Khabib auctions off Poirier's shirt and donates US$100 to former rival's social project

Khabib submits Poirier and defends his belt. Photo: Reproduction / Twitter @ufc

The lightweight champion (up to 70,3kg.), Khabib Nurmagomedov promised and fulfilled. After hitting Dustin poirier in a valid fight for the unification of the category title, in the UFC 242, the Russian wore his rival's shirt, promising to auction the clothing and pass on the profits to an entity supported by Poirier (The Good Fight). Just over a week later, Dustin revealed the amount collected of US$100 (around R$380) and thanked him in a recent interview with 'MMA Fighting'.

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“It’s great because it will help a lot of people. I'm proud of that. I appreciate his (Khabib) help for charity. It’s growing and I’m very grateful for that”, said Poirier referring to the action of the current lightweight champion.

Khabib has become known for his actions on behalf of the less fortunate. In an interview after the UFC 242, the athlete was even willing to headline a card to take place in Africa. According to the athlete, with just one event in the region, a high amount could be raised and the money collected could be passed on in full to the local population, who suffer from various social problems.

The fighter, too, preaches material detachment. In a recent interview, the athlete mentioned that money does not seduce him. The fighter, according to him, can now be considered a rich man and he is not driven by profit. Recently, the fighter's father, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, announced that Khabib is unlikely to act for much longer. According to his father, the interest is to make the Russian play at least two more matches.

The idea of ​​Ultimate, currently, is to hold the long-awaited fight between Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson, which was about to happen on four different occasions, but did not occur due to injuries to the two combatants. The other fight is a personal desire of the Russian. The Eagle does not hide his admiration and desire to face the former middleweight (up to 83.4kg) and welterweight (up to 77kg) champion, Georges St-Pierre.

Negotiations with the Canadian have always been very difficult with Ultimate, but Nurmagomedov is keen to end his career with Georges' name on his professional record.