Khabib Nurmagomedov‘s latest announcement has clearly disturbed the MMA world and fans of the undefeated UFC star. The 34-year-old, who retired at the top of his game and cemented himself amongst the greatest fighters of all time, wouldn’t have imagined at any point that he would be subject to such scathing criticisms from the community. After all, Nurmagomedov is known for his staunch work ethic and discipline and thus collaboration with the shady world of cryptos and NFTs was clearly something that should have gone against his values. And this is exactly what his fans are wondering as well, which was clearly evident in his latest tweet.
The Russian, recently in a fresh post, announced his partnership with a bitcoin mining project that promised his fans a chance of a personal meet-up with the MMA superstar after the purchase of the ‘Khabib NFT’. Not surprisingly, fight fans and even Nurmagomedov‘s ardent followers called him out for participating in such an act.
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Khabib Nurmagomedov and his latest NFT venture slammed by fans
Lately, Nurmagomedov‘s feed on his profile has been all about his latest NFT venture. After much awaiting, he recently announced his collaboration with one of the crypto brands, which naturally didn’t go down well with his followers. Despite criticisms, ‘The Eagle’ has continued to market his NFT deal with the latest tweet, even surprising his most devoted fans. The fresh tweet made from his official handle claimed that the digital miners would mine BTC and give his fans “a pass to private events” with him.
I am announcing the start of sales of the limited Khabib NFT Collection by GMT. These digital miners will mine BTC for you and will be a pass to private events with me. Read all the information here: https://t.co/t1xruhtfnO pic.twitter.com/WHoPhTVVxW
— khabib nurmagomedov (@TeamKhabib) March 2, 2023
Needless to say, disappointed fans thronged into his Twitter thread and criticized him for advertising an NFT sale.
Some of them just plan tagged him as a ‘scam’ while others pointed out how NFTs were a bad idea.
Scam
— justin (@Official___Fiz) March 2, 2023
Stop scamming ur fans Khabib.
— ︎ (@ZtnBlanco) March 2, 2023
Khabib Nurmagomedov: The Scamming GOAT ?
— BigShaq🇨🇵🇲🇬🇹🇬 (@BigShaq18168975) March 2, 2023
Scam. Never buy Bitcoin miners you’ll never see. It’ll earn you 10 cents a month and you will never see a return. Love you Eagle. But this is scammy.
— Sindisa Masiza (@KradZa) March 2, 2023
Khabib out here scamming folks now? Gonna lose alot of respect for this. Somebody needs to tell him this is #1 bullshit
— MMA FAN (@Diamond71308284) March 2, 2023
Bro even your own fans are calling you a scammer for this fake nft crap and you still posting about it. You really are what conor called you a fake lying rat 🐀
— $$$ (@mmalife7) March 2, 2023
One individual brought up the failure of Eagle FC and forecasted that this would fail too.
Eagle FC failed
NFT will fail
Khabib, why not just relax and live a simple life and forget about these things.
Be a coach locally to a small group of kids in need.
Keep life simple.
— R2 D2 (@GrayAriia) March 2, 2023
Khabib, we know you lost a lot of money from Eagle FC. It’s understandable. But we’re still not going to buy this. This is unethical
— Troy Hartung (@TroyH97) March 2, 2023
Very disappointed bro. It's nothing but fraud
— Nazar (@Nazar15012001) March 2, 2023
One ardent MMA fan was clearly disturbed by Nurmagomedov’s act.
I’m so ashamed of you brother
— i like mma🇲🇽x🏴 (@mma_like) March 2, 2023
Although the details of Nurmagomedov‘s NFT and other crypto projects are not entirely clear, the dismay expressed by his fans definitely makes it look like a very bad deal for the Russian.
More on Nurmagomedov’s latest collaboration with the bitcoin mining project
As per reports online, the collection of this particular NFTs is a set of designed mining rigs that gives its owner a potential pass to meet Khabib Nurmagomedov at one of his private events. The computing capacities of these NFTs allow the holder to earn Bitcoin without much effort, which could be either by playing games or creating a community.
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The designs are also heavily linked to the former lightweight champ’s career, drawing aspects of his in-cage performance or quotes.
Since NFTs aren’t necessarily seen in a good light by the majority, Nurmagomedov‘s venture has naturally left his fans fuming. And considering that the Russian was always known for his simple approach to life, his announcement also came as a huge shocker, not just to his fans, but to the entire MMA community.
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But what do you think of his venture? Is it a scam as touted by his fans online? Let us know in the comment section below.
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