Artem Reznikov, a famous Kazakh MMA fighter, attacked the country's authorities with criticism. This happened after it became known that the first world wrestling champion in the history of Kazakhstan, Rizabek Aitmukhan, would receive only $15,000 from the state.
“Take 20 percent of the football players’ annual salary and give it to the kid who made history! In Kazakhstan, as far as I know, batyrs are always respected. And in the end they just say “he’s handsome” and that’s it. The common people, yes, support from the bottom of their hearts, but when will the state start?”