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UFC World Reacts to Khabib Nurmagomedov Announcing Special Way to Meet With Him at “Private Events”

Published 03/02/2023, 1:00 PM EST

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Khabib Nurmagomedov‘s latest announcement has clearly disturbed the MMA world and fans of the undefeated UFC star. The 34-year-old, who retired at the top of his game and cemented himself amongst the greatest fighters of all time, wouldn’t have imagined at any point that he would be subject to such scathing criticisms from the community. After all, Nurmagomedov is known for his staunch work ethic and discipline and thus collaboration with the shady world of cryptos and NFTs was clearly something that should have gone against his values. And this is exactly what his fans are wondering as well, which was clearly evident in his latest tweet.

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The Russian, recently in a fresh post, announced his partnership with a bitcoin mining project that promised his fans a chance of a personal meet-up with the MMA superstar after the purchase of the ‘Khabib NFT’. Not surprisingly, fight fans and even Nurmagomedov‘s ardent followers called him out for participating in such an act.

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Khabib Nurmagomedov and his latest NFT venture slammed by fans

Lately, Nurmagomedov‘s feed on his profile has been all about his latest NFT venture. After much awaiting, he recently announced his collaboration with one of the crypto brands, which naturally didn’t go down well with his followers. Despite criticisms, ‘The Eagle’ has continued to market his NFT deal with the latest tweet, even surprising his most devoted fans. The fresh tweet made from his official handle claimed that the digital miners would mine BTC and give his fans “a pass to private events” with him.

Needless to say, disappointed fans thronged into his Twitter thread and criticized him for advertising an NFT sale.

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Some of them just plan tagged him as a ‘scam’ while others pointed out how NFTs were a bad idea.

One individual brought up the failure of Eagle FC and forecasted that this would fail too.

One ardent MMA fan was clearly disturbed by Nurmagomedov’s act.

Although the details of Nurmagomedov‘s NFT and other crypto projects are not entirely clear, the dismay expressed by his fans definitely makes it look like a very bad deal for the Russian.

More on Nurmagomedov’s latest collaboration with the bitcoin mining project

As per reports online, the collection of this particular NFTs is a set of designed mining rigs that gives its owner a potential pass to meet Khabib Nurmagomedov at one of his private events. The computing capacities of these NFTs allow the holder to earn Bitcoin without much effort, which could be either by playing games or creating a community.

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The designs are also heavily linked to the former lightweight champ’s career, drawing aspects of his in-cage performance or quotes.

Since NFTs aren’t necessarily seen in a good light by the majority, Nurmagomedov‘s venture has naturally left his fans fuming. And considering that the Russian was always known for his simple approach to life, his announcement also came as a huge shocker, not just to his fans, but to the entire MMA community.

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But what do you think of his venture? Is it a scam as touted by his fans online? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Pragjyoti Singh

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Pragjyoti is a UFC writer at EssentiallySports. He is extremely passionate about MMA and has a good understanding of the sport and its technicalities. Having trained in the sport along with a passion for journalism, it has helped him develop a keen interest in the UFC and anything related to the promotion.
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Vineet Nandwana