Khabib Nurmagomedov and his lifelong friend and training partner Islam Makhachev are proud Russian’s, though they represent a nation that isn’t their own, claims Merab Dvalishvili . ‘The Machine’ and his fellow European grappling powerhouses have long been cordial with one another, but that’s beginning to change .
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Merab Dvalishvili claims Khabib Nurmagomedov and Islam Makhachev are not Russian – MMA Weekly