Fans wait to see Khabib at the Anzhi de Makhachkala Arena

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Fans celebrate return of local UFC hero Khabib.

Fans celebrate Khabib return

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Khabib Nurmagomedov.

Khabib Nurmagomedov.

Khabib Nurmagomedov.

Khabib Nurmagomedov.

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Khabib Nurmagomedov.

Khabib Nurmagomedov.

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Russia's Khabib Nurmagomedov, UFC lightweight champion who defeated Conor McGregor of Ireland in the main event of UFC 229, attends the ceremony of honouring him at Anzhi Arena in Kaspiysk, a city in the republic of Dagestan, Russia October 8, 2018. Picture taken October 8, 2018. REUTERS/Said Tsarnayev

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Dagestan's acting Minister of Physical Culture and Sports, Magomed Magomedov, Khabib Nurmagomedov, UFC lightweight champion who defeated Conor McGregor of Ireland in the main event of UFC 229, and his father, military serviceman and wrestler Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, attend the ceremony of honouring for Khabib Nurmagomedov at Anzhi Arena in Kaspiysk, a city in the republic of Dagestan, Russia October 8, 2018. Picture taken October 8, 2018.

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Supporters of Russia's Khabib Nurmagomedov, UFC lightweight champion who defeated Conor McGregor of Ireland in the main event of UFC 229, cheer during the ceremony of honouring him at Anzhi Arena in Kaspiysk, a city in the republic of Dagestan, Russia October 8, 2018. Picture taken October 8, 2018.