Khabib’s Reported Tax Claim: What Is Confirmed
In May 2024, Russian media reported that authorities had frozen accounts linked to former UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov over a tax claim reported at about 302 million rubles. His team called the information inaccurate at the time, and the allegation should not be described as a proven case of tax evasion. RBC reported the team’s response; Vedomosti later reviewed the tax dispute and its resolution.
What was reported
The 2024 coverage described a tax dispute involving income Nurmagomedov earned abroad in 2019–2021. Vedomosti reported that Russia’s Federal Tax Service attributed the claim to unpaid taxes, penalties, and fines, and that bailiffs seized property and restricted accounts connected with Eagle FC and a charity. The amounts varied in early reports; Vedomosti later put the total claim at 302 million rubles.
Nurmagomedov retired from competition in 2020, after his win over Justin Gaethje at UFC 254. The cited reporting does not establish that he transferred businesses to relatives to avoid taxes or that a UFC comeback was connected to the dispute.
Later developments
Vedomosti reported that Nurmagomedov paid the main 302-million-ruble amount in August 2024 and that the related seizure was lifted. The outlet also reported a separate 1.8-million-ruble tax balance in spring 2025 and said he had settled with the tax service by August 2025. These are reported tax-account matters; the reporting does not establish a criminal conviction for tax evasion.
Vedomosti reported that Nurmagomedov settled the main claim and a separate balance. Its reporting describes a tax dispute and account restrictions, not a criminal conviction for tax evasion.
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