During that period, he met many well-known people, including Mike Tyson, Sami Naceri, Don “The Dragon” Wilson and Nick Vujicic. Mark Dacascos also became a friend. He met him at Kadyrov's birthday celebration, to which he received an official invitation. He still keeps the invitation document.
For that occasion, he bought a gift with his own money: a saddle made by more than twenty craftspeople from Kyzyl. They used silver, leather and bronze. Its design resembled an eagle.
Tokhir Tukhtarov also took part in trips and meetings with Sami Naceri.