FC Legion Dynamo, a club based in Nurmagomedov’s hometown of Dagestan, was founded in 2015. Since the 2016-17 season, the club has consistently played in the third division of the Russian Football League.
FC Legion Dynamo’s Instagram account posted a picture of Shamil Lakhiyalov (club president) with Nurmagomedov along with a caption that read:
The news of Nurmagomedov signing with FC Legion Dynamo surfaced back in June of this year when the club officially offered the UFC legend a contract.
Lakhiyalov had also uploaded a post to his Instagram, wherein he revealed that he will soon organize a meeting with Nurmagomedov and potentially sign ‘The Eagle’.
Currently, FC Legion Dynamo are fourth in the table of Russia’s third-tier league, as per Soccer Way. They have garnered 20 points in 12 matches and are trailing the league leaders by eight points.
Shamil Lakhiyalov reveals what made him offer Khabib Nurmagomedov a professional football contract
Khabib Nurmagomedov has never shied away from expressing his love for the beautiful game. The former UFC champion occasionally flaunts his football skills in videos uploaded to his Instagram, which gave Shamil Lakhiyalov the idea of signing Nurmagomedov to FC Legion Dynamo.
Watch Lakhiyalov’s interview with RT Sport MMA below:
Khabib Nurmagomedov, whose favorite club is Real Madrid, could very well step on the football field after a picture-perfect MMA career. The 32-year-old had retired from MMA in October last year after defending his belt against Justin Gaethje at UFC 254.
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