Nurmagomedov was denied the title of Fighter of the Year in MMA

Khabib Nurmagomedov

The Athletic contributors have chosen Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Fighter of the Year. This was reported on the website of the popular edition.

According to The Athletic's editors, the Brazilian Daveson Figueiredo became the fighter who showed himself most vividly in the past year. Thus, the publication denied the title of the best Russian to Khabib Nurmagomedov, who in the fall of 2020 once again defended the title of the Absolute Fighting Championship (UFC) and topped the rating of the organization, excluding weight categories.