The story of Hasbullah Magomedov: he looks like a 5 year old, but hides a harsh truth

the young russian Hasbullah Magomedov he became a social media star for many reasons. From his passion for the UFC and fighting, to his sense of humor. Carrier of a chronic illness, he makes jokes and always tries to be positive.

Hasbullah is suffering from achondroplasiaa form of dwarfism caused by a genetic disorder. The consequence is reduced growth compared to other people.

It is a genetic disorder that occurs in one in 25,000 births. Despite the great advances in medicine that have been made in recent decades, There is currently no treatment for achondroplasia.

For sure it is a Benjamin’s button – the movie in which Brad Pitt grew old – being small made him a viral character.

In 97% of cases of achondroplasia, the FGFR3 gene is affected when an infant receives the defective gene from a parent. In the case of Hasbullah, he was greatly affected by achondroplasiathat is why his face, body and voice are like a child.

This teenager was born in Makhachkala, capital of Dagestan, Russia has created a virtue of necessity and in recent times has become one of the great stars of social networks around the world. With humor, naturalness and on his eternally bad side, Magomedov shines in his videos on TikTok, Twitter and Instagram, where he has hundreds of thousands of followers.

The first confusion of seeing Hasbullah’s extraordinary abilities, charisma, acute voice and infectious laughter became very popular with him in Russia and other Eastern European countries. And besides, he has a hobby that delivers him to his next big challenge: he loves mixed martial arts.

Despite his fame, Hasbullah does not want his life to be just like this fold of viral online popularity. And that’s why he already has a clear idea of ​​what he wants for his future: to finish his education and learn the Koran to become an Islamic theologian in Dagestan, an area of large Muslim majority.