Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, father of UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, remains in hospital in the "same condition" after suffering medical complications brought on by the coronavirus, a family friend has said.
Lightweight title holder Khabib revealed last month that his father was in critical condition after contracting Covid-19. He is being treated in a military hospital in Moscow after being emergency transferred from the family's home region of Dagestan.
It has been reported that Nurmagomedov Sr suffered a stroke and underwent heart surgery before being placed in a medically-induced coma.
Three weeks after Nurmagomedov Jr said his father was in a "very difficult situation", family friend Ramazan Rabadanov told Russian outlet TASS there have been few improvements in his condition.
"There are no [changes]. He's still in the same [serious] condition," Rabadanov is quoted as saying.
Nurmagomedov Jr revealed last month that his father is one of a number of family members to have contracted the coronavirus.
"In my personal case, I've had more than 20 people sick from my family. More than 20 people were lying in the ICUs," the Russian wrote in a social media post. "And many of them are no longer among us. Many acquaintances have died, many parents of my relatives. Everybody is having a hard time dealing with it.”
The sport rallied around the Nurmagomedov family after the news broke, with UFC president Dana White and lightweight rivals Conor McGregor and Tony Ferguson among those to offer support.
