At the UFC 321 event in Abu Dhabi, Telegram founder Pavel Durov met with former lightweight UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. This was reported by Zamin.uz.
Khabib recently posted a photo from the meeting on his official Telegram channel. Their conversation covered various general topics beyond sports.
Khabib Nurmagomedov serves as a global ambassador for Ice Open Network. This network operates on the first-class TON Virtual Machine blockchain, and Pavel Durov has contributed to the development of the Ton Chain ecosystem.
The UFC 321 event took place on October 25. The tournament attracted not only sports enthusiasts but also representatives from the IT sector and investors.
In the main fight of the evening, Khabib’s cousin Umar Nurmagomedov defeated Mario Bautista by a unanimous decision from the judges. This event became a new example of the convergence between the sports and technology fields.
