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Over the past few years, Nurmagomedov has maintained a friendly relationship with Kadyrov. He has accepted numerous invitations at the dictator’s behest, including a celebratory dinner with the dictator in Grozny following his submission victory against Conor McGregor at UFC 229. During the celebratory dinner, Nurmagomedov was made an honorary citizen of Chechnya — political stunt that Kadyrov also used on Liverpool and Egypt superstar Mohamed Salah during the 2018 World — Kadyrov also gifted Nurmagomedov a brand new Mercedes. Nurmagomedov has since visited Chechnya several more times, including a recent visit to attend a Ramadan iftar (evening meal) with the dictator.
Nurmagomedov’s recent meeting with Kadyrov comes in the wake of reports that Chechnya has reignited its anti-gay purge by detaining several men and women on suspicion of being gay. Several detainees reportedly died under torture. The accusations of state-sanctioned violence against gay Chechens comes less than two years removed from the 2017 crackdown on Chechnya’s LGBTQ community, where over 100 gay men were detained and subjected to torture. Three of these victims allegedly died in extrajudicial killings during interrogation.
Over the past few years, Nurmagomedov has maintained a friendly relationship with Kadyrov. He has accepted numerous invitations at the dictator’s behest, including a celebratory dinner with the dictator in Grozny following his submission victory against Conor McGregor at UFC 229. During the celebratory dinner, Nurmagomedov was made an honorary citizen of Chechnya — political stunt that Kadyrov also used on Liverpool and Egypt superstar Mohamed Salah during the 2018 World — Kadyrov also gifted Nurmagomedov a brand new Mercedes. Nurmagomedov has since visited Chechnya several more times, including a recent visit to attend a Ramadan iftar (evening meal) with the dictator.
Nurmagomedov’s recent meeting with Kadyrov comes in the wake of reports that Chechnya has reignited its anti-gay purge by detaining several men and women on suspicion of being gay. Several detainees reportedly died under torture. The accusations of state-sanctioned violence against gay Chechens comes less than two years removed from the 2017 crackdown on Chechnya’s LGBTQ community, where over 100 gay men were detained and subjected to torture. Three of these victims allegedly died in extrajudicial killings during interrogation.
