Khabib Nurmagomedov meets Donald Trump at UFC 302 urges him to 'Stop the war' in Palestine

The soaring tensions between Israel and Palestine have reached the sidelines of UFC's Octagon. Following the culmination of the UFC 302 event, where Islam Makhachev dominated Dustin Poirier to retain the Lightweight title strap, the former title holder of the said division, Khabib Nurmagomedov, was seen having a chat with former US president Donald Trump. The two evidently held a discussion on the ongoing war that is prevalent in Palestine.

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Khabib Nurmagomedov and Donald Trump held a little chat on the ongoing Palestine war

Former UFC Lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov was in the Prudential Center, accompanying his prodigy Islam Makhachev. After his pupil attained a submission win over the "Diamond" Dustin Poirier, the Eagle met former US President Donald Trump, who is a huge MMA fanatic and thus was in attendance at the event. A clip of the two having a brief talk about the ongoing Palestine war is making waves on social media. In the clip, Khabib could be seen expressing confidence in Donald Trump to stop the war in Palestine. In reply, Trump evidently assured him that "we will stop it."

Here's the video that is making rounds and the excerpts of their conversation:

Khabib: I know you will stop the war in Palestine.

Donald Trump: We will stop it. I will stop the war.

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What happened at UFC 302?

The UFC 302 featured a stacked-up card, where aside from the main event fight between Islam Makhachev and Dustin Poirier, the co-main event between Paulo Costa and Sean Strickland also made headlines. The disparity in Judges' scorecard became a major talking point in this fight as one judge sizably put Strickland in the lead, whereas the other saw Costa as superior in the contest. The third judge however cleared the obscurity by ruling the fight in favour of Strickland. Aside from the headliners, Kevin Holland was also on the card. He emerged victorious over Michal Oleksiejczuk.