The results of the annual survey “Person of the Year 2021” have become known. This was reported on the website of the Public Opinion Foundation (FOM).
Mixed style fighter (MMA) Khabib Nurmagomedov became the Person of the Year in Russian sports. For the former champion of the Absolute Fighting Championship (UFC), three percent of respondents voted.
Among the leaders were also hockey player Alexander Ovechkin, footballer Artem Dzyuba and fighter Fedor Emelianenko. Two percent of the respondents voted for each of them. At the same time, 15 percent of people said that there is no person of the year in Russian sports, and 58 percent could not answer the question.
In March 2021, Nurmagomedov topped the rating of Russian-speaking Instagram bloggers in terms of the number of subscribers and their activity on his page. Research conducted by Brand Analytics.
Nurmagomedov became the UFC lightweight champion and defended his title three times. On account of his victory over Conor McGregor, Dustin Poirier and Justin Gage. He won 29 victories in 29 fights.
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