Khabib 'joins' McGregor and congratulates Tyson Fury on historic victory against Deontay Wilder

K. Nurmagomedov (left) and coach J. Mendez (right) congratulated T. Fury. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

After the praise of Conor McGregor, it was the turn of the Irishman's biggest rival to surrender to the victory of Tyson Fury. Executioner of Deontay Wilder in the historic boxing trilogy, the Englishman received a special message from Khabib Nurmagomedov. Impressed by the boxer's achievement, who remained at the top of the heavyweight division in the 'noble art', the Russian made a point of 'marking his presence'.

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“Tyson, congratulations. It was a very good fight,” said Khabib, who also gave the floor to his trainer, Javier Mendez, via ‘stories' at the Instagram,.

“What an incredible fight. You are a great fighter and a great human being. I really like his style”, said the coach.

At the time of the video, Khabib and Javier were attending a training session. Retired from MMA and dedicating himself to leading his teammates to stardom in the sport of which he was champion, the former fighter even interrupted the recording to give his pupils an earful.

Heavyweight boxing champion for the WBC and 'The Ring', Fury ended a historic trilogy against Wilder last weekend. The dispute, which began in 2018, came to an end with a knockout achieved in the 11th round. With the result, Tyson the fight ends with two victories (for the Englishman) and a draw.

K. Nurmagomedov (photo) congratulates T. Fury. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

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