Game, as they say, recognizes game. This could not been more true in the case of  UFC legend and MMA GOAT contender Khabib Nurmagomedov. The undefeated fighter is friends with some of the most decorated sports stars in the world.

This includes soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo as well as the most successful tennis player in the history of the sport, Novak Djokovic. And after he won his fourth U.S. Open and twenty-fourth grand slam title, ‘The Eagle’ congratulated him on social media, as did tech mogul Elon Musk.

Khabib Nurmagomedov, and Elon Musk congratulate Djokovic on his success

Khabib Nurmagomedov posted a picture of the Serbian holding his US Open trophy aloft on his Instagram Story, along with a short caption congratulating Djokovic on his success. “Congratulations my friend, what a performance 👏” he wrote. ‘

Elon Musk, too took to his social media site, Twitter, to congratulate the tennis ace. “Wow, congratulations!” he wrote on the Serbian’s success.

Djoker’ beat Daniil Medvedev in straight sets in the Finals.

Recently Musk was slated to fight fellow tech billionaire Mark Zuckerberg in a cage fight, but the fight was called off after Zuckerberg came out with a statement a few weeks ago saying he didn’t think Musk was serious about the bout.

Khabib Nurmagomedov’s team rubbishes claims he demanded $5 million for a grappling match

Khabib Nurmagomedov has recently been in the news after reports of him being offered a grappling match against UFC legend Georges St-Pierre. The Dagestani reportedly asked for $5 million to participate in the bout, according to Craig Jones.

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Nurmagomedov’s team, however, blasted this report. His manager, Ali Abdelaziz made it clear that ‘The Eagle’ had asked for no such amount. Khabib and his father Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov had been big fans of GSP. After his match against Justin Gaethje and his father’s death, Khabib decided to retire as a fighter. However, it was later revealed that GSP would potentially have been Nurmagomedov’s next opponent. But, his retirement meant that plan was dead on arrival.

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