Topics: Hasbulla Magomedov, UFC, Khabib Nurmagomedov, United States, Tik Tok
Hasbulla's face has popped up all around the globe over the last three years but one thing fans are not used to is him speaking English.
If you've been active on TikTok, Instagram or pretty much any social media channel in recent years - let's face it who hasn't - then you'll know who Hasbulla Magomedov is.
The Russian internet personality went viral during the Covid-19 pandemic for his TikToks mocking and reenacting UFC content.
He's widely associated with the mixed martial art after his most popular video saw him reenact the weigh-in routine of UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov.
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Since then, 'Mini-Khabib' has attracted over six million Instagram followers with his light-hearted videos.
Whether it's his wicked laugh, his good-natured jokes or the fact that people are intrigued by his short stature of 3 ft 4 in- caused by Growth Hormone Deficiency - people just can't get enough of Hasbulla.
However, despite embarking on a world tour to meet his fans from across the globe, Hasbulla is rarely seen speaking English.
All of Hasbulla's Instagram captions are written in Russian, and when he does speak directly to his fans in videos, he does so via an interpreter.
But rare footage has now emerged of Hasbulla speaking English to some of his fans in America.
The star was sat in the back seat of his car when he pulled up to a set of traffic lights alongside a red vehicle.
With his window wound down, the men in the car quickly recognised Hasbulla and the fact that he was filming their reaction.
The driver of the red car - keen to play up to the camera - revved the engine until plumes of smoke surrounded the vehicle, before speeding off down the road when the lights turned green.
Impressed by his fans' antics, Hasbulla exclaimed: "Oh s***! Respect bro!"
Whether the star starts posting more content in English or not remains to be seen but, for the American fans he met, it's surely a moment they'll never forget.
