Islam Makhachev delivers heartwarming gesture after becoming new lightweight champion at UFC 280
Gives belt to his cousin, coach Khabib; says "him and his father made me"
Abu Dhabi: Islam Makhachev of Russia won the lightweight title of the UFC 280 pulling off a brilliant victory against Brazilian Charles Oliveira at the Etihad Arena on Saturday.
Makhachev who defeated Oliveira with an arm triangle choke win. Oliveira, who lost the lightweight topper title in May, holds the UFC record for submission wins, with 16, reported Hindustan Times.
The former champion mostly defended himself and also tried to win with submissions off his back against Makhachev in the first round. In the second round, however, Oliveira tried to continue the fight on his feet. Oliveira began the second round with a kick to Makhachev’s face. The Russian fought back with a double under hook, holding Oliveira for about 30 seconds, before knocking his rival down with a powerful jab. The new champion defeated Oliveira pinning him down and putting in an arm choke.
Makhachev, 31, dedicated his victory to his late coach Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, who died in 2020. “He told me many years ago to train hard and I would be champion,” said the new champion, before handing the belt to Khabib Nurmagomedov, who is himself a former UFC lightweight champion and took over from his father as Makhachev’s coach.
With his 11th submission win, Makhachev recorded 23 wins and one loss as a professional lightweight mixed martial artiste.
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3.42 lakh fraud cases detected under Ayushman Bharat-PMJAY; Over 56,000 unnecessary surgeries
New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry informed Parliament on Friday that nearly 3.42 lakh fraudulent cases, including unnecessary surgeries, have been detected under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY).
Responding to a query by Congress MP Murari Lal Meena in the Lok Sabha, the ministry revealed that as of 11 December, 342,988 fraud cases had been identified under the health insurance scheme, which was launched in 2018.
According to the ministry's written response, 286,771 cases were linked to medical management, while 56,217 involved surgical management. The scheme has recorded 8.39 crore hospital admissions to date, with fraudulent cases accounting for less than 0.5%.
The government assured that measures are in place to detect and prevent fraud in the implementation of the scheme.
