Khabib Nurmagomedov's manager makes a request to Donald Trump as he petitions for pardoning of Cain Velasquez, also tags Joe Rogan and Dana White

Former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov's manager Ali Abdelaziz uploaded a post to his X account addressing new U.S. president Donald Trump.

Abdelaziz urged Trump to pardon former UFC champion Cain Velasquez. The MMA manager also tagged UFC CEO Dana White and commentator Joe Rogan in the post.

"Trump need to pardon Cain Velasquez."

Velasquez was faced with several charges including attempted murder for an incident that took place in February 2022. The former UFC champion was allegedly engaged in a car chase, where he was following a man accused of molesting the 42-year-old's son. Velasquez allegedly fired shots at the car, which ended up hitting the accused's stepfather, who was also present in the car.

In August 2024, the UFC veteran pleaded no-contest to the charges of attempted murder and assault, among other charges. The sentence for Velasquez is yet to be announced by the court.

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Khabib Nurmagomedov and Donald Trump once crossed paths at a UFC event

Donald Trump was in attendance for UFC 302, which was headlined by Islam Makhachev and Dustin Poirier last June at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

Khabib Nurmagomedov, who was a part of Makhachev's corner, crossed paths with Trump and struck a conversation.

During their interaction, 'The Eagle' expressed his concerns about the Israel-Palestine war.

Check out the clip below:

Trump later uploaded a post on social media and spoke about meeting the Dagestani, showering praise on him:

"Khabib Nurmagoemdov, who retired after a RECORD of 29-0, never having lost even a single round, is probably the greatest fighter of all time. I met him at the UFC event on Saturday night in New Jersey. A really smart guy - Big things in the future for Khabib!"