Fight manager Azamat Bostanov shared memories from eight years ago when Khabib Nurmagomedov won the UFC lightweight championship at UFC 223 in Brooklyn. Bostanov recounted interviewing Artem Lobov after the famous confrontation with Khabib, which initially upset manager Ali Abdel-Aziz, but Khabib intervened saying "This is our guy, he's just doing his work." He described 20-30 Dagestanis gathering at the hotel ready to prevent any provocations from Conor McGregor's team. Bostanov also revealed that Zabit suffered two broken fingers during his warm-up but didn't tell anyone to avoid being pulled from the card. After the event, Khabib's hotel floor was packed with people, many of whom he didn't know, but he took time to talk with everyone, let fans take photos with his championship belt, and spoke with their relatives via video calls despite being exhausted.
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