It has been a turbulent year for retired UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov when it comes to money. For months, rumours have swirled about the financial status of 'The Eagle'. That speculation was pushed into overdrive when Khabib saw all of his Russian bank accounts frozen over an unpaid tax bill of $3.
4 million owed to the country's government. The former lightweight champion also reportedly had six luxury cars repossessed - worth a total of $1m - as part of the same dispute. With his long-time rival seemingly in major hardship, Conor McGregor couldn't resist having a pop at Khabib, allegedly even entered into negotiations to buy his family home in Dagestan.
There's no evidence that the Irishman's interest went any further, though, so his comments on social media were likely only designed to taunt Nurmagomedov. Per MMA Mania, the 35-year-old settled his outstanding tax debt earlier this month, writing a cheque to clear the amount owed in full. Although the matter is now resolved, confusion remains over how a man who headlined some of the biggest UFC pay-per-views of all time could suddenly have lost all of his money.
Khabib was Caught Up in "Tough Policy" Introduced by the Russian Government The situation that Khabib has been faced with a recent times was addressed by top Russian lightweight contender Alexandr Shabliy in a recent interview. Ironically, the interview had been arranged to promote Shabily's upcoming bout with Khabib-trained Bellator Lightweight Champion, Usman Nur.