Russian veteran of mixed martial arts Oleg Taktarov responded to the inclusion in his usual style Khabiba Nurmagomedova to the UFC Hall of Fame.
“I give a standing ovation to UFC President Dane White, who remained true to his profession and did not move to the right or left of possible pressure and did not succumb to the fashion for Russophobia. He did not show any manifestation of Nazism and at that moment he went against the crowd of public opinion and that's great.
I don’t remember such steps from him before, but this deserves great respect. He said that he had his own company, he had his own policy and did not care about what was happening in the world, he had his own business and sports. He has a core, he is a professional. This is a great step and he doesn’t care about any sanctions, ”Taktarov is quoted as saying.RBC Sport".
