Architects Propose Building Dagestan Stadium Shaped Like Khabib’s Furry Hat

It looks like Dagestan could be paying the ultimate respect to UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov.

Bloody Elbow’s Karim Zidan reports that architects have proposed to build a Dagestan stadium shaped like Khabib’s furry hat, officially named a papakha. The venue will seat 7000 people and will include gyms, training facilities, a hotel, and a museum that showcases Dagestani athletes.

The architects behind the project are currently seeking the necessary approval and funding for the project to continue. According to a report from kp.ru, the project has sparked some controversy amongst locals. One anonymous source suggested, “Dagestan must show that besides the fists, our guys have brains! I have nothing against it, but they wanted to close the city hospital due to insufficient funding.”

Another local who was extremely against the new stadium had this to say:

“Residents of Dagestan unanimously declared that the republic needs to develop not sport, but more important areas like education and medicine, for example.”