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UFC fable Khabib Nurmagomedov raised eyebrows implicit the play erstwhile helium refused to shingle hands with CBS Sports broadcaster Kate Scott during UEFA Champions League coverage.
Nurmagomedov was among those connected manus to ticker Paris Saint-Germain trounce Inter Milan to triumph the UEFA Champions League. It was the archetypal clip successful the club’s history. It besides comes successful the aftermath of Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi each leaving the nine implicit the past fewer years.
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Khabib Nurmagomedov looks connected earlier a bout betwixt Merab Dvalishvili and Umar Nurmagomedov during UFC 311 astatine Intuit Dome successful Inglewood, California, connected Jan. 18, 2025. (Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images)
The erstwhile UFC fighter, who is Muslim, shook hands with streamer IShowSpeed, Jamie Carragher, Micah Richards and Thierry Henry. As Scott enactment her manus out, Nurmagomedov kept his manus astatine his chest.
"I apologize, convey you truthful much," Scott said taking her manus distant and putting it toward her chest.
It is apt that Nurmagomedov was pursuing his spiritual beliefs successful not shaking hands with Scott. The undefeated UFC combatant is simply a devout follower of Islam. The religion instructs men not to shingle hands with a pistillate they are not joined to.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is seen during the combat betwixt Abubakar Nurmagomedov and Gadzhi Omargadzhiev during UFC 280 astatine Etihad Arena successful Abu Dhabi, UAE, connected Oct. 22, 2022. (Craig Kidwell-USA TODAY Sports)
Scott joined Malik Scott successful 2024.
Nurmagomedov was 1 of the champion fighters the UFC has seen successful rather a while. He was the archetypal Muslim combatant to triumph a UFC championship. He retired from the sport pursuing a submission triumph implicit Justin Gaethje astatine UFC 254 successful 2020.
He was 29-0 successful his career.
CBS Sports property Kate Scott arrives earlier the crippled betwixt Inter Miami CF and the Houston Dynamo astatine DRV PNK Stadium successful Fort Lauderdale, Florida, connected Sept. 27, 2023. (Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports)
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Since his retirement, Nurmagomedov has been successful the country of Islam Makhachev and Umar Nurmagomedov.
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