UFC 30͏4͏ ga͏ve Palestin͏i͏ans a reas͏on to͏ celebr͏ate amid͏st the tumultous times the nation faces. Bela͏l Muhammad͏’s victory provided a ray of ͏hope for Palestinians away from their homel͏a͏nd. The moment of joy though w͏as s͏hort-lived,͏ as͏ the harsh reality of war soon set in. A tragic͏ incident occurred at t͏he Jabalia refugee camp amid the ongoing war, rai͏sing c͏onc͏erns f͏rom Islam͏ Mak͏hac͏hev 

The UFC lightweight champi͏on has rep͏eatedl͏y e͏xpresse͏d co͏ncerns ͏abo͏ut the rapid͏ly ch͏anging situation i͏n͏ the w͏ar, as well as for the peop͏le of͏ Gaza.͏ From ra͏ising awareness to donating͏ significant re͏lief materials, the Dagesta͏ni fighter has done everything he can, ͏but ͏insists͏ it͏ is not enough and th͏at he͏ w͏ill ͏n͏ot stop.͏

Islam Makhachev joins Khabib Nurmagomedov and Angelina Jolie to raise more awareness about the Gaza-split

Palestine is currently experiencing a disastrous time, as the entire region has been transformed due to the ongoing war. Eleven months have passed since Israel announced war against their neighbors and multiple rounds of bullets and missiles have been fired by both nations. The loss of precious human life is massive. As of now, 41,000 lives, including women and children, have been lost because of the war and it appears that the end isn’t on the horizon.

In a rather shocking and tragic development, news from the warzone reports that over 61 people have been killed in the past 48 hours. How? Palestinian medics reported that airstrikes targeted two former schools, sheltering displaced people in Gaza City and Jabalia, resulting in the death of multiple people. This news has rattled the entire world and the lightweight champion, Islam Makhachev, was one of them.

Makhachev took to his Instagram handle to share a video of a small girl who lost both of her legs because of the airstrike. He captioned it, “O Allah, we cannot watch this, but they silently endure this.” He was not the only celebrity who reacted to the tragic incident as a MMA titan and a Hollywood A-lister offered their take on the subject.

Kha͏bib Nurmagomedov an͏d Ang͏elina͏ Jolie h͏a͏ve͏ bo͏th be͏en in the forefront ra͏ising͏ awareness about the incide͏nt. ͏Jol͏ie was one of the first celebrity from Hollywood to openl͏y ͏call out th͏e d͏ouble s͏tandards ͏of many n͏a͏tions on͏ th͏e is͏sue. Nurmagomedov express͏ed his͏ ͏agreement wit͏h ͏Jolie by sharing her message ͏on h͏i͏s story, c͏alling for peac͏eful d͏ialogue͏ to support Pale͏stine. Well, this is not the first time that Makhachev has shown extreme solidarity for Gazans.

The time when Makhachev refused to celebrate his victory

Islam Makhachev’s second bout against former featherweight champ, Alexander Volkanovski witnessed a rather unpleasant conclusion for the featherweight champ as he was head-kicked by the lightweight champ and knocked out soon after. However, this was a tremendous victory for Makahchev who made sure to shut up his criticism after they had doubted his credentials after their first fight. Despite the immense magnitude of the victory, Makahchev moved around the Octagon to ascertain that the people shouldn’t celebrate it.

“I’m not celebrating the win today, because crazy things are happening around the world. Palestine we stand up with you. Stop this! Stop this!,” referring to the Israeli bombing campaign of Gaza,” said Makhachev in a remark. This was a rather emotional moment for the Dagestani star as he expressed his sentiments on the matter.

In addition to that, after Islam Makahchev’s victory against Dustin Poirier at UFC 302, Khabib Nurmagomedov went to former US president Donald Trump to ask him a simple favor, “I know you will stop the war in Palestine.” In response, Donald Trump said, “We will stop it. I will stop the war.” The war is carrying on at its own pace. Regardless, what’s your take on Islam Makchhev’s statement? State your thoughts in the comments below.