Manager recalls Khabib's kindness to Russian media at UFC 223 title win

Azamat Bostanov, now a fighter manager, shared his memories from UFC 223 in Brooklyn eight years ago when Khabib Nurmagomedov won the UFC championship. Bostanov recalls that manager Ali Abdelaziz initially told him to stay away from their team after he interviewed Artem Lobov following the famous confrontation with Khabib, but Khabib intervened saying "This is our guy, he's just doing his work." He describes a crowd of 20-30 Dagestanis gathering at the hotel to protect Khabib from potential provocations from Conor McGregor's team. After the fight, despite being exhausted, Khabib took time to meet with supporters, allowed Bostanov to wear his championship belt for a photo, and spoke with numerous well-wishers via video calls in his hotel room. Bostanov also mentions that Zabit Magomedsharipov broke two fingers during his warm-up at the same event but fought anyway without telling the athletic commission.