Published 12:37 IST, May 20th 2020

Khabib Nurmagomedov's father put into a medically induced coma in Moscow: Reports

Earlier this week, Khabib Nurmagomedov's father Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov was reportedly put into an induced coma as he battles coronavirus and its complications.

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Earlier this week, UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov explained how COVID-19 has severely affected his family members including his far Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov. Khabib’s far Abdulmanap was suffering from medical issues since past few weeks, which was earlier chalked down to flu. However, Khabib Nurmagomedov revealed that his far is suffering from heart problems due to COVID-19 and 20 of his relatives have also contracted bug. While UFC community expressed ir concern for Nurmagomedov family, it has been recently reported that Khabib’s far has been put into a medically induced coma in Moscow.

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UFC: Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov coma reports stuns UFC fans and Khabib family

ESPN MMA broke news this week and reported that 57-year-old Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov has been put into a medically induced coma in Moscow. Khabib’s manr Ali Abdelaziz confirmed news to MMA journalist Brett Okamoto. Khabib’s far was an MMA trainer and has been labelled as a true pioneer of sport by numerous veterans. A number of UFC personalities including Dana White and former two-division champion Cor McGregor took to Twitter to send ir support to Khabib Nurmagomedov and his family.

Khabib Nurmagomedov has also ackwledged criticality of situation in an interaction with his fans on Instagram. undefeated Dstani revealed that his family has been suffering from COVID-19 and he is praying to Allah to resolve situation as soon as possible. Coronavirus alrey cost Khabib his UFC 249 main-event contest against Tony Ferguson for which he was later trolled by MMA fans. 

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UFC: Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov coma news shocks UFC world

UFC celebrities like Cor McGregor and Dana White have alrey expressed ir support towards Khabib Nurmagomedov's family on social media. Despite having a b-blood rivalry with lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, Cor McGregor kept aside ir feud and went on to pray for Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov’s health amid crisis. UFC president Dana White also took to Twitter to express his support towards Khabib Nurmagomedov and his family members amid medical crisis that has gripped world. 

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12:36 IST, May 20th 2020