«Rat, get out.» Khabib left Russia because of millions of tax debts?

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About two months ago, information appeared on the Internet about the problems of ex-UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov with the tax authorities service. There were rumors that the ex-fighter even left Russia due to debts.

Details about the situation with the tax service became known in early July. REN TV, with reference to the Federal Tax Service, reported Nurmagomedov’s debt in the amount of 297 million rubles.

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"The basis was non-payment of taxes, penalties and fines. This was confirmed by a decision that entered into legal force based on the results of an on-site tax audit, which was completed back in 2023,” the tax office commented on the situation.

It also became known that 1 July, the Federal Tax Service suspended operations on Nurmagomedov’s accounts due to failure to comply with the requirement to pay the debt.

Conor McGregor was one of the first in the world of martial arts to react to the news, not missing the opportunity to speak unflatteringly about his former opponent.

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“Get out, rat, get out,” the Irishman wrote on social networks, but quickly deleted the post.

McGregor later left another sarcastic comment: “I heard he’s currently working as a portable toilet in Dubai.”

In addition to the suspension of transactions on personal accounts, the same measures were taken for two of Khabib's companies: the Eagles Fight Club and the Khabib Nurmagomedov Charitable Foundation.

After finishing his sports career, Khabib went into business: he founded the Eagle promotion FC, launched a line of alkaline water, a mobile operator, a fitness application. Together with former football player Clarence Seedorf, Nurmagomedov opened a football school in Dubai, as well as several restaurants and cafes. Not all of them turned out to be profitable. For example, the Eagle FC league, which was actively running. tournaments in 2021 and 2022, is now not functioning.

Did Nurmagomedov really leave Russia? There is no confirmation of this, but the ex-one has problems with the Federal Tax Service? the fighter is really serious. However, all the debts could have come down to the inattentive work of the accounting department, if Nurmagomedov did not closely monitor its work. One way or another, Khabib should take a closer look at this problem, because according to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, the punishment for non-payment of taxes is particularly large. to imprisonment.