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Most Dagi fans aren't from Dagestan unless that regions English has gotten significantly better, so I suppose the common denominator is some type of Pan-Muslim thing. Much of the "Dagi" fanbase pretty much makes the Dagi fighters seem like mythical gods and don't really care much about what other fighters do, which can certainly rub people the wrong way.As far as I’m aware the toxic Dagi fanbase doesn’t openly denigrate Christianity or Christian fighters because they’re Christian….are some/many of them shitheads? Yes. But the side that most deliberately boils the conflict down to religion are the anti-Dagi fanbase. Often times the hate actually has nothing to do with the toxic Dagi fanbase, it’s simply a carry over from their domestic politics since Muslims/islam are the enemy dejure among conservative movements across the West and the mma fanbase is overwhelmingly conservative.
They dont cross into insulting others for their religion, which in English speaking zones would be a difficult thing to do. But I can see why they harbor a strong reaction. It's shameful that people insult them for their religion, but I think some of it is also just rooting against guys who are supposed to be unbeatable and a group of fans that are very loud about it.