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Social media sensation Hasbulla Magomedov has signed a five-year contract with the UFC. The 19-year-old Dagestani viral sensation, popularly known as 'Mini Khabi' , has gained popularity after his widely shared video content centered around combat sports and his daily life, garnered lot of attention on various social media platform.
According to MMA insider Igor Lazorin, Hasbulla will not be fighting in the Octagen but will attend events and deliver content on social media related to the organisation. Notably, Hasbulla met UFC President Dana White at UFC 267 in Abu Dhabi last October.
Reportedly, Hasbulla will be paid more than what a number of fighters on the UFC's roster are paid. An Insta post by Lazorina reads, "This is a blast from the face. Hasbulla signed a five-year contract with UFC! So far in the plan – attending tournaments, media activity. We will not talk about the amounts in detail, but there they are such that many fighters do not get that much.”
Ever since Hasbulla broke out on the MMA and combat sports scene, he managed to build a good relationship with fighters like Khabib Nurmagomedov, who is considered the consensus MMA GOAT, and Islam Makhachev. He even featured alongside the former lightweight champion inside the octagon at UFC 267, celebrating Islam Makhachev's win against veteran Dan Hooker.
Hasbulla has a genetic disorder that causes childlike traits, and has a high voice and a short height. He earned the nickname 'Mini Khabib' when he recreated Khabib's weight-in and even met Khabib after his scene became viral.