Former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov says he will not work with bookmakers, stating that it would be worse than promoting alcohol.
Asked why his organisation Eagle FC does not work with bookmakers, Nurmagomedov responded: “We have plenty of good sponsors that we work with and put on events with. We don’t need bookmakers.
“I believe that gambling is more dangerous than alcohol. I think it’s worse to advertise gambling more than alcohol. Bookmakers ruin entire families. How many young guys go on their sites, stay on them, and become addicted?
“Whole families get ruined because of it. You know well how strong of an addiction gambling is. It’s the same as a drug addiction. It would be the same if I were to advertise drugs here. Gambling and drug addiction are on the same level for me.”