Russian fighter Habib Nurmagomedov will retain champion title. However, he will not avoid financial sanctions for the incident after the battle with the Irishman Conor McGregor. This statement was made by the president of the Absolute Fighting Championship (UFC) Dana White. The special commission figured out the incident and decided to punish Nurmagomedov with a fine of $ 250 thousand. In addition, he will be disqualified for up to six months and lose the fee for the fight, which is equal to $ 2 million. "At the moment, Habib has not been paid a fee for the fight, and I do not rule out that this entire amount will be withheld. He will not receive the full amount, but he will definitely keep the championship belt.. Perhaps he will be disqualified for fights in the United States for a period of four to six months.. UFC does not plan to organize its fights in other countries ", - TMZ website quotes White.

Earlier, White admitted that Nurmagomedov could get a long disqualification and lose the championship belt. According to the head of the organization, there can hardly be a place for a “guy who jumps to the crowd”. The Russian has won against the Irishman in the title duel, held on the night of October 6-7, having a choke hold. At the end of the fight, hearing insults, he rushed to fight a member of the McGregor team.

The brawl turned into a massive one; Habib’s manager and other members of his team were detained..