The accounts of former UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov were frozen due to a debt exceeding 300 million rubles

Russian tax authorities have frozen the accounts of retired UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov due to his accumulated debts to the state amounting to 309 million rubles, equivalent to 3.5 million dollars.

Previously, the Federal Tax Service closed several companies affiliated with the famous fighter, one of which is Hikmet Travel LLC (specializing in tourism).

The IRS also blocked Habib's charitable foundation accounts, in addition to seizing funds from the Eagle FC mixed martial arts league.

After Khabib ended his career as an MMA fighter, he decided to try his luck in business.

He opened several companies in different directions from selling nutritional products to athletes to promoting the Eagle FC fighting league.

Nurmagomedov also tried himself as the owner of a restaurant chain, a travel agency and even invested in a startup in the UAE.

After the companies began to make significant profits, Nurmakhmadov suddenly left the founders and transferred all the powers of managing the companies into the hands of relatives and close friends.

The athlete's family and his team denied all information regarding a multi-million dollar debt to the state.

The uncle of the former UFC champion denied the information that his nephew owes the tax authorities about 309 million rubles, and stressed that the information published by the media does not correspond to reality and is inaccurate.

An unnamed member of Habib's team said that the former fighter continues to engage in and develop business projects.