we all need to be compassionate to our fellow men and women and children, especially children. So for me, I’m not against anybody, I’m just against hurting humanity.

“Donald Trump had the best response of the whole arena. The whole place went crazy for Donald Trump. And I’m crossing my fingers that he can get back on board because he is a businessman. He’s a businessman first. He is for humanity. Donald Trump is the right man for the job, for the USA and the world.”