Habib Nurmagomedov showed kindness to journalist despite manager's objection

Fight manager Azamat Bostanov shared memories from UFC 223 in Brooklyn eight years ago when Khabib Nurmagomedov won the lightweight championship. After Bostanov had interviewed Artem Lobov following the infamous bus incident confrontation, manager Ali Abdelaziz told him not to approach their team. However, Khabib overruled this, putting his arm around Bostanov and telling Abdelaziz that he was their guy just doing his job. Bostanov recalled how 20-30 Dagestanis gathered at the hotel entrance ready to prevent any provocations from Conor McGregor's team. After the event, despite being exhausted, Khabib took time to photograph with fans, let Bostanov wear his championship belt, and spoke with numerous people in his hotel room via video calls. Bostanov emphasized that years later, Khabib remained the same friendly person who always made time for brief conversations, once even offering him a ride after coincidentally seeing him on the street in Moscow.