Khabib refuses to have a drink with Alex Ferguson

Former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov shared the story of how he turned down legendary football coach Sir Alex Ferguson's offer to have wine with him.

"When I met Daniel Cormier, he invited me to a party," Khabib said in a meeting for the Eman Channel's YouTube channel. "I declined. He asked me why. I said, 'Why would I go to a party? I don't drink." He replies: "It's okay, I have Muslim acquaintances, they go to parties. And you can go." I said, "No, no, no." That was in 2012. I have a lot of friends myself, although I don't know if they are friends. They are, when it suits them, Muslims, and when it suits them, they are not.

"But I never beat my chest that I'm a Muslim and don't say it to everyone. I'm not shy about my faith, but I don't say it to everyone. Here we were at the stadium today, Patrice Evra, Usain Bolt, Sir Alex Ferguson. Alex Ferguson offers me a drink of wine. It's good for him. I'm not judging him. But how do I explain my position? You could be direct: "No, no, no, I'm a Muslim, I don't drink". But you can also go another way, like I did, "If I drink, I'm going to blow you guys away here. That's not a good idea." I said that to Sir Alex a couple of hours ago. He got it right away, "I get it, you don't drink."