Semenova: "It's time for Khabib to get away from the sexism he's used to in the mountains"

Russian boxer Angelina Semenova criticised former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov who previously said that "ring girls are the most unnecessary people in martial arts".

"I think Khabib has a stale mindset and vision regarding fighting and life in general. It's been a long time since the 21st century. Women have the same rights as men. Besides, MMA is a public, sports show, where ring girls are, of course, a traditional thing, kind of the cherry on the cake.

"Khabib has long since abandoned the sexism to which he is accustomed in the Dagestan mountains, if he is going to live in a society where things have long been different, or let him dictate his rules exactly where he is from. Although development sooner or later will catch that corner too," Semenova said.