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Childhood & Early Life

Khabib Nurmagomedov was born on September 20, 1988, at the Kirovaul village in Kizilyurtovsky District (present day Russia).

He is the second of three children of Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, a war veteran and decorated athlete. He has an older brother named Muhammad Nurmagomedov and younger sister Amina.

Khabib Nurmagomedov began undergoing combat training from a young age. In 2001, the family shifted to Makhachkala. Here, he began undertaking training in wrestling and when he turned fifteen, he also began classes in judo. Though he initially felt that the shift from wrestling to judo was challenging, his father felt it was essential that he learn to compete in a gi jacket.

When he turned seventeen, his father began training him in combat sambo. Sometime later, his family shifted to Kiev in Ukraine where he continued his training.

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Career

In September 2008, Khabib Nurmagomedov made his debut in MMA. Within a month he secured four wins, of which three were in a single day. The following month, he won the inaugural Atrium Cup tournament championship in Moscow.

In the three years that followed, he won 12 matches, which also included his win at his M-1 Global debut in 2009. Two years later, he went on to compete for the ProFC promotion. The same year, he competed in seven fights and won every match.

His impressive record of 16 wins and no losses eventually caught the attention of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). In 2011, he signed a six-fight agreement with the UFC. He entered in the lightweight division.

His debut match was against Kamal Shalorus in early 2012. He won the match in the third round. Other fighters whom he has encountered and defeated as part of his UFC matches are Gleison Tibau, Thiago Tavares, Rafael Dos Anjos, Pat Healy, and Abel Trujillo among several others.

During his match against Abel Trujillo in 2013, Khabib Nurmagomedov set a new record of 21 successful takedowns from 27 attempts. The same year, he challenged mixed martial artist Gilbert Melendez for a face off match, and the same was set for early 2014. However, the match was later canceled and then replaced by American professional mixed martial artist Nate Diaz. This bout was also later canceled due to undisclosed reasons.

Between September 2014 and 2015, he had to cancel several matches due to injuries and ill health. He was affected due to knee and other injuries.

In 2016, he made a comeback with a win at a bout against newcomer Darrell Horcher at the UFC. In November that year, he fought against Michael Johnson and won in the third round with a submission from the opponent.

In 2017, Khabib Nurmagomedov was scheduled to fight Tony Ferguson for the interim lightweight championship, however he fell ill due to some complications that arose from the weight cut process and the fight had to be canceled.

Khabib Nurmagomedov and Edson Barboza faced each other at UFC 219 on December 30, 2017. Nurmagomedov dominated his opponent in all three rounds of the fight and went on to win by unanimous decision, thereby earning his first Performance of the Night bonus.

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On April 7, 2018, Nurmagomedov faced Al Iaquinta at UFC 223. Nurmagomedov was in his top form and he easily defeated Iaquinta and won the fight via unanimous decision to emerge as the UFC lightweight champion.

On October 6, 2018, Khabib Nurmagomedov defended his UFC lightweight title against Conor McGregor at UFC 229 by defeating McGregor in the fourth round via submission.

The last fight of his career was in October 2020, at UFC 254, in which he defeated Justin Gaethje. Thereafter, he retired from the sport.

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Awards & Achievements

In 2008, Khabib Nurmagomedov was the tournament winner of the Pankration Atrium Cup.

He won the gold medal at the World Combat Sambo Championships in 2009. The same year, he won the selections at the M-1 Challenge. He also got the gold medal at the Russian Combat Sambo Championships, organized by Combat Sambo Federation of Russia the same year.

In 2010, he won two awards for Sambo; gold medal in the World Combat Sambo Championships (82 kg) and silver medal in World Cup in Combat Sambo (82 kg).

He earned two titles in 2012, for grappling. He was the Men’s No-Gi Expert Welterweight Champion as well as the ADCC Rules No-Gi Expert Welterweight Champion.

He won the 2013 Staredown of the Year by Fightbooth.com. He was named the 2013 Breakthrough Fighter of the Year by Sherdog.com.

In 2016, he was given the title Comeback Fighter of the Year by Sherdog.com. The same year, he won the title International Fighter of the Year at the World MMA Awards.

Khabib Nurmagomedov has the record for most takedowns in a single Ultimate Fighting Championship. His record is 21 takedowns in 27 attempts.

Family & Personal Life

Khabib Nurmagomedov got married to Patimat in June 2013. He has three children, a daughter, who was born in 2015, a son, who was born in 2017, and another son, who was born in 2019.

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Trivia

Khabib Nurmagomedov is also called The Eagle.

He is a fan of the football club Anzhi Makhachkala.

Mixed martial artist, Shamil Zavurov, is his second cousin.

Around 2014, in a video, Khabib Nurmagomedov was seen wrestling a bear cub in his hometown in Dagestan.

Источник

Khabib Abdulmanapovich Nurmagomedov[a] (born 20 September 1988) is a Russian former professional mixed martial artist. He competed in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he was the longest-reigning UFC Lightweight Champion ever, having held the title from April 2018 to March 2021. With 29 wins and no losses, he retired with an undefeated record.[7] Nurmagomedov is widely considered to be among the greatest mixed martial artists of all time,[8][9][10][11][12] and was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame on June 30, 2022.[13]

Khabib Nurmagomedov
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Nurmagomedov at the UFC Hall of Fame in 2022.
Born Khabib Abdulmanapovich Nurmagomedov
20 September 1988 (age 34)
Sildi, Dagestan ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
(now Sildi, Dagestan, Russia)
Native name Хабиб Нурмагомедов
Nickname(s) The Eagle
Nationality Russian
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb)
Division Lightweight (2008–2010, 2012–2020)
Welterweight (2009–2011)
Reach 177 cm (70 in)[1]
Style Sambo, ARB, Pankration, Grappling
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia
San Jose, California, United States
Team American Kickboxing Academy[2]
Trainer Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov
Javier Mendez
Rank White belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[3][4]
Black belt in Judo[3][4]
International Master of Sport in Judo[5]
International Master of Sport in Sambo[1][4]
International Master of Sport in Army Hand-to-Hand Combat[4]
International Master of Sport in Pankration[4]
Years active 2008–2020
Mixed martial arts record
Total 29
Wins 29
By knockout 8
By submission 11
By decision 10
Losses 0
Website khabib.com
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Medal record

Men’s Combat Sambo
WCSF World Championships
Representing  Russia
Gold medal – first place 2009 Kyiv −74 kg
Gold medal – first place 2010 Moscow −82 kg

A two-time Combat Sambo World Champion, Nurmagomedov has a background in the disciplines of sambo, judo and wrestling. Nurmagomedov was ranked #1 in the UFC men’s pound-for-pound rankings at the time of his retirement,[14] until being removed following his title vacation in March 2021.[15] Fight Matrix ranks him as the #1 lightweight of all time.[16]

Coming from the Republic of Dagestan in Russia, Nurmagomedov is the first Muslim to win a UFC title.[17][18] He is the most-followed Russian on Instagram,[19] with more than 34 million followers as of December 2022.[20] He is also a mixed martial arts (MMA) promoter, known for promoting the Eagle Fighting Championship (EFC). Since retirement, he has transitioned to a mixed martial arts coach and cornerman.

Early life

Khabib Abdulmanapovich Nurmagomedov was born to an Avar family on 20 September 1988, in the village of Sildi in the Tsumadinsky District of the Dagestan ASSR, an autonomous republic within the Russian SFSR, Soviet Union.[21][22][23] He has an older brother, Magomed, and younger sister, Amina.[24] His father’s family had moved from Sildi to Kirovaul, where his father converted the ground floor of their two-storey building into a gym. Nurmagomedov grew up in the household with his siblings and cousins.[24] His interest in martial arts began when watching students training at the gym.[25][26] Khabib’s training as a child included wrestling a bear when he was nine years old.[27][28]

As is common with many children in Dagestan, he began wrestling from an early age: he started at the age of eight under the tutelage of his father, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov.[29] A decorated athlete and a veteran of the Soviet Army, Abdulmanap had also wrestled from an early age, before undergoing training in judo and sambo in the military.[30] Abdulmanap dedicated his life to coaching the youth in Dagestan, in hopes of offering an alternative to the Islamic extremism common to the region.[31][32]

In 2001, his family moved to Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan,[33] where he trained in wrestling from the age of 12, and judo from 15. He resumed training in combat sambo, under his father, at 17.[34] According to Nurmagomedov, the transition from wrestling to judo was difficult, but his father wanted him to get used to competing in a gi jacket.[21] Abdulmanap was a senior coach for the combat sambo national team in the Republic of Dagestan, training several athletes in sambo in Makhachkala, Russia.[30] Nurmagomedov frequently got into street fights in his youth, before focusing his attention on mixed martial arts.[35] Khabib said that, along with his father, three athletes who inspired him were the American boxers Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson and the Brazilian footballer Ronaldo.[36]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Nurmagomedov made his professional MMA debut in September 2008 and compiled four wins in under a month. On 11 October, he became the inaugural Atrium Cup tournament champion, having defeated his three opponents at the Moscow event. Over the next three years, he went undefeated, finishing 11 out of 12 opponents. These included a first-round armbar finish of future Bellator title challenger Shahbulat Shamhalaev, which marked his M-1 Global debut. In 2011, he competed in seven fights for the ProFC promotion, all of which he won by TKO or submission.

A 16–0 record in the regional circuits of Russia and Ukraine generated interest from the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in signing Nurmagomedov.[37][38] Later, Nurmagomedov’s father revealed in an interview that due to a contract dispute with ProFC they had 11 court cases contesting the legitimacy of Nurmagomedov’s UFC contract. After losing six and winning five cases, they reached an agreement and Khabib was able to continue his career.[39]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Early UFC fights and championship pursuits

In late 2011, Nurmagomedov signed a six-fight deal to compete in the UFC’s lightweight division.[40]

In his UFC debut, on 20 January 2012 at UFC on FX 1, Nurmagomedov defeated Kamal Shalorus via submission in the third round.[41]

Nurmagomedov next defeated Gleison Tibau on 7 July 2012 at UFC 148 via unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 30-27.[42]

Nurmagomedov’s next fight was against Thiago Tavares on 19 January 2013 at UFC on FX 7.[43] He won via KO in the first round. After the fight, Tavares tested positive for Drostanolone, an anabolic steroid, and received a 9-month suspension.[44]

Nurmagomedov defeated Abel Trujillo on 25 May 2013 at UFC 160 via unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 30-27. At the weigh-ins, Nurmagomedov came in over the permitted limit, weighing in at 158.5 lb. He was given two hours to cut to the lightweight maximum of 156 pounds but elected instead to surrender a percentage of his fight purse to Trujillo and the bout was contested at a catchweight.[45] In the course of the fight, Nurmagomedov set a new UFC record for the most takedowns in a single fight, with 21 successful takedowns out of 28 attempts.[46]

In his fifth UFC fight, on 21 September 2013 at UFC 165, Nurmagomedov faced Pat Healy.[47] He dominated the fight and won via unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 30-27. Attending his first post-event press conference, UFC president Dana White praised the relative newcomer stating, «That slam, when he just scoops him up and slams him, Matt Hughes style. That reminded me of the old Matt Hughes where he would run a guy across the Octagon and slam him. The kid is exciting. We’re probably going to do big things with this kid.»[48]

In December, Nurmagomedov challenged Gilbert Melendez on social media, with the two then expected to face off at UFC 170 on 22 February 2014.[49] However, the bout was cancelled for undisclosed reasons,[50] and Melendez was replaced by Nate Diaz. However, the match-up was cancelled as Diaz turned the bout down.[51] Nurmagomedov expressed his disappointment, appearing on The MMA Hour, «If they say that they’re willing to fight the best, they should fight the best. If they want, I’ll take them both at once in the cage.»[52]

Nurmagomedov next faced former UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael dos Anjos on 19 April 2014 at UFC on Fox 11.[53] He dominated the fight and won via unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 30-27.[54]

Nurmagomedov was briefly linked to a bout with Donald Cerrone on 27 September 2014 at UFC 178.[55] However, the pairing was quickly scrapped after it was revealed that Nurmagomedov had suffered a knee injury.[56] He was later expected to face Cerrone on 23 May 2015, at UFC 187.[57] However, Nurmagomedov pulled out of the bout on 30 April due to a recurring knee injury and was replaced by John Makdessi.[58]

Nurmagomedov was expected to face Tony Ferguson on 11 December 2015 at The Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale.[59] However, Nurmagomedov pulled out of the fight in late October, citing another injury, and was replaced by Edson Barboza.[60]

Nurmagomedov and his father, Abdulmanap in 2016

The bout with Ferguson was rescheduled for 16 April 2016 at UFC on Fox 19.[61] However, on 5 April, Ferguson pulled out of the bout due to a lung issue.[62] Ferguson was replaced by promotional newcomer Darrell Horcher at a catchweight of 160 lb.[63] Nurmagomedov won the one-sided fight by TKO in the second round.[64]

In September, Nurmagomedov signed two contracts for a title shot against the reigning UFC Lightweight Champion, Eddie Alvarez, on either the UFC 205 or the UFC 206 fight card, with Dana White confirming the bout for UFC 205.[65][66] However, on 26 September, the UFC announced that Alvarez would instead be defending the title against Conor McGregor.[67] Nurmagomedov voiced his displeasure on social media, calling Alvarez a «bullshit champ» for refusing the fight and opting for a bout with McGregor instead,[68] accusing the UFC of being a «freak show».[69]

In lieu of a title shot, Nurmagomedov next faced Michael Johnson on 12 November 2016 at UFC 205.[70] Nurmagomedov dominated the fight and was heard telling Dana White to give him a title shot as he mauled Johnson, winning via submission in the third round.[71]

The bout with Ferguson was scheduled for a third time at UFC 209 on 4 March 2017 for the interim Lightweight Championship.[72] Nurmagomedov, however, fell ill because of a botched weight cut, and the bout was cancelled as a result.[73][74]

Nurmagomedov faced Edson Barboza on 30 December 2017 at UFC 219.[75] Nurmagomedov dominated all three rounds, taking Barboza down repeatedly and dominating the fight with ground and pound. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 30-25, 30-25 and 30-24.[76] This win also earned him his first Performance of the Night bonus.[77]

UFC Lightweight Champion

Nurmagomedov vs. Iaquinta

A bout with Ferguson had been scheduled for the fourth time and was expected to take place on 7 April 2018 at UFC 223.[78] However, on 1 April 2018, it was reported that Ferguson had injured his knee and was to be replaced by Max Holloway.[79][80] On 6 April, Holloway was pulled from the fight after the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) declared him unfit to compete due to extreme weight cutting, and replaced by Al Iaquinta. Iaquinta’s inclusion in the fight was controversial: the UFC’s first choice to replace Holloway, Anthony Pettis, weighed in 0.2 pounds over the championship limit of 155 pounds and did not choose to re-weigh, and its second choice, Paul Felder, was rejected by NYSAC because he was not in the UFC’s rankings at the time of the fight. Only Nurmagomedov was eligible to win the championship, as Iaquinta also weighed in 0.2 pounds over the championship weight limit.[81] Nurmagomedov dominated the fight and won via unanimous decision, with scores of 50-44, 50-43 and 50-43, and became the UFC Lightweight Champion.[82]

Nurmagomedov vs. McGregor

Nurmagomedov and his father meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin four days after his win against McGregor

On Friday, 3 August 2018, the UFC announced that Nurmagomedov would make his first defence of his lightweight title against Conor McGregor at UFC 229 on October 6 in Las Vegas.[83] In the fight, Nurmagomedov won the first two rounds, but lost the third round to McGregor. It was the first time Nurmagomedov lost a round in his UFC career.[84][85] He managed to defeat McGregor in the fourth round via submission.[86] After the contest, Nurmagomedov scaled the Octagon and tried to attack McGregor’s teammate Dillon Danis, which resulted in a brawl between the two teams.[87] After the bout against the Irishman, Khabib improved his record to 27-0 which was then the longest win streak in UFC history. The event drew 2.4 million pay-per-view buys, the most ever for an MMA event.[88]

Nurmagomedov vs. Poirier

In June 2019, Nurmagomedov signed a new multi-fight contract with the UFC.[89] In the first fight of his new deal, Nurmagomedov made the second defence of his title against interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier on 7 September 2019 in the main event at UFC 242.[90] He won the fight via a rear naked choke submission in the third round.[91] The win unified both titles and earned Nurmagomedov his second Performance of the Night bonus award.[92] He and Poirier swapped shirts after the fight as a show of respect. In his post-fight interview Nurmagomedov said that he would be selling the shirt Poirier gave him and donating the proceeds to Poirier’s charity.[93] The shirt sold for $100,000 and the donation was matched by UFC president Dana White.[94]

Nurmagomedov vs. Gaethje

Nurmagomedov was scheduled to defend his title against Tony Ferguson on 18 April 2020 at UFC 249. This was the fifth time that a fight between the pair had been scheduled, and both fighters were on 12-fight win streaks in the UFC.[95] However, Nurmagomedov was unable to leave Russia because of restricted air travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and so was removed from the card.[96] Ferguson instead faced top contender Justin Gaethje for the interim UFC Lightweight Championship at UFC 249, which was postponed to 9 May. Gaethje won the fight by fifth-round TKO, thus ending Ferguson’s win streak and securing himself a shot at the undisputed title against Nurmagomedov.[97]

Nurmagomedov faced Gaethje in a unification bout on 24 October 2020 in the main event at UFC 254.[98][99][100] Nurmagomedov won the fight via technical submission with a triangle choke in the second round to defend and re-unify the UFC Lightweight Championship. In his post-fight interview, Nurmagomedov announced his retirement from mixed martial arts. He explained that he had promised his mother that he would not continue to fight without his late father, «No way I’m going to come here without my father. It was first time after what happened with my father, when UFC called me about Justin, I talk with my mother three days. She doesn’t want me to go fight without my father but I promised her it was going to be my last fight. If I give my word, I have to follow this. It was my last fight here.»[101][102] This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.[103] Daniel Cormier claimed in an episode of DC & Helwani, after the fight, that Khabib had said he chose the triangle choke instead of an arm bar in order to prevent Gaethje from being injured.[104][105]

Retirement and vacation of the UFC Lightweight Championship

Despite attempted negotiations to bring him back for one more fight, UFC president Dana White announced on 19 March 2021 that he had accepted Nurmagomedov’s decision to retire and that the UFC Lightweight Championship had been officially vacated.[106]

On July 1, 2022 Nurmagomedov was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame on the International Fight Week in Las Vegas.[107]

MMA promoter

Following his retirement, Nurmagomedov purchased the Gorilla Fighting Championship (GFC), a Russian-based MMA promotion, for $1 million[108] – going on to rename it as the Eagle Fighting Championship (EFC).[109]

MMA coach and cornerman

Since retiring in October 2020, Nurmagomedov has been an active coach with American Kickboxing Academy head coach Javier Mendez. He currently coaches and corners current UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev, Zubaira Tukhugov (UFC), Tagir Ulanbekov (UFC), Islam Mamedov (Bellator), Gadzhi Rabadanov (Bellator), Saygid Izagakhmaev (ONE Championship) and cousins Abubakar Nurmagomedov (UFC), Umar Nurmagomedov (UFC), Usman Nurmagomedov (Bellator), and Belal Muhammad at UFC 280.[110][111][112][113]

Fighting style

Nurmagomedov employs a wrestling-based style of relentless pressure against his opponents, often described as «mauling». Using a variety of wrestling and judo/sambo takedowns, he forces his opponents against the cage, and locks up their legs and an arm to prevent them from escaping. From this position, he exhausts his opponents by forcing his weight against them and attacks with measured strikes his opponents are often unable to defend. This was one of his many signature styles that he used to deploy to advance towards his finishing move.[114] Throughout his career, nineteen of his twenty-nine victories had come by way of either TKO/KO or submission.[115]

Former three-time UFC Heavyweight Champion and two-time UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Randy Couture praised Nurmagomedov as “brilliant”.[116] MMA Commentator Joe Rogan, a black belt in both 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, said of Nurmagomedov, “He’s the most terrifying lightweight contender in the world,” and “he’s just on such another level [of grappling] that the odds of beating him drop significantly after the first minute-and-a-half.”[117] UFC referee Herb Dean stated Nurmagomedov constantly talks to his opponents during fights.[118]

Personal life

As part of his Dagestani Avar culture, Nurmagomedov frequently wears a papakha hat after fights and during promotional events.[119] He speaks several languages, including Avar, Kumyk, Russian, English, Turkish, and Arabic.[120] As of 2019, Nurmagomedov is a third-year student at the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics.[121] He is an avid football fan and supporter of the clubs Anzhi Makhachkala, Galatasaray, Real Madrid and Liverpool, as well as the Russia national team.[29][122][123]

Nurmagomedov is a Sunni Muslim.[124] In October 2020, The Guardian stated that Nurmagomedov is the second-most popular Muslim athlete in the world, behind only the Egyptian footballer Mohamed Salah. The Guardian additionally stated that, since his high-profile victory over McGregor, Nurmagomedov has used his influential status to «further his ultra-conservative worldview».[32] In 2018, Nurmagomedov advocated a crackdown on nightclubs in his home region of Dagestan,[125] and levelled criticism at a rap concert held in Makhachkala, which led to rapper Egor Kreed cancelling his performances in the region.[32] In 2019, Nurmagomedov spoke out against a play held in Dagestan that featured a scene of a scantily-clad woman seducing a man. He described the play as «filth», recommended that there be a governmental investigation into its production, and called for those involved to issue a public apology, which allegedly led to the producer of the play receiving threats on social media.[32][126] In October 2020, Nurmagomedov criticised the President of France Emmanuel Macron in the wake of the murder of Samuel Paty, stating «May the Almighty disfigure the face of this creature and all its followers, who, under the slogan of freedom of speech, offend the feelings of more than one and a half billion Muslim believers. May the Almighty humiliate them in this life, and in the next.»[127][128]

Nurmagomedov has trained with SC Bazarganova in Kizilyurt, Dagestan (2012),[129] K-Dojo, AMA Fight Club in Fairfield, New Jersey (2012), Mamishev Fight Team in Saint Petersburg (2012),[130] Fight Spirit Team in Kolpino, St. Petersburg (2013),[131] and KHK MMA Team in Bahrain (2015), which was funded by Bahraini prince Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa.[132] In 2016, Nurmagomedov co-founded his own team, Eagles MMA, with support from the Dagestani billionaire Ziyavudin Magomedov.[133] After Magomedov was arrested on charges of embezzlement in 2018, Nurmagomedov used his post-fight speech at UFC 223 to appeal to Russian president Vladimir Putin for Magomedov’s release from jail.[32] Nurmagomedov has also hosted a training seminar at the Akhmat MMA fight club that is funded by Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov, who has received criticism from some quarters for his government’s alleged human rights abuses.[32][134][135][136]

In December 2021, Nurmagomedov’s manager Ali Abdelaziz publicly offered former UFC rival Tony Ferguson a grappling match against Nurmagomedov.[137]

Family

Nurmagomedov married Patimat in June 2013 and they have three children: a daughter born 1 June 2015, a son born 30 December 2017,[138] and a son born on 22 December 2019.[139] The first son was named Magomed, after Khabib’s great-grandfather.[140] Among Nurmagomedov’s cousins are fellow UFC fighters Abubakar Nurmagomedov and Umar Nurmagomedov, and Bellator fighter Usman Nurmagomedov.[141][142]

In May 2020, Nurmagomedov’s father and long-time trainer Abdulmanap was placed in a medically induced coma after contracting COVID-19 following a heart surgery.[143][144] He died on 3 July 2020 at a clinic in Moscow, at the age of 57.[145][146]

Awards

In October 2018, Nurmagomedov was made an «Honorary Citizen of Grozny» by the mayor of Grozny Ibrahim Zakriev after his victory against McGregor at UFC 229. He was also presented with a Mercedes car by Chechnya’s head Ramzan Kadyrov, funded from the Akhmad Kadyrov Foundation, and his father Abdulmanap was awarded the title of «Honoured Worker of Physical Culture of the Chechen Republic» by Kadyrov.[147]

On 5 December, 2019, Head of the Republic of Dagestan Vladimir Vasilyev awarded Nurmagomedov and his father, Abdulmanap the Order For Services to the Republic of Dagestan for their «significant contributions to sports in Dagestan».[148]

Controversies

Bus attack at UFC 223 Media Day

On 3 April 2018, Nurmagomedov and fellow fighter Artem Lobov had an altercation, in which Nurmagomedov and his entourage cornered Lobov and slapped him multiple times.[149] Lobov is known to be close to Conor McGregor, with whom Nurmagomedov had verbal altercations and trash talk exchanges.[150] Two days later, during promotional appearances for UFC 223, McGregor and his entourage were let into the Barclays Center by credentialed members of his promotional team. They confronted Nurmagomedov, who was on a bus leaving the arena with other «red corner» fighters for UFC 223 onboard, including Rose Namajunas, Al Iaquinta, Karolina Kowalkiewicz, Ray Borg, and Michael Chiesa.[151] McGregor ran up alongside the slowly moving bus and then ran past it to grab a metal equipment dolly, which he threw at the bus’s window, before trying to throw other objects in the vicinity.[152] Chiesa and Borg were injured by the shattered glass, and sent to hospital. They were soon removed from the card on the advice of the NYSAC and the UFC’s medical team.[153]

McGregor and others involved initially fled the Barclays Center after the incident.[154] UFC president Dana White said there was a warrant out for McGregor’s arrest, and the NYPD said McGregor was a person of interest.[155] White claimed McGregor told him via text message: «This had to be done.»[156] White said, «You can imagine he’s going to be sued beyond belief,» and denied suggestions that the violence was a stunt intended to generate interest in the UFC.[157] McGregor later turned himself in to a police station, where he faced three counts of assault and one count of criminal mischief.[158][159] He was further charged with menacing and reckless endangerment at his arraignment and released on $50,000 bail until 14 June 2018.[160][161] Under the bail conditions set by the judge, McGregor was allowed to travel without restriction.[162][163] McGregor later pleaded no contest to a count of disorderly conduct and was ordered to perform five days of community service and attend anger management classes.[164]

Incident at UFC 229

On 6 October 2018, following his victory over Conor McGregor at UFC 229, Nurmagomedov jumped over the octagon fence and charged at McGregor’s cornerman, Dillon Danis. Danis had reportedly shouted insults at Nurmagomedov.[165] Soon afterwards, McGregor and Abubakar Nurmagomedov, Khabib’s cousin, attempted to exit the octagon, but a scuffle broke out between them after McGregor punched Abubakar, who then punched him back.[166][167] McGregor was then attacked from behind inside the octagon by two of Nurmagomedov’s cornermen, Zubaira Tukhugov and Esed Emiragaev.[168] Tukhugov, a Chechen fighter, was scheduled to fight on 27 October 2018 at UFC Fight Night: Volkan vs. Smith against Artem Lobov, the McGregor team member who was confronted by Nurmagomedov in April 2018. Tukhugov was removed from the card on 17 October.[169]

Nurmagomedov’s payment for the fight was withheld by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) as a result, pending an investigation into his actions. He appeared at the post-fight interview and apologized to the NSAC, saying he was provoked by McGregor’s trash talk and the UFC 223 bus incident, adding, «You cannot talk about religion. You cannot talk about nation. Guys, you cannot talk about these things. This is very important to me.»[170] He later posted on Instagram that he had warned McGregor that he would pay for everything he had done on 6 October.[171] Khabib’s father, Abdulmanap, later said he did not hold a grudge towards McGregor and invited him to Russia to train.[172]

The NSAC filed a formal complaint against both Nurmagomedov and McGregor, and on 24 October, the NSAC voted to approve a motion to release half of Nurmagomedov’s $2 million fight payout immediately. Both Nurmagomedov and McGregor received indefinite bans until an official hearing would determine the disciplinary outcome of the post-fight brawl.[173] On 29 January 2019, the NSAC announced a nine-month suspension for Nurmagomedov (retroactive to 6 October 2018) and a $500,000 fine. He was eligible to compete again on 6 July 2019.[174] McGregor also received a six-month suspension and $50,000 fine, while Abubakar Nurmagomedov and Zubaira Tukhugov each received 12-month suspensions and fines of $25,000. Khabib Nurmagomedov complained about the NSAC’s decisions and stated he no longer wished to compete in the state of Nevada.[175]

In August 2021, Nurmagomedov attracted controversy after an EFC press conference when asked by a reporter about why he does not have ring girls at his promotion. Khabib stated that he did not have an issue with how other promotions went about their operations, stating that they are welcome to do things however they wish, but that he did not see a need for them in his promotion. He said that he personally saw no point to ring girls and their function of parading round cards around before the start of each round. According to him, it is a pointless exercise that makes him «uncomfortable».[176]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

  • Ultimate Fighting Championship
    • UFC Hall of Fame (Modern-Era Wing, Class of 2022)
    • UFC Lightweight Championship (One time)
      • Three successful title defenses
    • Longest Lightweight champion reign in UFC history (1077 days)
    • Performance of the Night (Three times) vs. Edson Barboza, Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje[77][92][103]
    • Most takedowns in a single UFC fight (UFC 160: 21 takedowns on 28 attempts; 3 rounds) vs. Abel Trujillo[46]
    • Tied for Most title defenses in Lightweight division UFC history (3) (w. B.J. Penn, Frankie Edgar and Benson Henderson)
    • Tied for Most consecutive title defenses in Lightweight division UFC history (3) (w. B.J. Penn, Frankie Edgar and Benson Henderson)
    • Tied for Most title wins in Lightweight division UFC history (4) (w. B.J. Penn and Benson Henderson)[177]
    • Most submissions wins in Lightweight division title fights UFC history (3)
    • Most consecutive wins in Lightweight division UFC history (13)[178]
    • Tied second-most submissions win in title fights UFC history (3) (w. Jon Jones, Ronda Rousey, Matt Hughes and B.J. Penn)
    • Second Russian UFC champion (after Oleg Taktarov)[179]
    • First Muslim UFC champion[180]
    • 2020 UFC Honors Submission of the Year vs. Justin Gaethje[181][182]
  • M-1 Global
    • M-1 Challenge: 2009 Selections
  • Atrium Cup
    • Pankration Atrium Cup 2008 tournament winner
  • Sherdog.com
    • 2013 Breakthrough Fighter of the Year.[183]
    • 2016 Beatdown of the Year (UFC 205: vs. Michael Johnson).[184]
    • 2016 Comeback Fighter of the Year[185]
  • Fightbooth.com
    • 2013 Staredown of the Year (UFC 160: vs. Abel Trujillo)[186]
  • MMAdna.nl
    • 2017 Performance of the Year (UFC 219: vs. Edson Barboza)[187]
  • MMAjunkie.com
    • 2020 October Submission of the Month vs. Justin Gaethje[188]
  • World MMA Awards
    • 2016 International Fighter of the Year.[189]
    • 2021 Submission of the Year vs. Justin Gaethje[190]^

^ Voting period for 2021 awards ran from July 2020 to July 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Wrestling Observer Newsletter
    • Mixed Martial Arts Most Valuable (2020)[191]
  • BBC Sports Personality World Sport Star of the Year
    • 2020 World Sport Star of the Year[192]
  • Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VTsIOM)
    • Best Sportsman in Russia[193]
  • ESPY Award
    • 2021 Best MMA fighter[194]

Sambo

  • Combat Sambo Federation of Russia
    • 2009 Russian Combat Sambo Championships (−74 kg) Gold Medalist[195][196]
  • World Combat Sambo Federation
    • 2009 World Combat Sambo Championships (−74 kg) Gold Medalist[197][198]
    • 2010 World Combat Sambo Championships (−82 kg) Gold Medalist[199]

ARB (Army Hand-to-Hand Combat)

  • Russian Union of Martial Arts
    • European Champion of Army Hand-to-Hand Combat

Pankration

  • International Pankration federation
    • European Pankration Champion

Grappling

  • NAGA World Championship
    • 2012 Men’s No-Gi Expert Welterweight Champion[200]
    • 2012 ADCC Rules No-Gi Expert Welterweight Champion[200]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

29 matches 29 wins 0 losses
By knockout 8 0
By submission 11 0
By decision 10 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 29–0 Justin Gaethje Technical Submission (triangle choke) UFC 254 24 October 2020 2 1:34 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Defended and unified the UFC Lightweight Championship. Performance of the Night. Later vacated title.
Win 28–0 Dustin Poirier Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 242 7 September 2019 3 2:06 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Defended and unified the UFC Lightweight Championship. Performance of the Night.
Win 27–0 Conor McGregor Submission (neck crank) UFC 229 6 October 2018 4 3:03 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Defended the UFC Lightweight Championship.
Win 26–0 Al Iaquinta Decision (unanimous) UFC 223 7 April 2018 5 5:00 Brooklyn, New York, United States Won the vacant UFC Lightweight Championship.
Win 25–0 Edson Barboza Decision (unanimous) UFC 219 30 December 2017 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Performance of the Night.
Win 24–0 Michael Johnson Submission (kimura) UFC 205 12 November 2016 3 2:31 New York City, New York, United States
Win 23–0 Darrell Horcher TKO (punches) UFC on Fox: Teixeira vs. Evans 16 April 2016 2 3:38 Tampa, Florida, United States Catchweight (160 lb) bout.
Win 22–0 Rafael dos Anjos Decision (unanimous) UFC on Fox: Werdum vs. Browne 19 April 2014 3 5:00 Orlando, Florida, United States
Win 21–0 Pat Healy Decision (unanimous) UFC 165 21 September 2013 3 5:00 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win 20–0 Abel Trujillo Decision (unanimous) UFC 160 25 May 2013 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Catchweight (158.5 lb) bout; Nurmagomedov missed weight.
Win 19–0 Thiago Tavares KO (punches and elbows) UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping 19 January 2013 1 1:55 São Paulo, Brazil Tavares tested positive for drostanolone.
Win 18–0 Gleison Tibau Decision (unanimous) UFC 148 7 July 2012 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 17–0 Kamal Shalorus Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC on FX: Guillard vs. Miller 20 January 2012 3 2:08 Nashville, Tennessee, United States Return to Lightweight.
Win 16–0 Arymarcel Santos TKO (punches) ProFC 36: Battle on the Caucas 22 October 2011 1 3:33 Khasavyurt, Russia
Win 15–0 Vadim Sandulskiy Submission (triangle choke) ProFC / GM Fight: Ukraine Cup 3 15 September 2011 1 3:01 Odessa, Ukraine
Win 14–0 Khamiz Mamedov Submission (triangle choke) ProFC 30: Battle on Don 5 August 2011 1 3:15 Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Win 13–0 Kadzhik Abadzhyan Submission (triangle choke) ProFC: Union Nation Cup Final 2 July 2011 1 4:28 Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Win 12–0 Ashot Shaginyan KO (punches) ProFC: Union Nation Cup 15 5 May 2011 1 2:18 Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Win 11–0 Said Khalilov Submission (kimura) ProFC: Union Nation Cup 14 9 April 2011 1 3:16 Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Win 10–0 Alexander Agafonov TKO (corner stoppage) M-1 Selection Ukraine 2010: The Finals 12 February 2011 2 5:00 Kyiv, Ukraine
Win 9–0 Vitaliy Ostroskiy TKO (punches) M-1 Selection Ukraine 2010: Clash of the Titans 18 September 2010 1 4:06 Kyiv, Ukraine
Win 8–0 Ali Bagov Decision (unanimous) Golden Fist Russia 10 June 2010 2 5:00 Moscow, Russia Return to Welterweight.
Win 7–0 Shahbulat Shamhalaev Submission (armbar) M-1 Challenge: 2009 Selections 9 3 November 2009 1 4:36 St. Petersburg, Russia Return to Lightweight.
Win 6–0 Eldar Eldarov TKO (punches) Tsumada Fighting Championship 3 8 August 2009 2 2:44 Agvali, Russia Won the Tsumada Fighting Championship 3 Tournament.
Win 5–0 Said Akhmed TKO (punches) 1 2:05 Welterweight debut. Tsumada Fighting Championship 3 Tournament Semi-finals.
Win 4–0 Shamil Abdulkerimov Decision (unanimous) Pankration Atrium Cup 1 11 October 2008 2 5:00 Moscow, Russia Won the Pankration Atrium Cup 1 Tournament.
Win 3–0 Ramazan Kurbanismailov Decision (unanimous) 2 5:00 Pankration Atrium Cup 1 Tournament Semi-finals.
Win 2–0 Magomed Magomedov Decision (unanimous) 2 5:00 Pankration Atrium Cup 1 Tournament Quarter-finals.
Win 1–0 Vusal Bayramov Submission (triangle choke) CSFU: Champions League 13 September 2008 1 2:20 Poltava, Ukraine Lightweight debut.

[201]

Television viewership

Pay-per-view (PPV)

Pay-per-view (PPV) headline bouts

Event Headline fight Date Venue City Buys
UFC 223 Khabib vs. Iaquinta 7 April 2018 Barclays Center Brooklyn, New York, U.S 350,000[202]
UFC 229 Khabib vs. McGregor 6 October 2018 T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S 2,400,000[203]
UFC 254 Khabib vs. Gaethje 24 October 2020 Flash Forum Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 675,000[204]
Total sales 3,425,000

Pay-per-view (PPV) undercards

Event Undercard fight Date Buys
UFC 165 Khabib vs. Healy 21 September 2013 310,000[202]
UFC 219 Khabib vs. Barboza 30 December 2017 380,000[202]
Total sales 690,000

Network television (non-PPV)

Event Headline fight Date Country Network Viewers Ref
UFC 229 Khabib vs. McGregor 6 October 2018 Russia Match TV 4,000,000 [205]
United Kingdom BT Sport 1 1,282,500 [206]
Russia & UK 5,282,500
UFC 242 Khabib vs. Poirier 7 September 2019 Russia Channel One Russia 26,000,000 [207]
UFC 254 Khabib vs. Gaethje 24 October 2020 Russia REN TV 10,800,000 [208]
Total viewership (non-PPV) Russia 40,800,000
Russia & United Kingdom 42,082,500

See also

  • List of male mixed martial artists
  • List of undefeated mixed martial artists

Notes

  1. ^ Russian: Хабиб Абдулманапович Нурмагомедов
    Avar: ХIабиб ГӀабдулманапил НурмухӀамадов
    pronounced [ħabib ʕabdulmanapil nurmuħamadow][6]

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External links

  • Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC
  • Professional MMA record for Khabib Nurmagomedov from Sherdog
Achievements
Preceded by

Conor McGregor
Stripped

 10th UFC Lightweight Champion
7 April 2018 – 19 March 2021
Vacated 		Succeeded by

Charles Oliveira
Awards
Preceded by

Eliud Kipchoge

 BBC World Sport Star of the Year
2020 		Succeeded by

Rachael Blackmore
Preceded by

Daniel Cormier

 Best MMA Fighter ESPY Award
2021 		Incumbent
Khabib Nurmagomedov
Khabib nurmagomedov.jpg

Nurmagomedov at the UFC Hall of Fame in 2022.
Born Khabib Abdulmanapovich Nurmagomedov
20 September 1988 (age 34)
Sildi, Dagestan ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
(now Sildi, Dagestan, Russia)
Native name Хабиб Нурмагомедов
Nickname(s) The Eagle
Nationality Russian
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb)
Division Lightweight (2008–2010, 2012–2020)
Welterweight (2009–2011)
Reach 177 cm (70 in)[1]
Style Sambo, ARB, Pankration, Grappling
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia
San Jose, California, United States
Team American Kickboxing Academy[2]
Trainer Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov
Javier Mendez
Rank White belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[3][4]
Black belt in Judo[3][4]
International Master of Sport in Judo[5]

International Master of Sport in Sambo[1][4]
International Master of Sport in Army Hand-to-Hand Combat[4]
International Master of Sport in Pankration[4]
Years active 2008–2020
Mixed martial arts record
Total 29
Wins 29
By knockout 8
By submission 11
By decision 10
Losses 0
Website khabib.com
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Medal record

Men’s Combat Sambo
WCSF World Championships
Representing  Russia
Gold medal – first place 2009 Kyiv −74 kg
Gold medal – first place 2010 Moscow −82 kg

Khabib Abdulmanapovich Nurmagomedov[a] (born 20 September 1988) is a Russian former professional mixed martial artist. He competed in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he was the longest-reigning UFC Lightweight Champion ever, having held the title from April 2018 to March 2021. With 29 wins and no losses, he retired with an undefeated record.[7] Nurmagomedov is widely considered to be among the greatest mixed martial artists of all time,[8][9][10][11][12] and was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame on June 30, 2022.[13]

A two-time Combat Sambo World Champion, Nurmagomedov has a background in the disciplines of sambo, judo and wrestling. Nurmagomedov was ranked #1 in the UFC men’s pound-for-pound rankings at the time of his retirement,[14] until being removed following his title vacation in March 2021.[15] Fight Matrix ranks him as the #1 lightweight of all time.[16]

Coming from the Republic of Dagestan in Russia, Nurmagomedov is the first Muslim to win a UFC title.[17][18] He is the most-followed Russian on Instagram,[19] with more than 34 million followers as of December 2022.[20] He is also a mixed martial arts (MMA) promoter, known for promoting the Eagle Fighting Championship (EFC). Since retirement, he has transitioned to a mixed martial arts coach and cornerman.

Early life

Khabib Abdulmanapovich Nurmagomedov was born to an Avar family on 20 September 1988, in the village of Sildi in the Tsumadinsky District of the Dagestan ASSR, an autonomous republic within the Russian SFSR, Soviet Union.[21][22][23] He has an older brother, Magomed, and younger sister, Amina.[24] His father’s family had moved from Sildi to Kirovaul, where his father converted the ground floor of their two-storey building into a gym. Nurmagomedov grew up in the household with his siblings and cousins.[24] His interest in martial arts began when watching students training at the gym.[25][26] Khabib’s training as a child included wrestling a bear when he was nine years old.[27][28]

As is common with many children in Dagestan, he began wrestling from an early age: he started at the age of eight under the tutelage of his father, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov.[29] A decorated athlete and a veteran of the Soviet Army, Abdulmanap had also wrestled from an early age, before undergoing training in judo and sambo in the military.[30] Abdulmanap dedicated his life to coaching the youth in Dagestan, in hopes of offering an alternative to the Islamic extremism common to the region.[31][32]

In 2001, his family moved to Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan,[33] where he trained in wrestling from the age of 12, and judo from 15. He resumed training in combat sambo, under his father, at 17.[34] According to Nurmagomedov, the transition from wrestling to judo was difficult, but his father wanted him to get used to competing in a gi jacket.[21] Abdulmanap was a senior coach for the combat sambo national team in the Republic of Dagestan, training several athletes in sambo in Makhachkala, Russia.[30] Nurmagomedov frequently got into street fights in his youth, before focusing his attention on mixed martial arts.[35] Khabib said that, along with his father, three athletes who inspired him were the American boxers Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson and the Brazilian footballer Ronaldo.[36]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Nurmagomedov made his professional MMA debut in September 2008 and compiled four wins in under a month. On 11 October, he became the inaugural Atrium Cup tournament champion, having defeated his three opponents at the Moscow event. Over the next three years, he went undefeated, finishing 11 out of 12 opponents. These included a first-round armbar finish of future Bellator title challenger Shahbulat Shamhalaev, which marked his M-1 Global debut. In 2011, he competed in seven fights for the ProFC promotion, all of which he won by TKO or submission.

A 16–0 record in the regional circuits of Russia and Ukraine generated interest from the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in signing Nurmagomedov.[37][38] Later, Nurmagomedov’s father revealed in an interview that due to a contract dispute with ProFC they had 11 court cases contesting the legitimacy of Nurmagomedov’s UFC contract. After losing six and winning five cases, they reached an agreement and Khabib was able to continue his career.[39]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Early UFC fights and championship pursuits

In late 2011, Nurmagomedov signed a six-fight deal to compete in the UFC’s lightweight division.[40]

In his UFC debut, on 20 January 2012 at UFC on FX 1, Nurmagomedov defeated Kamal Shalorus via submission in the third round.[41]

Nurmagomedov next defeated Gleison Tibau on 7 July 2012 at UFC 148 via unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 30-27.[42]

Nurmagomedov’s next fight was against Thiago Tavares on 19 January 2013 at UFC on FX 7.[43] He won via KO in the first round. After the fight, Tavares tested positive for Drostanolone, an anabolic steroid, and received a 9-month suspension.[44]

Nurmagomedov defeated Abel Trujillo on 25 May 2013 at UFC 160 via unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 30-27. At the weigh-ins, Nurmagomedov came in over the permitted limit, weighing in at 158.5 lb. He was given two hours to cut to the lightweight maximum of 156 pounds but elected instead to surrender a percentage of his fight purse to Trujillo and the bout was contested at a catchweight.[45] In the course of the fight, Nurmagomedov set a new UFC record for the most takedowns in a single fight, with 21 successful takedowns out of 28 attempts.[46]

In his fifth UFC fight, on 21 September 2013 at UFC 165, Nurmagomedov faced Pat Healy.[47] He dominated the fight and won via unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 30-27. Attending his first post-event press conference, UFC president Dana White praised the relative newcomer stating, «That slam, when he just scoops him up and slams him, Matt Hughes style. That reminded me of the old Matt Hughes where he would run a guy across the Octagon and slam him. The kid is exciting. We’re probably going to do big things with this kid.»[48]

In December, Nurmagomedov challenged Gilbert Melendez on social media, with the two then expected to face off at UFC 170 on 22 February 2014.[49] However, the bout was cancelled for undisclosed reasons,[50] and Melendez was replaced by Nate Diaz. However, the match-up was cancelled as Diaz turned the bout down.[51] Nurmagomedov expressed his disappointment, appearing on The MMA Hour, «If they say that they’re willing to fight the best, they should fight the best. If they want, I’ll take them both at once in the cage.»[52]

Nurmagomedov next faced former UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael dos Anjos on 19 April 2014 at UFC on Fox 11.[53] He dominated the fight and won via unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 30-27.[54]

Nurmagomedov was briefly linked to a bout with Donald Cerrone on 27 September 2014 at UFC 178.[55] However, the pairing was quickly scrapped after it was revealed that Nurmagomedov had suffered a knee injury.[56] He was later expected to face Cerrone on 23 May 2015, at UFC 187.[57] However, Nurmagomedov pulled out of the bout on 30 April due to a recurring knee injury and was replaced by John Makdessi.[58]

Nurmagomedov was expected to face Tony Ferguson on 11 December 2015 at The Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale.[59] However, Nurmagomedov pulled out of the fight in late October, citing another injury, and was replaced by Edson Barboza.[60]

Nurmagomedov and his father, Abdulmanap in 2016

The bout with Ferguson was rescheduled for 16 April 2016 at UFC on Fox 19.[61] However, on 5 April, Ferguson pulled out of the bout due to a lung issue.[62] Ferguson was replaced by promotional newcomer Darrell Horcher at a catchweight of 160 lb.[63] Nurmagomedov won the one-sided fight by TKO in the second round.[64]

In September, Nurmagomedov signed two contracts for a title shot against the reigning UFC Lightweight Champion, Eddie Alvarez, on either the UFC 205 or the UFC 206 fight card, with Dana White confirming the bout for UFC 205.[65][66] However, on 26 September, the UFC announced that Alvarez would instead be defending the title against Conor McGregor.[67] Nurmagomedov voiced his displeasure on social media, calling Alvarez a «bullshit champ» for refusing the fight and opting for a bout with McGregor instead,[68] accusing the UFC of being a «freak show».[69]

In lieu of a title shot, Nurmagomedov next faced Michael Johnson on 12 November 2016 at UFC 205.[70] Nurmagomedov dominated the fight and was heard telling Dana White to give him a title shot as he mauled Johnson, winning via submission in the third round.[71]

The bout with Ferguson was scheduled for a third time at UFC 209 on 4 March 2017 for the interim Lightweight Championship.[72] Nurmagomedov, however, fell ill because of a botched weight cut, and the bout was cancelled as a result.[73][74]

Nurmagomedov faced Edson Barboza on 30 December 2017 at UFC 219.[75] Nurmagomedov dominated all three rounds, taking Barboza down repeatedly and dominating the fight with ground and pound. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 30-25, 30-25 and 30-24.[76] This win also earned him his first Performance of the Night bonus.[77]

UFC Lightweight Champion

Nurmagomedov vs. Iaquinta

A bout with Ferguson had been scheduled for the fourth time and was expected to take place on 7 April 2018 at UFC 223.[78] However, on 1 April 2018, it was reported that Ferguson had injured his knee and was to be replaced by Max Holloway.[79][80] On 6 April, Holloway was pulled from the fight after the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) declared him unfit to compete due to extreme weight cutting, and replaced by Al Iaquinta. Iaquinta’s inclusion in the fight was controversial: the UFC’s first choice to replace Holloway, Anthony Pettis, weighed in 0.2 pounds over the championship limit of 155 pounds and did not choose to re-weigh, and its second choice, Paul Felder, was rejected by NYSAC because he was not in the UFC’s rankings at the time of the fight. Only Nurmagomedov was eligible to win the championship, as Iaquinta also weighed in 0.2 pounds over the championship weight limit.[81] Nurmagomedov dominated the fight and won via unanimous decision, with scores of 50-44, 50-43 and 50-43, and became the UFC Lightweight Champion.[82]

Nurmagomedov vs. McGregor

Nurmagomedov and his father meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin four days after his win against McGregor

On Friday, 3 August 2018, the UFC announced that Nurmagomedov would make his first defence of his lightweight title against Conor McGregor at UFC 229 on October 6 in Las Vegas.[83] In the fight, Nurmagomedov won the first two rounds, but lost the third round to McGregor. It was the first time Nurmagomedov lost a round in his UFC career.[84][85] He managed to defeat McGregor in the fourth round via submission.[86] After the contest, Nurmagomedov scaled the Octagon and tried to attack McGregor’s teammate Dillon Danis, which resulted in a brawl between the two teams.[87] After the bout against the Irishman, Khabib improved his record to 27-0 which was then the longest win streak in UFC history. The event drew 2.4 million pay-per-view buys, the most ever for an MMA event.[88]

Nurmagomedov vs. Poirier

In June 2019, Nurmagomedov signed a new multi-fight contract with the UFC.[89] In the first fight of his new deal, Nurmagomedov made the second defence of his title against interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier on 7 September 2019 in the main event at UFC 242.[90] He won the fight via a rear naked choke submission in the third round.[91] The win unified both titles and earned Nurmagomedov his second Performance of the Night bonus award.[92] He and Poirier swapped shirts after the fight as a show of respect. In his post-fight interview Nurmagomedov said that he would be selling the shirt Poirier gave him and donating the proceeds to Poirier’s charity.[93] The shirt sold for $100,000 and the donation was matched by UFC president Dana White.[94]

Nurmagomedov vs. Gaethje

Nurmagomedov was scheduled to defend his title against Tony Ferguson on 18 April 2020 at UFC 249. This was the fifth time that a fight between the pair had been scheduled, and both fighters were on 12-fight win streaks in the UFC.[95] However, Nurmagomedov was unable to leave Russia because of restricted air travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and so was removed from the card.[96] Ferguson instead faced top contender Justin Gaethje for the interim UFC Lightweight Championship at UFC 249, which was postponed to 9 May. Gaethje won the fight by fifth-round TKO, thus ending Ferguson’s win streak and securing himself a shot at the undisputed title against Nurmagomedov.[97]

Nurmagomedov faced Gaethje in a unification bout on 24 October 2020 in the main event at UFC 254.[98][99][100] Nurmagomedov won the fight via technical submission with a triangle choke in the second round to defend and re-unify the UFC Lightweight Championship. In his post-fight interview, Nurmagomedov announced his retirement from mixed martial arts. He explained that he had promised his mother that he would not continue to fight without his late father, «No way I’m going to come here without my father. It was first time after what happened with my father, when UFC called me about Justin, I talk with my mother three days. She doesn’t want me to go fight without my father but I promised her it was going to be my last fight. If I give my word, I have to follow this. It was my last fight here.»[101][102] This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.[103] Daniel Cormier claimed in an episode of DC & Helwani, after the fight, that Khabib had said he chose the triangle choke instead of an arm bar in order to prevent Gaethje from being injured.[104][105]

Retirement and vacation of the UFC Lightweight Championship

Despite attempted negotiations to bring him back for one more fight, UFC president Dana White announced on 19 March 2021 that he had accepted Nurmagomedov’s decision to retire and that the UFC Lightweight Championship had been officially vacated.[106]

On July 1, 2022 Nurmagomedov was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame on the International Fight Week in Las Vegas.[107]

MMA promoter

Following his retirement, Nurmagomedov purchased the Gorilla Fighting Championship (GFC), a Russian-based MMA promotion, for $1 million[108] – going on to rename it as the Eagle Fighting Championship (EFC).[109]

MMA coach and cornerman

Since retiring in October 2020, Nurmagomedov has been an active coach with American Kickboxing Academy head coach Javier Mendez. He currently coaches and corners current UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev, Zubaira Tukhugov (UFC), Tagir Ulanbekov (UFC), Islam Mamedov (Bellator), Gadzhi Rabadanov (Bellator), Saygid Izagakhmaev (ONE Championship) and cousins Abubakar Nurmagomedov (UFC), Umar Nurmagomedov (UFC), Usman Nurmagomedov (Bellator), and Belal Muhammad at UFC 280.[110][111][112][113]

Fighting style

Nurmagomedov employs a wrestling-based style of relentless pressure against his opponents, often described as «mauling». Using a variety of wrestling and judo/sambo takedowns, he forces his opponents against the cage, and locks up their legs and an arm to prevent them from escaping. From this position, he exhausts his opponents by forcing his weight against them and attacks with measured strikes his opponents are often unable to defend. This was one of his many signature styles that he used to deploy to advance towards his finishing move.[114] Throughout his career, nineteen of his twenty-nine victories had come by way of either TKO/KO or submission.[115]

Former three-time UFC Heavyweight Champion and two-time UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Randy Couture praised Nurmagomedov as “brilliant”.[116] MMA Commentator Joe Rogan, a black belt in both 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, said of Nurmagomedov, “He’s the most terrifying lightweight contender in the world,” and “he’s just on such another level [of grappling] that the odds of beating him drop significantly after the first minute-and-a-half.”[117] UFC referee Herb Dean stated Nurmagomedov constantly talks to his opponents during fights.[118]

Personal life

As part of his Dagestani Avar culture, Nurmagomedov frequently wears a papakha hat after fights and during promotional events.[119] He speaks several languages, including Avar, Kumyk, Russian, English, Turkish, and Arabic.[120] As of 2019, Nurmagomedov is a third-year student at the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics.[121] He is an avid football fan and supporter of the clubs Anzhi Makhachkala, Galatasaray, Real Madrid and Liverpool, as well as the Russia national team.[29][122][123]

Nurmagomedov is a Sunni Muslim.[124] In October 2020, The Guardian stated that Nurmagomedov is the second-most popular Muslim athlete in the world, behind only the Egyptian footballer Mohamed Salah. The Guardian additionally stated that, since his high-profile victory over McGregor, Nurmagomedov has used his influential status to «further his ultra-conservative worldview».[32] In 2018, Nurmagomedov advocated a crackdown on nightclubs in his home region of Dagestan,[125] and levelled criticism at a rap concert held in Makhachkala, which led to rapper Egor Kreed cancelling his performances in the region.[32] In 2019, Nurmagomedov spoke out against a play held in Dagestan that featured a scene of a scantily-clad woman seducing a man. He described the play as «filth», recommended that there be a governmental investigation into its production, and called for those involved to issue a public apology, which allegedly led to the producer of the play receiving threats on social media.[32][126] In October 2020, Nurmagomedov criticised the President of France Emmanuel Macron in the wake of the murder of Samuel Paty, stating «May the Almighty disfigure the face of this creature and all its followers, who, under the slogan of freedom of speech, offend the feelings of more than one and a half billion Muslim believers. May the Almighty humiliate them in this life, and in the next.»[127][128]

Nurmagomedov has trained with SC Bazarganova in Kizilyurt, Dagestan (2012),[129] K-Dojo, AMA Fight Club in Fairfield, New Jersey (2012), Mamishev Fight Team in Saint Petersburg (2012),[130] Fight Spirit Team in Kolpino, St. Petersburg (2013),[131] and KHK MMA Team in Bahrain (2015), which was funded by Bahraini prince Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa.[132] In 2016, Nurmagomedov co-founded his own team, Eagles MMA, with support from the Dagestani billionaire Ziyavudin Magomedov.[133] After Magomedov was arrested on charges of embezzlement in 2018, Nurmagomedov used his post-fight speech at UFC 223 to appeal to Russian president Vladimir Putin for Magomedov’s release from jail.[32] Nurmagomedov has also hosted a training seminar at the Akhmat MMA fight club that is funded by Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov, who has received criticism from some quarters for his government’s alleged human rights abuses.[32][134][135][136]

In December 2021, Nurmagomedov’s manager Ali Abdelaziz publicly offered former UFC rival Tony Ferguson a grappling match against Nurmagomedov.[137]

Family

Nurmagomedov married Patimat in June 2013 and they have three children: a daughter born 1 June 2015, a son born 30 December 2017,[138] and a son born on 22 December 2019.[139] The first son was named Magomed, after Khabib’s great-grandfather.[140] Among Nurmagomedov’s cousins are fellow UFC fighters Abubakar Nurmagomedov and Umar Nurmagomedov, and Bellator fighter Usman Nurmagomedov.[141][142]

In May 2020, Nurmagomedov’s father and long-time trainer Abdulmanap was placed in a medically induced coma after contracting COVID-19 following a heart surgery.[143][144] He died on 3 July 2020 at a clinic in Moscow, at the age of 57.[145][146]

Awards

In October 2018, Nurmagomedov was made an «Honorary Citizen of Grozny» by the mayor of Grozny Ibrahim Zakriev after his victory against McGregor at UFC 229. He was also presented with a Mercedes car by Chechnya’s head Ramzan Kadyrov, funded from the Akhmad Kadyrov Foundation, and his father Abdulmanap was awarded the title of «Honoured Worker of Physical Culture of the Chechen Republic» by Kadyrov.[147]

On 5 December, 2019, Head of the Republic of Dagestan Vladimir Vasilyev awarded Nurmagomedov and his father, Abdulmanap the Order For Services to the Republic of Dagestan for their «significant contributions to sports in Dagestan».[148]

Controversies

Bus attack at UFC 223 Media Day

On 3 April 2018, Nurmagomedov and fellow fighter Artem Lobov had an altercation, in which Nurmagomedov and his entourage cornered Lobov and slapped him multiple times.[149] Lobov is known to be close to Conor McGregor, with whom Nurmagomedov had verbal altercations and trash talk exchanges.[150] Two days later, during promotional appearances for UFC 223, McGregor and his entourage were let into the Barclays Center by credentialed members of his promotional team. They confronted Nurmagomedov, who was on a bus leaving the arena with other «red corner» fighters for UFC 223 onboard, including Rose Namajunas, Al Iaquinta, Karolina Kowalkiewicz, Ray Borg, and Michael Chiesa.[151] McGregor ran up alongside the slowly moving bus and then ran past it to grab a metal equipment dolly, which he threw at the bus’s window, before trying to throw other objects in the vicinity.[152] Chiesa and Borg were injured by the shattered glass, and sent to hospital. They were soon removed from the card on the advice of the NYSAC and the UFC’s medical team.[153]

McGregor and others involved initially fled the Barclays Center after the incident.[154] UFC president Dana White said there was a warrant out for McGregor’s arrest, and the NYPD said McGregor was a person of interest.[155] White claimed McGregor told him via text message: «This had to be done.»[156] White said, «You can imagine he’s going to be sued beyond belief,» and denied suggestions that the violence was a stunt intended to generate interest in the UFC.[157] McGregor later turned himself in to a police station, where he faced three counts of assault and one count of criminal mischief.[158][159] He was further charged with menacing and reckless endangerment at his arraignment and released on $50,000 bail until 14 June 2018.[160][161] Under the bail conditions set by the judge, McGregor was allowed to travel without restriction.[162][163] McGregor later pleaded no contest to a count of disorderly conduct and was ordered to perform five days of community service and attend anger management classes.[164]

Incident at UFC 229

On 6 October 2018, following his victory over Conor McGregor at UFC 229, Nurmagomedov jumped over the octagon fence and charged at McGregor’s cornerman, Dillon Danis. Danis had reportedly shouted insults at Nurmagomedov.[165] Soon afterwards, McGregor and Abubakar Nurmagomedov, Khabib’s cousin, attempted to exit the octagon, but a scuffle broke out between them after McGregor punched Abubakar, who then punched him back.[166][167] McGregor was then attacked from behind inside the octagon by two of Nurmagomedov’s cornermen, Zubaira Tukhugov and Esed Emiragaev.[168] Tukhugov, a Chechen fighter, was scheduled to fight on 27 October 2018 at UFC Fight Night: Volkan vs. Smith against Artem Lobov, the McGregor team member who was confronted by Nurmagomedov in April 2018. Tukhugov was removed from the card on 17 October.[169]

Nurmagomedov’s payment for the fight was withheld by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) as a result, pending an investigation into his actions. He appeared at the post-fight interview and apologized to the NSAC, saying he was provoked by McGregor’s trash talk and the UFC 223 bus incident, adding, «You cannot talk about religion. You cannot talk about nation. Guys, you cannot talk about these things. This is very important to me.»[170] He later posted on Instagram that he had warned McGregor that he would pay for everything he had done on 6 October.[171] Khabib’s father, Abdulmanap, later said he did not hold a grudge towards McGregor and invited him to Russia to train.[172]

The NSAC filed a formal complaint against both Nurmagomedov and McGregor, and on 24 October, the NSAC voted to approve a motion to release half of Nurmagomedov’s $2 million fight payout immediately. Both Nurmagomedov and McGregor received indefinite bans until an official hearing would determine the disciplinary outcome of the post-fight brawl.[173] On 29 January 2019, the NSAC announced a nine-month suspension for Nurmagomedov (retroactive to 6 October 2018) and a $500,000 fine. He was eligible to compete again on 6 July 2019.[174] McGregor also received a six-month suspension and $50,000 fine, while Abubakar Nurmagomedov and Zubaira Tukhugov each received 12-month suspensions and fines of $25,000. Khabib Nurmagomedov complained about the NSAC’s decisions and stated he no longer wished to compete in the state of Nevada.[175]

In August 2021, Nurmagomedov attracted controversy after an EFC press conference when asked by a reporter about why he does not have ring girls at his promotion. Khabib stated that he did not have an issue with how other promotions went about their operations, stating that they are welcome to do things however they wish, but that he did not see a need for them in his promotion. He said that he personally saw no point to ring girls and their function of parading round cards around before the start of each round. According to him, it is a pointless exercise that makes him «uncomfortable».[176]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

  • Ultimate Fighting Championship
    • UFC Hall of Fame (Modern-Era Wing, Class of 2022)
    • UFC Lightweight Championship (One time)
      • Three successful title defenses
    • Longest Lightweight champion reign in UFC history (1077 days)
    • Performance of the Night (Three times) vs. Edson Barboza, Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje[77][92][103]
    • Most takedowns in a single UFC fight (UFC 160: 21 takedowns on 28 attempts; 3 rounds) vs. Abel Trujillo[46]
    • Tied for Most title defenses in Lightweight division UFC history (3) (w. B.J. Penn, Frankie Edgar and Benson Henderson)
    • Tied for Most consecutive title defenses in Lightweight division UFC history (3) (w. B.J. Penn, Frankie Edgar and Benson Henderson)
    • Tied for Most title wins in Lightweight division UFC history (4) (w. B.J. Penn and Benson Henderson)[177]
    • Most submissions wins in Lightweight division title fights UFC history (3)
    • Most consecutive wins in Lightweight division UFC history (13)[178]
    • Tied second-most submissions win in title fights UFC history (3) (w. Jon Jones, Ronda Rousey, Matt Hughes and B.J. Penn)
    • Second Russian UFC champion (after Oleg Taktarov)[179]
    • First Muslim UFC champion[180]
    • 2020 UFC Honors Submission of the Year vs. Justin Gaethje[181][182]
  • M-1 Global
    • M-1 Challenge: 2009 Selections
  • Atrium Cup
    • Pankration Atrium Cup 2008 tournament winner
  • Sherdog.com
    • 2013 Breakthrough Fighter of the Year.[183]
    • 2016 Beatdown of the Year (UFC 205: vs. Michael Johnson).[184]
    • 2016 Comeback Fighter of the Year[185]
  • Fightbooth.com
    • 2013 Staredown of the Year (UFC 160: vs. Abel Trujillo)[186]
  • MMAdna.nl
    • 2017 Performance of the Year (UFC 219: vs. Edson Barboza)[187]
  • MMAjunkie.com
    • 2020 October Submission of the Month vs. Justin Gaethje[188]
  • World MMA Awards
    • 2016 International Fighter of the Year.[189]
    • 2021 Submission of the Year vs. Justin Gaethje[190]^

^ Voting period for 2021 awards ran from July 2020 to July 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Wrestling Observer Newsletter
    • Mixed Martial Arts Most Valuable (2020)[191]
  • BBC Sports Personality World Sport Star of the Year
    • 2020 World Sport Star of the Year[192]
  • Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VTsIOM)
    • Best Sportsman in Russia[193]
  • ESPY Award
    • 2021 Best MMA fighter[194]

Sambo

  • Combat Sambo Federation of Russia
    • 2009 Russian Combat Sambo Championships (−74 kg) Gold Medalist[195][196]
  • World Combat Sambo Federation
    • 2009 World Combat Sambo Championships (−74 kg) Gold Medalist[197][198]
    • 2010 World Combat Sambo Championships (−82 kg) Gold Medalist[199]

ARB (Army Hand-to-Hand Combat)

  • Russian Union of Martial Arts
    • European Champion of Army Hand-to-Hand Combat

Pankration

  • International Pankration federation
    • European Pankration Champion

Grappling

  • NAGA World Championship
    • 2012 Men’s No-Gi Expert Welterweight Champion[200]
    • 2012 ADCC Rules No-Gi Expert Welterweight Champion[200]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

29 matches 29 wins 0 losses
By knockout 8 0
By submission 11 0
By decision 10 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 29–0 Justin Gaethje Technical Submission (triangle choke) UFC 254 24 October 2020 2 1:34 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Defended and unified the UFC Lightweight Championship. Performance of the Night. Later vacated title.
Win 28–0 Dustin Poirier Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 242 7 September 2019 3 2:06 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Defended and unified the UFC Lightweight Championship. Performance of the Night.
Win 27–0 Conor McGregor Submission (neck crank) UFC 229 6 October 2018 4 3:03 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Defended the UFC Lightweight Championship.
Win 26–0 Al Iaquinta Decision (unanimous) UFC 223 7 April 2018 5 5:00 Brooklyn, New York, United States Won the vacant UFC Lightweight Championship.
Win 25–0 Edson Barboza Decision (unanimous) UFC 219 30 December 2017 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Performance of the Night.
Win 24–0 Michael Johnson Submission (kimura) UFC 205 12 November 2016 3 2:31 New York City, New York, United States
Win 23–0 Darrell Horcher TKO (punches) UFC on Fox: Teixeira vs. Evans 16 April 2016 2 3:38 Tampa, Florida, United States Catchweight (160 lb) bout.
Win 22–0 Rafael dos Anjos Decision (unanimous) UFC on Fox: Werdum vs. Browne 19 April 2014 3 5:00 Orlando, Florida, United States
Win 21–0 Pat Healy Decision (unanimous) UFC 165 21 September 2013 3 5:00 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win 20–0 Abel Trujillo Decision (unanimous) UFC 160 25 May 2013 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Catchweight (158.5 lb) bout; Nurmagomedov missed weight.
Win 19–0 Thiago Tavares KO (punches and elbows) UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping 19 January 2013 1 1:55 São Paulo, Brazil Tavares tested positive for drostanolone.
Win 18–0 Gleison Tibau Decision (unanimous) UFC 148 7 July 2012 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 17–0 Kamal Shalorus Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC on FX: Guillard vs. Miller 20 January 2012 3 2:08 Nashville, Tennessee, United States Return to Lightweight.
Win 16–0 Arymarcel Santos TKO (punches) ProFC 36: Battle on the Caucas 22 October 2011 1 3:33 Khasavyurt, Russia
Win 15–0 Vadim Sandulskiy Submission (triangle choke) ProFC / GM Fight: Ukraine Cup 3 15 September 2011 1 3:01 Odessa, Ukraine
Win 14–0 Khamiz Mamedov Submission (triangle choke) ProFC 30: Battle on Don 5 August 2011 1 3:15 Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Win 13–0 Kadzhik Abadzhyan Submission (triangle choke) ProFC: Union Nation Cup Final 2 July 2011 1 4:28 Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Win 12–0 Ashot Shaginyan KO (punches) ProFC: Union Nation Cup 15 5 May 2011 1 2:18 Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Win 11–0 Said Khalilov Submission (kimura) ProFC: Union Nation Cup 14 9 April 2011 1 3:16 Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Win 10–0 Alexander Agafonov TKO (corner stoppage) M-1 Selection Ukraine 2010: The Finals 12 February 2011 2 5:00 Kyiv, Ukraine
Win 9–0 Vitaliy Ostroskiy TKO (punches) M-1 Selection Ukraine 2010: Clash of the Titans 18 September 2010 1 4:06 Kyiv, Ukraine
Win 8–0 Ali Bagov Decision (unanimous) Golden Fist Russia 10 June 2010 2 5:00 Moscow, Russia Return to Welterweight.
Win 7–0 Shahbulat Shamhalaev Submission (armbar) M-1 Challenge: 2009 Selections 9 3 November 2009 1 4:36 St. Petersburg, Russia Return to Lightweight.
Win 6–0 Eldar Eldarov TKO (punches) Tsumada Fighting Championship 3 8 August 2009 2 2:44 Agvali, Russia Won the Tsumada Fighting Championship 3 Tournament.
Win 5–0 Said Akhmed TKO (punches) 1 2:05 Welterweight debut. Tsumada Fighting Championship 3 Tournament Semi-finals.
Win 4–0 Shamil Abdulkerimov Decision (unanimous) Pankration Atrium Cup 1 11 October 2008 2 5:00 Moscow, Russia Won the Pankration Atrium Cup 1 Tournament.
Win 3–0 Ramazan Kurbanismailov Decision (unanimous) 2 5:00 Pankration Atrium Cup 1 Tournament Semi-finals.
Win 2–0 Magomed Magomedov Decision (unanimous) 2 5:00 Pankration Atrium Cup 1 Tournament Quarter-finals.
Win 1–0 Vusal Bayramov Submission (triangle choke) CSFU: Champions League 13 September 2008 1 2:20 Poltava, Ukraine Lightweight debut.

[201]

Television viewership

Pay-per-view (PPV)

Pay-per-view (PPV) headline bouts

Event Headline fight Date Venue City Buys
UFC 223 Khabib vs. Iaquinta 7 April 2018 Barclays Center Brooklyn, New York, U.S 350,000[202]
UFC 229 Khabib vs. McGregor 6 October 2018 T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S 2,400,000[203]
UFC 254 Khabib vs. Gaethje 24 October 2020 Flash Forum Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 675,000[204]
Total sales 3,425,000

Pay-per-view (PPV) undercards

Event Undercard fight Date Buys
UFC 165 Khabib vs. Healy 21 September 2013 310,000[202]
UFC 219 Khabib vs. Barboza 30 December 2017 380,000[202]
Total sales 690,000

Network television (non-PPV)

Event Headline fight Date Country Network Viewers Ref
UFC 229 Khabib vs. McGregor 6 October 2018 Russia Match TV 4,000,000 [205]
United Kingdom BT Sport 1 1,282,500 [206]
Russia & UK 5,282,500
UFC 242 Khabib vs. Poirier 7 September 2019 Russia Channel One Russia 26,000,000 [207]
UFC 254 Khabib vs. Gaethje 24 October 2020 Russia REN TV 10,800,000 [208]
Total viewership (non-PPV) Russia 40,800,000
Russia & United Kingdom 42,082,500

See also

  • List of male mixed martial artists
  • List of undefeated mixed martial artists

Notes

  1. ^ Russian: Хабиб Абдулманапович Нурмагомедов
    Avar: ХIабиб ГӀабдулманапил НурмухӀамадов
    pronounced [ħabib ʕabdulmanapil nurmuħamadow][6]

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External links

  • Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC
  • Professional MMA record for Khabib Nurmagomedov from Sherdog
Achievements
Preceded by

Conor McGregor
Stripped

 10th UFC Lightweight Champion
7 April 2018 – 19 March 2021
Vacated 		Succeeded by

Charles Oliveira
Awards
Preceded by

Eliud Kipchoge

 BBC World Sport Star of the Year
2020 		Succeeded by

Rachael Blackmore
Preceded by

Daniel Cormier

 Best MMA Fighter ESPY Award
2021 		Incumbent
Источник

Khabib Nurmagomedov was born on September 20, 1988, in the mountain village of Sildi in the Tsumadinsky District of Dagestan.

His father, Abdulmanap Magomedovich Nurmagomedov, a decorated coach for combat sambo holding the title of the Honoured Coach of Russia, instilled a love for sports in Khabib from his early age and brought him to various sports clubs.

Three years of training in freestyle wrestling under his father gave him a good base that played a big role in terms of how his professional athlete career developed. Up to this day, these skills remain crucial to his wins in Octagon at the tournaments of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Many people saw a video clip where Khabib Nurmagomedov and his brother take turns in wrestling with a bear cub in the mountains. This video footage where kids are so eager and deft to play with a dangerous, though small, carnivore � shock and amaze many foreign fighters .

In 2001, Abdulmapan Nurmagomedov decided to leave the rural area and moved his family, including his teenage son Khabib, to Makhachkala, the Dagestani capital, where the future champion continued his training.

Khabib exercised with his brothers, relatives and friends � about 15 people in total. Day by day, they would work on their fighting skills in order to become stronger and tougher, helping each other to develop further.

According to Khabib, when he was training in wrestling as a child, he once stumbled upon a video recording of mixed martial arts, and it inspired him to try to go in for this sport.

After careful consideration, his father decided to apprentice him to judo first, to a honoured coach Jafar Jafarov � who taught Khabib judo throws.

Up to now, Jafarov�s judo school is considered one of the best in Russia. Two years of training under Jafarov made Khabib a more versatile athlete.

After years of coaching, Abdulmapan Nurmagomedov, the former Ukrainian Freestyle Wrestling and Sambo Champion, decided to fully engage in combat sambo, as he saw a lot room for growth in this sport with its combination of grappling and striking, which makes it perfect for all-round development of an athlete.

HEIGHT 177

WEIGHT 70

29 AGE

WINS

  • Russian Championship Finalist
  • Eurasian Championship Hand-to-Hand Combat
  • Champion of Russia
  • Two-Time Combat Sambo World Champion
  • European Pankration Champion
  • NAGA World Grappling Champion
  • Participated in M-1 Global tournaments and tournaments under the auspices of other organizations

�If Sambo was easy, it would be called jiu jitsu�

EARLY CAREER

In 2005, Khabib began to go in for sambo under his father. He succeeded greatly in this sport, became the Champion of Russia and a two-time Combat Sambo World Champion.

In 2008, after a significant amateur career in various kinds of sports, he turned to professional mixed martial arts that were getting more and more popular abroad.

On September 13, 2008, just a week before his birthday, he made his professional MMA debut in Poltava, Ukraine, at the CSFU: Champions League tournament where he fought against Azerbaijani Vusal Bayramov. With a submission hold from behind on the third minute of the fight, Khabib made his opponent surrender and scored his first win in the professional career. This started his winning streak that keeps rolling up to now.

Khabib Nurmagomedov stands out against the other fighters because of his endurance, great base of freestyle wrestling, excellent grappling skills (his win in NAGA World Championship proves it best), cool calculating head, good sense of distance and strict compliance with the fight plan of his trainer.

�They have no idea how strong my faith for Allah is. They win the belts. I win the hearts!�

Khabib Nurmagomedov

RECORD 24-0

As of June 2017, Khabib has a unique record of 24 wins without any defeats in his career. During the fight against Abel Trujillo, a good promising athlete at the time, he took the opponent down to the ground 21 times in three rounds breaking the record for the biggest number of takedowns in a UFC fight.

Khabib became the first Russian fighter in the UFC league, with its ratings and title fights, which gave the best promotion to all the Russian athletes.

In his UFC debut on January 20, 2012, he repeated his success in the professional sports by defeating an Iranian athlete Kamal Shalorus via submission hold on the third minute of the third round at UFC on FX: Guillard vs. Miller � exactly as in the fight against Vuslav Bayramov.

Professional analysts immediately noticed brilliant fighting skills of the Russian athlete.

The extraordinary sequence of six wins in a dominant manner � Kamal Shalorus was followed by Gleison Tibau, Abel Trujillo, Pat Healy and Rafael Dos Anjos � was tarnished by a series of traumas. In summer 2014, he suffered a knee injury, i.e. a rupture of the cruciate ligament, which sidelined him for a year, just as he was preparing to fight against the versatile and unpredictable Tony Ferguson. Then, in 2015, an injured rib forced the fast developing Russian athlete out of the game for an indefinite period of time.

�Ireland only has like 6 million people. In Russia, there are 150 million people. I want to fight with your chicken because that’s the number one easy fight in the lightweight division!�

Khabib Nurmagomedov

COMEBACK

Originally scheduled to fight against that very Tony Ferguson on April 16, 2016, Khabib was looking for a tough and fierce comeback fight, but Ferguson pulled out last minute due to an injury and was replaced by a UFC newcomer Darrell Horcher from the US. Horcher could not put up an appropriate resistance against �the eagle�. His passive defence in the end of the second round made him unable to continue, and the combat was stopped by a referee.

On November 12, 2016, at UFC 205 in New York, Khabib defeated an excellent American puncher Michael Johnson who had won against Tony Ferguson a few years before. Michael Johnson had no chance against Khabib’s savage beating and tireless pressure. In the middle of the third round, Nurmagomedov had pinned Johnson up against the cage of Octagon, eventually forcing him to tap out by submission (kimura). After the bout, Khabib and Michael Johnson thanked each other for the good performance, and Johnson wished him to win the belt that he deserved. The goal was just one step away.

Khabib seemed to be back on track and ready to steamroller, but unfortunately something went sour.

The bout for the interim Lightweight Championship was scheduled on March 4, 2017, against the well-known Tony Ferguson. However, just a few hours before the fight, Khabib Nurmagomedov fell ill because of theoverstrain and was taken to hospital. As a result, for the third time, the combat between the two best fighters in the lightweight division was called off.

KHABIB TODAY

In 2016, Khabib became the president of the fight team �EAGLES MMA� that had been founded and financed by a distinguished Dagestani businessman and the owner of Summa group Ziyavudin Magomedov. As of June 2017, �EAGLES MMA� has signed contracts with dozens of best Russian fighters who will make the club grow and develop and who will represent it at the top international tournaments.

Источник

Khabib Abdulmanapovich Nurmagomedov[a] (born 20 September 1988) is a Russian former professional mixed martial artist. He competed in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he was the longest-reigning UFC Lightweight Champion ever, having held the title from April 2018 to March 2021. With 29 wins and no losses, he retired with an undefeated record.[7] Nurmagomedov is widely considered to be among the greatest mixed martial artists of all time,[8][9][10][11][12] and was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame on June 30, 2022.[13]

Khabib Nurmagomedov
Khabib nurmagomedov.jpg

Nurmagomedov at the UFC Hall of Fame in 2022.
Born Khabib Abdulmanapovich Nurmagomedov
20 September 1988 (age 34)
Sildi, Dagestan ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
(now Sildi, Dagestan, Russia)
Native name Хабиб Нурмагомедов
Nickname(s) The Eagle
Nationality Russian
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb)
Division Lightweight (2008–2010, 2012–2020)
Welterweight (2009–2011)
Reach 177 cm (70 in)[1]
Style Sambo
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia
San Jose, California, United States
Team American Kickboxing Academy[2]
Trainer Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov
Javier Mendez
Rank White belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[3][4]
Black belt in Judo[3][4]
International Master of Sport in Judo[5]
International Master of Sport in Sambo[1][4]
International Master of Sport in Army Hand-to-Hand Combat[4]
International Master of Sport in Pankration[4]
Years active 2008–2020
Mixed martial arts record
Total 29
Wins 29
By knockout 8
By submission 11
By decision 10
Losses 0
Website khabib.com
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Medal record

Men’s Combat Sambo
WCSF World Championships
Representing  Russia
Gold medal – first place 2009 Kyiv −74 kg
Gold medal – first place 2010 Moscow −82 kg

A two-time Combat Sambo World Champion, Nurmagomedov has a background in the disciplines of sambo, judo and wrestling. Nurmagomedov was ranked #1 in the UFC men’s pound-for-pound rankings at the time of his retirement,[14] until being removed following his title vacation in March 2021.[15] Fight Matrix ranks him as the #1 lightweight of all time.[16]

Coming from the Republic of Dagestan in Russia, Nurmagomedov is the first Muslim to win a UFC title.[17][18] He is the most-followed Russian on Instagram,[19] with more than 34 million followers as of December 2022.[20] He is also a mixed martial arts (MMA) promoter, known for promoting the Eagle Fighting Championship (EFC). Since retirement, he has transitioned to a mixed martial arts coach and cornerman.

Early life

Khabib Abdulmanapovich Nurmagomedov was born to an Avar family on 20 September 1988, in the village of Sildi in the Tsumadinsky District of the Dagestan ASSR, an autonomous republic within the Russian SFSR, Soviet Union.[21][22][23] He has an older brother, Magomed, and younger sister, Amina.[24] His father’s family had moved from Sildi to Kirovaul, where his father converted the ground floor of their two-storey building into a gym. Nurmagomedov grew up in the household with his siblings and cousins.[24] His interest in martial arts began when watching students training at the gym.[25][26] Khabib’s training as a child included wrestling a bear when he was nine years old.[27][28]

As is common with many children in Dagestan, he began wrestling from an early age: he started at the age of eight under the tutelage of his father, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov.[29] A decorated athlete and a veteran of the Soviet Army, Abdulmanap had also wrestled from an early age, before undergoing training in judo and sambo in the military.[30] Abdulmanap dedicated his life to coaching the youth in Dagestan, in hopes of offering an alternative to the Islamic extremism common to the region.[31][32]

In 2001, his family moved to Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan,[33] where he trained in wrestling from the age of 12, and judo from 15. He resumed training in combat sambo, under his father, at 17.[34] According to Nurmagomedov, the transition from wrestling to judo was difficult, but his father wanted him to get used to competing in a gi jacket.[21] Abdulmanap was a senior coach for the combat sambo national team in the Republic of Dagestan, training several athletes in sambo in Makhachkala, Russia.[30] Nurmagomedov frequently got into street fights in his youth, before focusing his attention on mixed martial arts.[35] Khabib said that, along with his father, three athletes who inspired him were the American boxers Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson and the Brazilian footballer Ronaldo.[36]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Nurmagomedov made his professional MMA debut in September 2008 and compiled four wins in under a month. On 11 October, he became the inaugural Atrium Cup tournament champion, having defeated his three opponents at the Moscow event. Over the next three years, he went undefeated, finishing 11 out of 12 opponents. These included a first-round armbar finish of future Bellator title challenger Shahbulat Shamhalaev, which marked his M-1 Global debut. In 2011, he competed in seven fights for the ProFC promotion, all of which he won by TKO or submission.

A 16–0 record in the regional circuits of Russia and Ukraine generated interest from the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in signing Nurmagomedov.[37][38] Later, Nurmagomedov’s father revealed in an interview that due to a contract dispute with ProFC they had 11 court cases contesting the legitimacy of Nurmagomedov’s UFC contract. After losing six and winning five cases, they reached an agreement and Khabib was able to continue his career.[39]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Early UFC fights and championship pursuits

In late 2011, Nurmagomedov signed a six-fight deal to compete in the UFC’s lightweight division.[40]

In his UFC debut, on 20 January 2012 at UFC on FX 1, Nurmagomedov defeated Kamal Shalorus via submission in the third round.[41]

Nurmagomedov next defeated Gleison Tibau on 7 July 2012 at UFC 148 via unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 30–27.[42]

Nurmagomedov’s next fight was against Thiago Tavares on 19 January 2013 at UFC on FX 7.[43] He won via KO in the first round. After the fight, Tavares tested positive for Drostanolone, an anabolic steroid, and received a 9-month suspension.[44]

Nurmagomedov defeated Abel Trujillo on 25 May 2013 at UFC 160 via unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 30–27. At the weigh-ins, Nurmagomedov came in over the permitted limit, weighing in at 158.5 lb. He was given two hours to cut to the lightweight maximum of 156 pounds but elected instead to surrender a percentage of his fight purse to Trujillo and the bout was contested at a catchweight.[45] In the course of the fight, Nurmagomedov set a new UFC record for the most takedowns in a single fight, with 21 successful takedowns out of 28 attempts.[46]

In his fifth UFC fight, on 21 September 2013 at UFC 165, Nurmagomedov faced Pat Healy.[47] He dominated the fight and won via unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 30–27. Attending his first post-event press conference, UFC president Dana White praised the relative newcomer stating, «That slam, when he just scoops him up and slams him, Matt Hughes style. That reminded me of the old Matt Hughes where he would run a guy across the Octagon and slam him. The kid is exciting. We’re probably going to do big things with this kid.»[48]

In December, Nurmagomedov challenged Gilbert Melendez on social media, with the two then expected to face off at UFC 170 on 22 February 2014.[49] However, the bout was cancelled for undisclosed reasons,[50] and Melendez was replaced by Nate Diaz. However, the match-up was cancelled as Diaz turned the bout down.[51] Nurmagomedov expressed his disappointment, appearing on The MMA Hour, «If they say that they’re willing to fight the best, they should fight the best. If they want, I’ll take them both at once in the cage.»[52]

Nurmagomedov next faced former UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael dos Anjos on 19 April 2014 at UFC on Fox 11.[53] He dominated the fight and won via unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 30–27.[54]

Nurmagomedov was briefly linked to a bout with Donald Cerrone on 27 September 2014 at UFC 178.[55] However, the pairing was quickly scrapped after it was revealed that Nurmagomedov had suffered a knee injury.[56] He was later expected to face Cerrone on 23 May 2015, at UFC 187.[57] However, Nurmagomedov pulled out of the bout on 30 April due to a recurring knee injury and was replaced by John Makdessi.[58]

Nurmagomedov was expected to face Tony Ferguson on 11 December 2015 at The Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale.[59] However, Nurmagomedov pulled out of the fight in late October, citing another injury, and was replaced by Edson Barboza.[60]

Nurmagomedov and his father, Abdulmanap in 2016

The bout with Ferguson was rescheduled for 16 April 2016 at UFC on Fox 19.[61] However, on 5 April, Ferguson pulled out of the bout due to a lung issue.[62] Ferguson was replaced by promotional newcomer Darrell Horcher at a catchweight of 160 lb.[63] Nurmagomedov won the one-sided fight by TKO in the second round.[64]

In September, Nurmagomedov signed two contracts for a title shot against the reigning UFC Lightweight Champion, Eddie Alvarez, on either the UFC 205 or the UFC 206 fight card, with Dana White confirming the bout for UFC 205.[65][66] However, on 26 September, the UFC announced that Alvarez would instead be defending the title against Conor McGregor.[67] Nurmagomedov voiced his displeasure on social media, calling Alvarez a «bullshit champ» for refusing the fight and opting for a bout with McGregor instead,[68] accusing the UFC of being a «freak show».[69]

In lieu of a title shot, Nurmagomedov next faced Michael Johnson on 12 November 2016 at UFC 205.[70] Nurmagomedov dominated the fight and was heard telling Dana White to give him a title shot as he mauled Johnson, winning via submission in the third round.[71]

The bout with Ferguson was scheduled for a third time at UFC 209 on 4 March 2017 for the interim Lightweight Championship.[72] Nurmagomedov, however, fell ill because of a botched weight cut, and the bout was cancelled as a result.[73][74]

Nurmagomedov faced Edson Barboza on 30 December 2017 at UFC 219.[75] Nurmagomedov dominated all three rounds, taking Barboza down repeatedly and dominating the fight with ground and pound. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 30–25, 30–25 and 30–24.[76] This win also earned him his first Performance of the Night bonus.[77]

UFC Lightweight Champion

Nurmagomedov vs. Iaquinta

A bout with Ferguson had been scheduled for the fourth time and was expected to take place on 7 April 2018 at UFC 223.[78] However, on 1 April 2018, it was reported that Ferguson had injured his knee and was to be replaced by Max Holloway.[79][80] On 6 April, Holloway was pulled from the fight after the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) declared him unfit to compete due to extreme weight cutting, and replaced by Al Iaquinta. Iaquinta’s inclusion in the fight was controversial: the UFC’s first choice to replace Holloway, Anthony Pettis, weighed in 0.2 pounds over the championship limit of 155 pounds and did not choose to re-weigh, and its second choice, Paul Felder, was rejected by NYSAC because he was not in the UFC’s rankings at the time of the fight. Only Nurmagomedov was eligible to win the championship, as Iaquinta also weighed in 0.2 pounds over the championship weight limit.[81] Nurmagomedov dominated the fight and won via unanimous decision, with scores of 50–44, 50–43 and 50–43, and became the UFC Lightweight Champion.[82]

Nurmagomedov vs. McGregor

Nurmagomedov and his father meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin four days after his win against McGregor

On Friday, 3 August 2018, the UFC announced that Nurmagomedov would make his first defence of his lightweight title against Conor McGregor at UFC 229 on October 6 in Las Vegas.[83] In the fight, Nurmagomedov won the first two rounds, but lost the third round to McGregor. It was the first time Nurmagomedov lost a round in his UFC career.[84][85] He managed to defeat McGregor in the fourth round via submission.[86] After the contest, Nurmagomedov scaled the Octagon and tried to attack McGregor’s teammate Dillon Danis, which resulted in a brawl between the two teams.[87] After the bout against the Irishman, Khabib improved his record to 27–0 which was then the longest win streak in UFC history. The event drew 2.4 million pay-per-view buys, the most ever for an MMA event.[88]

Nurmagomedov vs. Poirier

In June 2019, Nurmagomedov signed a new multi-fight contract with the UFC.[89] In the first fight of his new deal, Nurmagomedov made the second defence of his title against interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier on 7 September 2019 in the main event at UFC 242.[90] He won the fight via a rear naked choke submission in the third round.[91] The win unified both titles and earned Nurmagomedov his second Performance of the Night bonus award.[92] He and Poirier swapped shirts after the fight as a show of respect. In his post-fight interview Nurmagomedov said that he would be selling the shirt Poirier gave him and donating the proceeds to Poirier’s charity.[93] The shirt sold for $100,000 and the donation was matched by UFC president Dana White.[94]

Nurmagomedov vs. Gaethje

Nurmagomedov was scheduled to defend his title against Tony Ferguson on 18 April 2020 at UFC 249. This was the fifth time that a fight between the pair had been scheduled, and both fighters were on 12-fight win streaks in the UFC.[95] However, Nurmagomedov was unable to leave Russia because of restricted air travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and so was removed from the card.[96] Ferguson instead faced top contender Justin Gaethje for the interim UFC Lightweight Championship at UFC 249, which was postponed to 9 May. Gaethje won the fight by fifth-round TKO, thus ending Ferguson’s win streak and securing himself a shot at the undisputed title against Nurmagomedov.[97]

Nurmagomedov faced Gaethje in a unification bout on 24 October 2020 in the main event at UFC 254.[98][99][100] Nurmagomedov won the fight via technical submission with a triangle choke in the second round to defend and re-unify the UFC Lightweight Championship. In his post-fight interview, Nurmagomedov announced his retirement from mixed martial arts. He explained that he had promised his mother that he would not continue to fight without his late father, «No way I’m going to come here without my father. It was first time after what happened with my father, when UFC called me about Justin, I talk with my mother three days. She doesn’t want me to go fight without my father but I promised her it was going to be my last fight. If I give my word, I have to follow this. It was my last fight here.»[101][102] This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.[103] Daniel Cormier claimed in an episode of DC & Helwani, after the fight, that Khabib had said he chose the triangle choke instead of an arm bar in order to prevent Gaethje from being injured.[104][105]

Retirement and vacation of the UFC Lightweight Championship

Despite attempted negotiations to bring him back for one more fight, UFC president Dana White announced on 19 March 2021 that he had accepted Nurmagomedov’s decision to retire and that the UFC Lightweight Championship had been officially vacated.[106]

On July 1, 2022 Nurmagomedov was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame on the International Fight Week in Las Vegas.[107]

MMA promoter

Following his retirement, Nurmagomedov purchased the Gorilla Fighting Championship (GFC), a Russian-based MMA promotion, for $1 million[108] – going on to rename it as the Eagle Fighting Championship (EFC).[109]

MMA coach and cornerman

Since retiring in October 2020, Nurmagomedov has been an active coach with American Kickboxing Academy head coach Javier Mendez. He currently coaches and corners current UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev, Zubaira Tukhugov (UFC), Tagir Ulanbekov (UFC), Islam Mamedov (Bellator), Gadzhi Rabadanov (Bellator), Saygid Izagakhmaev (ONE Championship) and cousins Abubakar Nurmagomedov (UFC), Umar Nurmagomedov (UFC), Usman Nurmagomedov (Bellator), and Belal Muhammad at UFC 280.[110][111][112][113]

Fighting style

Nurmagomedov employs a wrestling-based style of relentless pressure against his opponents, often described as «mauling». Using a variety of wrestling and judo/sambo takedowns, he forces his opponents against the cage, and locks up their legs and an arm to prevent them from escaping. From this position, he exhausts his opponents by forcing his weight against them and attacks with measured strikes his opponents are often unable to defend. This was one of his many signature styles that he used to deploy to advance towards his finishing move.[114] Throughout his career, nineteen of his twenty-nine victories had come by way of either TKO/KO or submission.[115]

Former three-time UFC Heavyweight Champion and two-time UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Randy Couture praised Nurmagomedov as “brilliant”.[116] MMA Commentator Joe Rogan, a black belt in both 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, said of Nurmagomedov, “He’s the most terrifying lightweight contender in the world,” and “he’s just on such another level [of grappling] that the odds of beating him drop significantly after the first minute-and-a-half.”[117] UFC referee Herb Dean stated Nurmagomedov constantly talks to his opponents during fights.[118]

Personal life

As part of his Dagestani Avar culture, Nurmagomedov frequently wears a papakha hat after fights and during promotional events.[119] He speaks several languages, including Avar, Kumyk, Russian, English, Turkish, and Arabic.[120] As of 2019, Nurmagomedov is a third-year student at the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics.[121] He is an avid football fan and supporter of the clubs Anzhi Makhachkala, Galatasaray, Real Madrid and Liverpool, as well as the Russia national team.[29][122][123]

In August 2021, there was speculations going round that Nurmagomedov had signed a professional Football contract with third tier Russian side Legion Dynamo after he was seen shaking hands with the players and manager, However a few days later Nurmagomedov denied he had signed a professional contract instead saying he is very close to the club and just a fan.[124]

Nurmagomedov is a Sunni Muslim.[125] In October 2020, The Guardian stated that Nurmagomedov is the second-most popular Muslim athlete in the world, behind only the Egyptian footballer Mohamed Salah. The Guardian additionally stated that, since his high-profile victory over McGregor, Nurmagomedov has used his influential status to «further his ultra-conservative worldview».[32] In 2018, Nurmagomedov advocated a crackdown on nightclubs in his home region of Dagestan,[126] and levelled criticism at a rap concert held in Makhachkala, which led to rapper Egor Kreed cancelling his performances in the region.[32] In 2019, Nurmagomedov spoke out against a play held in Dagestan that featured a scene of a scantily-clad woman seducing a man. He described the play as «filth», recommended that there be a governmental investigation into its production, and called for those involved to issue a public apology, which allegedly led to the producer of the play receiving threats on social media.[32][127] In October 2020, Nurmagomedov criticised the President of France Emmanuel Macron in the wake of the murder of Samuel Paty, stating «May the Almighty disfigure the face of this creature and all its followers, who, under the slogan of freedom of speech, offend the feelings of more than one and a half billion Muslim believers. May the Almighty humiliate them in this life, and in the next.»[128][129]

Nurmagomedov has trained with SC Bazarganova in Kizilyurt, Dagestan (2012),[130] K-Dojo, AMA Fight Club in Fairfield, New Jersey (2012), Mamishev Fight Team in Saint Petersburg (2012),[131] Fight Spirit Team in Kolpino, St. Petersburg (2013),[132] and KHK MMA Team in Bahrain (2015), which was funded by Bahraini prince Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa.[133] In 2016, Nurmagomedov co-founded his own team, Eagles MMA, with support from the Dagestani billionaire Ziyavudin Magomedov.[134] After Magomedov was arrested on charges of embezzlement in 2018, Nurmagomedov used his post-fight speech at UFC 223 to appeal to Russian president Vladimir Putin for Magomedov’s release from jail.[32] Nurmagomedov has also hosted a training seminar at the Akhmat MMA fight club that is funded by Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov, who has received criticism from some quarters for his government’s alleged human rights abuses.[32][135][136][137]

In December 2021, Nurmagomedov’s manager Ali Abdelaziz publicly offered former UFC rival Tony Ferguson a grappling match against Nurmagomedov.[138]

Family

Nurmagomedov married Patimat in June 2013 and they have three children: a daughter born 1 June 2015, a son born 30 December 2017,[139] and a son born on 22 December 2019.[140] The first son was named Magomed, after Khabib’s great-grandfather.[141] Among Nurmagomedov’s cousins are fellow UFC fighters Abubakar Nurmagomedov and Umar Nurmagomedov, and Bellator fighter Usman Nurmagomedov.[142][143]

In May 2020, Nurmagomedov’s father and long-time trainer Abdulmanap was placed in a medically induced coma after contracting COVID-19 following a heart surgery.[144][145] He died on 3 July 2020 at a clinic in Moscow, at the age of 57.[146][147]

Awards

In October 2018, Nurmagomedov was made an «Honorary Citizen of Grozny» by the mayor of Grozny Ibrahim Zakriev after his victory against McGregor at UFC 229. He was also presented with a Mercedes car by Chechnya’s head Ramzan Kadyrov, funded from the Akhmad Kadyrov Foundation, and his father Abdulmanap was awarded the title of «Honoured Worker of Physical Culture of the Chechen Republic» by Kadyrov.[148]

On 5 December, 2019, Head of the Republic of Dagestan Vladimir Vasilyev awarded Nurmagomedov and his father, Abdulmanap the Order For Services to the Republic of Dagestan for their «significant contributions to sports in Dagestan».[149]

Controversies

Bus attack at UFC 223 Media Day

On 3 April 2018, Nurmagomedov and fellow fighter Artem Lobov had an altercation, in which Nurmagomedov and his entourage cornered Lobov and slapped him multiple times.[150] Lobov is known to be close to Conor McGregor, with whom Nurmagomedov had verbal altercations and trash talk exchanges.[151] Two days later, during promotional appearances for UFC 223, McGregor and his entourage were let into the Barclays Center by credentialed members of his promotional team. They confronted Nurmagomedov, who was on a bus leaving the arena with other «red corner» fighters for UFC 223 onboard, including Rose Namajunas, Al Iaquinta, Karolina Kowalkiewicz, Ray Borg, and Michael Chiesa.[152] McGregor ran up alongside the slowly moving bus and then ran past it to grab a metal equipment dolly, which he threw at the bus’s window, before trying to throw other objects in the vicinity.[153] Chiesa and Borg were injured by the shattered glass, and sent to hospital. They were soon removed from the card on the advice of the NYSAC and the UFC’s medical team.[154]

McGregor and others involved initially fled the Barclays Center after the incident.[155] UFC president Dana White said there was a warrant out for McGregor’s arrest, and the NYPD said McGregor was a person of interest.[156] White claimed McGregor told him via text message: «This had to be done.»[157] White said, «You can imagine he’s going to be sued beyond belief,» and denied suggestions that the violence was a stunt intended to generate interest in the UFC.[158] McGregor later turned himself in to a police station, where he faced three counts of assault and one count of criminal mischief.[159][160] He was further charged with menacing and reckless endangerment at his arraignment and released on $50,000 bail until 14 June 2018.[161][162] Under the bail conditions set by the judge, McGregor was allowed to travel without restriction.[163][164] McGregor later pleaded no contest to a count of disorderly conduct and was ordered to perform five days of community service and attend anger management classes.[165]

Incident at UFC 229

On 6 October 2018, following his victory over Conor McGregor at UFC 229, Nurmagomedov jumped over the octagon fence and charged at McGregor’s cornerman, Dillon Danis. Danis had reportedly shouted insults at Nurmagomedov.[166] Soon afterwards, McGregor and Abubakar Nurmagomedov, Khabib’s cousin, attempted to exit the octagon, but a scuffle broke out between them after McGregor punched Abubakar, who then punched him back.[167][168] McGregor was then attacked from behind inside the octagon by two of Nurmagomedov’s cornermen, Zubaira Tukhugov and Esed Emiragaev.[169] Tukhugov, a Chechen fighter, was scheduled to fight on 27 October 2018 at UFC Fight Night: Volkan vs. Smith against Artem Lobov, the McGregor team member who was confronted by Nurmagomedov in April 2018. Tukhugov was removed from the card on 17 October.[170]

Nurmagomedov’s payment for the fight was withheld by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) as a result, pending an investigation into his actions. He appeared at the post-fight interview and apologized to the NSAC, saying he was provoked by McGregor’s trash talk and the UFC 223 bus incident, adding, «You cannot talk about religion. You cannot talk about nation. Guys, you cannot talk about these things. This is very important to me.»[171] He later posted on Instagram that he had warned McGregor that he would pay for everything he had done on 6 October.[172] Khabib’s father, Abdulmanap, later said he did not hold a grudge towards McGregor and invited him to Russia to train.[173]

The NSAC filed a formal complaint against both Nurmagomedov and McGregor, and on 24 October, the NSAC voted to approve a motion to release half of Nurmagomedov’s $2 million fight payout immediately. Both Nurmagomedov and McGregor received indefinite bans until an official hearing would determine the disciplinary outcome of the post-fight brawl.[174] On 29 January 2019, the NSAC announced a nine-month suspension for Nurmagomedov (retroactive to 6 October 2018) and a $500,000 fine. He was eligible to compete again on 6 July 2019.[175] McGregor also received a six-month suspension and $50,000 fine, while Abubakar Nurmagomedov and Zubaira Tukhugov each received 12-month suspensions and fines of $25,000. Khabib Nurmagomedov complained about the NSAC’s decisions and stated he no longer wished to compete in the state of Nevada.[176]

In August 2021, Nurmagomedov attracted controversy after an EFC press conference when asked by a reporter about why he does not have ring girls at his promotion. Khabib stated that he did not have an issue with how other promotions went about their operations, stating that they are welcome to do things however they wish, but that he did not see a need for them in his promotion. He said that he personally saw no point to ring girls and their function of parading round cards around before the start of each round. According to him, it is a pointless exercise that makes him «uncomfortable».[177]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

  • Ultimate Fighting Championship
    • UFC Hall of Fame (Modern-Era Wing, Class of 2022)
    • UFC Lightweight Championship (One time)
      • Three successful title defenses
    • Longest Lightweight champion reign in UFC history (1077 days)
    • Tied for third longest win streak in UFC history (13) w. Georges St-Pierre, Max Holloway, Jon Jones and Demetrius Johnson
    • Performance of the Night (Three times) vs. Edson Barboza, Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje[77][92][103]
    • Most takedowns in a single UFC fight (UFC 160: 21 takedowns on 28 attempts; 3 rounds) vs. Abel Trujillo[46]
    • Tied for Most title defenses in Lightweight division UFC history (3) (w. B.J. Penn, Frankie Edgar and Benson Henderson)
    • Tied for Most consecutive title defenses in Lightweight division UFC history (3) (w. B.J. Penn, Frankie Edgar and Benson Henderson)
    • Tied for Most title wins in Lightweight division UFC history (4) (w. B.J. Penn and Benson Henderson)[178]
    • Most submissions wins in Lightweight division title fights UFC history (3)
    • Most consecutive wins in Lightweight division UFC history (13)[179]
    • Tied second-most submissions win in title fights UFC history (3) (w. Jon Jones, Ronda Rousey, Matt Hughes and B.J. Penn)
    • Second Russian UFC champion (after Oleg Taktarov)[180]
    • First Muslim UFC champion[181]
    • 2020 UFC Honors Submission of the Year vs. Justin Gaethje[182][183]
  • M-1 Global
    • M-1 Challenge: 2009 Selections
  • Atrium Cup
    • Pankration Atrium Cup 2008 tournament winner
  • Sherdog.com
    • 2013 Breakthrough Fighter of the Year.[184]
    • 2016 Beatdown of the Year (UFC 205: vs. Michael Johnson).[185]
    • 2016 Comeback Fighter of the Year[186]
  • Fightbooth.com
    • 2013 Staredown of the Year (UFC 160: vs. Abel Trujillo)[187]
  • MMAdna.nl
    • 2017 Performance of the Year (UFC 219: vs. Edson Barboza)[188]
  • MMAjunkie.com
    • 2020 October Submission of the Month vs. Justin Gaethje[189]
    • 2022 Coach of the year w. Javier Mendez [190]
  • World MMA Awards
    • 2016 International Fighter of the Year.[191]
    • 2021 Submission of the Year vs. Justin Gaethje at UFC 254[192]^

^ Voting period for 2021 awards ran from July 2020 to July 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Wrestling Observer Newsletter
    • Mixed Martial Arts Most Valuable (2020)[193]
  • BBC Sports Personality World Sport Star of the Year
    • 2020 World Sport Star of the Year[194]
  • Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VTsIOM)
    • Best Sportsman in Russia[195]
  • ESPY Award
    • 2021 Best MMA fighter[196]

Sambo

  • Combat Sambo Federation of Russia
    • 2009 Russian Combat Sambo Championships (−74 kg) Gold Medalist[197][198]
  • World Combat Sambo Federation
    • 2009 World Combat Sambo Championships (−74 kg) Gold Medalist[199][200]
    • 2010 World Combat Sambo Championships (−82 kg) Gold Medalist[201]

ARB (Army Hand-to-Hand Combat)

  • Russian Union of Martial Arts
    • European Champion of Army Hand-to-Hand Combat

Pankration

  • International Pankration federation
    • European Pankration Champion

Grappling

  • NAGA World Championship
    • 2012 Men’s No-Gi Expert Welterweight Champion[202]
    • 2012 ADCC Rules No-Gi Expert Welterweight Champion[202]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

29 matches 29 wins 0 losses
By knockout 8 0
By submission 11 0
By decision 10 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 29–0 Justin Gaethje Technical Submission (triangle choke) UFC 254 24 October 2020 2 1:34 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Defended and unified the UFC Lightweight Championship. Performance of the Night. Later vacated title.
Win 28–0 Dustin Poirier Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 242 7 September 2019 3 2:06 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Defended and unified the UFC Lightweight Championship. Performance of the Night.
Win 27–0 Conor McGregor Submission (neck crank) UFC 229 6 October 2018 4 3:03 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Defended the UFC Lightweight Championship.
Win 26–0 Al Iaquinta Decision (unanimous) UFC 223 7 April 2018 5 5:00 Brooklyn, New York, United States Won the vacant UFC Lightweight Championship.
Win 25–0 Edson Barboza Decision (unanimous) UFC 219 30 December 2017 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Performance of the Night.
Win 24–0 Michael Johnson Submission (kimura) UFC 205 12 November 2016 3 2:31 New York City, New York, United States
Win 23–0 Darrell Horcher TKO (punches) UFC on Fox: Teixeira vs. Evans 16 April 2016 2 3:38 Tampa, Florida, United States Catchweight (160 lb) bout.
Win 22–0 Rafael dos Anjos Decision (unanimous) UFC on Fox: Werdum vs. Browne 19 April 2014 3 5:00 Orlando, Florida, United States
Win 21–0 Pat Healy Decision (unanimous) UFC 165 21 September 2013 3 5:00 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win 20–0 Abel Trujillo Decision (unanimous) UFC 160 25 May 2013 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Catchweight (158.5 lb) bout; Nurmagomedov missed weight.
Win 19–0 Thiago Tavares KO (punches and elbows) UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping 19 January 2013 1 1:55 São Paulo, Brazil Tavares tested positive for drostanolone.
Win 18–0 Gleison Tibau Decision (unanimous) UFC 148 7 July 2012 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 17–0 Kamal Shalorus Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC on FX: Guillard vs. Miller 20 January 2012 3 2:08 Nashville, Tennessee, United States Return to Lightweight.
Win 16–0 Arymarcel Santos TKO (punches) ProFC 36: Battle on the Caucas 22 October 2011 1 3:33 Khasavyurt, Russia
Win 15–0 Vadim Sandulskiy Submission (triangle choke) ProFC / GM Fight: Ukraine Cup 3 15 September 2011 1 3:01 Odesa, Ukraine
Win 14–0 Khamiz Mamedov Submission (triangle choke) ProFC 30: Battle on Don 5 August 2011 1 3:15 Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Win 13–0 Kadzhik Abadzhyan Submission (triangle choke) ProFC: Union Nation Cup Final 2 July 2011 1 4:28 Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Win 12–0 Ashot Shaginyan KO (punches) ProFC: Union Nation Cup 15 5 May 2011 1 2:18 Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Win 11–0 Said Khalilov Submission (kimura) ProFC: Union Nation Cup 14 9 April 2011 1 3:16 Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Win 10–0 Alexander Agafonov TKO (corner stoppage) M-1 Selection Ukraine 2010: The Finals 12 February 2011 2 5:00 Kyiv, Ukraine
Win 9–0 Vitaliy Ostroskiy TKO (punches) M-1 Selection Ukraine 2010: Clash of the Titans 18 September 2010 1 4:06 Kyiv, Ukraine
Win 8–0 Ali Bagov Decision (unanimous) Golden Fist Russia 10 June 2010 2 5:00 Moscow, Russia Return to Welterweight.
Win 7–0 Shahbulat Shamhalaev Submission (armbar) M-1 Challenge: 2009 Selections 9 3 November 2009 1 4:36 St. Petersburg, Russia Return to Lightweight.
Win 6–0 Eldar Eldarov TKO (punches) Tsumada Fighting Championship 3 8 August 2009 2 2:44 Agvali, Russia Won the Tsumada Fighting Championship 3 Tournament.
Win 5–0 Said Akhmed TKO (punches) 1 2:05 Welterweight debut. Tsumada Fighting Championship 3 Tournament Semi-finals.
Win 4–0 Shamil Abdulkerimov Decision (unanimous) Pankration Atrium Cup 1 11 October 2008 2 5:00 Moscow, Russia Won the Pankration Atrium Cup 1 Tournament.
Win 3–0 Ramazan Kurbanismailov Decision (unanimous) 2 5:00 Pankration Atrium Cup 1 Tournament Semi-finals.
Win 2–0 Magomed Magomedov Decision (unanimous) 2 5:00 Pankration Atrium Cup 1 Tournament Quarter-finals.
Win 1–0 Vusal Bayramov Submission (triangle choke) CSFU: Champions League 13 September 2008 1 2:20 Poltava, Ukraine Lightweight debut.

[203]

Television viewership

Pay-per-view bouts

Event Headline fight Date Venue City Buys
UFC 223 Khabib vs. Iaquinta 7 April 2018 Barclays Center Brooklyn, New York, U.S 350,000[204]
UFC 229 Khabib vs. McGregor 6 October 2018 T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S 2,400,000[205]
UFC 254 Khabib vs. Gaethje 24 October 2020 Flash Forum Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 675,000[206]
Total sales 3,425,000

Network television (non-PPV)

Event Headline fight Date Country Network Viewers Ref
UFC 229 Khabib vs. McGregor 6 October 2018 Russia Match TV 4,000,000 [207]
United Kingdom BT Sport 1 1,282,500 [208]
Russia & UK 5,282,500
UFC 242 Khabib vs. Poirier 7 September 2019 Russia Channel One Russia 26,000,000 [209]
UFC 254 Khabib vs. Gaethje 24 October 2020 Russia REN TV 10,800,000 [210]
Total viewership (non-PPV) Russia 40,800,000
Russia & United Kingdom 42,082,500

See also

  • List of male mixed martial artists
  • List of undefeated mixed martial artists

Notes

  1. ^ Russian: Хабиб Абдулманапович Нурмагомедов
    Avar: ХIабиб ГӀабдулманапил НурмухӀамадов
    pronounced [ħabib ʕabdulmanapil nurmuħamadow][6]

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  • Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC
  • Professional MMA record for Khabib Nurmagomedov from Sherdog
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Success, it’s something we all strive for in some form or fashion, but what is it?  What is success?  There are multiple definitions these days.  However, there seems to be just one common thread that most people do agree on about success.  And that is this, that success is a biproduct of persisting in the face of failure.  So, that is what we hope to share with you on this page, inspirational success stories that clearly reveal the road commonly travelled by people who have achieved staggering success.

Our purpose in sharing these success stories is that they may encourage you to keep striving towards your dreams, and keep you believing that achieving the “impossible” is actually possible.

With that being said, here are the top success stories to inspire you to succeed in the face of failure, setbacks, and obstacles. If you are ready to be inspired, let’s dive in.

INSPIRING SUCCESS STORIES TO HELP YOU SUCCEED

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1. Sylvester Stallone

Sylvester Stallone has one of the most inspiring success stories. Before he made it big, he was essentially a starving artist. For many years after during and after his college years, he worked odd jobs to pay the bill while simultaneously taking on any acting roles he could find to keep his dreams of becoming a successful actor alive.

It was a struggle that Sylvester would endure for many years, seven in fact. Throughout all of those seven challenging years, Sylvester would gain a few small roles in a handful of movies, but nothing grand enough to get his career launched.

During those seven long years of striving, he came face-to-face with near poverty. Getting so desperate for money he at one point had to sell his wife’s jewelry out of desperation for money. He even had to sell his dog because he couldn’t keep him fed. And to top it all off, there came a point where Sylvester was homeless, and had to sleep outside for a number of days.

But, his days of struggle as an aspiring actor would not last forever. After facing seemingly insurmountable odds for over seven years, he would finally get his big break. And this break would come after he managed to get a script he wrote in a three day flurry of inspiration, in front of two big-shot directors in Hollywood.

It was this defining moment that would turn the tides for Sylvester Stallone, and his career would skyrocket after he negotiated the lead role in the film that would come to be known as ‘Rocky’.

Success eventually comes to those who always dream of her. For a more complete account of Sylvester Stallone’s inspiring success story, you can find it here.

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2. Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey’s success story is very unique. From a very early age she experienced a level of adversity and poverty that most people would struggle to overcome. She was born into poverty and a broken home in rural Mississippi. Her parents who were just 18 and 19 when they had her, split soon after she was born, so she ended up being taking in by her grand mother.

And her grandmother was not your typical warm and fuzzy grandmother. No, she was a hard-nosed grandmother who was an extreme disciplinarian who discipline her for even the slightest offenses. But, the poverty and disciplined lifestyle didn’t last forever as she moved back with mother at the age of six.

Oprah would then experience sexual assault at an early age, having been molested as early as 9 by some of her family members. And having been emotionally abandoned, abused, and molested, she eventually started part-taking in extremely risky behaviors which led to her becoming pregnant at the age of 14.

Because she got pregnant her mother kicked her out of the house, and she went to live with her father, only to go on to lose the baby a week after he was born.

Needless to say, Oprah’s early life was chockfull of struggle, adversity, and tragedy. But, regardless of all of her unfortunate experiences, she decided to turn her life around after she lost her baby. So, she committed herself to getting an education, becoming her best, and to going after her dreams.

She decided to start trusting herself again, and loving herself, and making choices that would improve her life versus destroy it. One day, she garnered enough confidence to participate in a beauty pageant. And it was her participation in this pageant that would eventually lead her into a job working for a radio station doing the news. Her love for speaking to an audience set the stage for continued success as she would go on to become a news anchor, which she would eventually leverage to host a TV chat show in Maryland, which ultimately led to her having her morning talk show in Chicago.

And as they say, the rest was history. Oprah overcame massive challenges in her youth. Challenges that side line all too many people. She chose to turn her wounds into wisdom, and went on to become one of the most successful talk show hosts in history (by helping many others do the same) with her own self-named talk show, The Oprah Winfrey show. And now she is considered one of the richest self-made women in America.

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3. Arnold Schwarzenegger

Considering Arnold Schwarzenegger is the epitome of the self-made man, we wouldn’t dare exclude him from our success stories collection. Having been born and raised in Austria, at a time where it was still healing from it’s defeat in World War II, the odds were already stacked against him.

Arnold grew up in a climate where alcoholism was rampant, where defeatism was the norm, and big dreaming was laughed at.

But Arnold didn’t care. He knew he didn’t want to live the traditional Austrian life his parents wanted for him, and he knew he wanted to move to America, the land of the free.

As such, he hatched a plan to become a success in body-building, and then use that success to get into movies. And sure enough he did just that. He went on to fulfill his vision by becoming the youngest man to ever win a Mr. Universe competition, and then on to win five Mr. Universe titles and seven Mr. Olympia titles.

After reaching what he set out to do in the sport of bodybuilding, he then went on to commit himself to the acting career he had always dreamed of. And sure enough, he would go on to conquer the film industry to the same degree that he conquered the body building world. Going on to star in multiple blockbuster movies that would gross over $3 billion, and earn him one of the most sizeable net worth’s in Hollywood.

You can find a more complete account of Arnold’s inspiring success story here.

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4. JK Rowling

J.K Rowling had a dream of becoming a writer early on. But, she would have to persist for many years before her dream of becoming a published author would materialize. Almost as soon as she decided to get to work on putting her ideas down on paper for her book, she would be sidetracked by her mother’s death.

The depression that would ensue left Rowling seeking out a job as a teacher in another country. Soon after, she would get married and have a child, which would delay her aspirations even further.

But things weren’t done going off the rails for Rowling, as her marriage would abruptly end just one year after it began, leading her to be jobless with a child, and a barely surviving off of unemployment benefits.

However, despite her challenges, Rowling would persist in the creation of her book. And she did so by seizing every spare moment she could while her child slept to write. Until finally the day came when she completed her manuscript.

Of course, even after Rowling finished her manuscript obstacles still remained. 12 different publishers would reject her novel, and she found herself almost ready to quit before her manuscript would eventually get accepted. And it was at that moment, that J.K. Rowling’s luck turned around.

Now, J.K. Rowling is now one of the best selling authors of all time. In fact, she is the highest paid novelist in the world, with her books having been translated into over 80 different languages with over 500 million being sold. Clearly, persistence and patience pays off in the long run.

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5. Steven Spielberg

Most people don’t know this, but Steven Spielberg was rejected from film school three times. But he didn’t let those rejections stop him, and he kept applying till he got accepted.  Eventually Cal State, Long Beach would accept him into their film program. 

Fortunately for Spielberg, he would then go on to leverage his opportunity at Cal State to land an unpaid internship at Universal Studios. 

Of course, this internship wouldn’t last forever, but it lasted just long enough for him to learn how sneak in to the studios undetected so he could continually gather intel on what it would take to become successful in the business. 

Finally, the day would come that he managed to get a film he created in the hands of film executives. But, he had to first overcome the film executives multiple attempts to make him give up.

After being told that the film size was not the right size multiple times, and remaking the entire demo to the recommended sizes every time, the executives finally relented and gave him his film a shot. The movie would go on to win major awards, and solidified Steven Spielberg’s place within the industry.

Steven Spielberg is now one of the most influential film makers in history and one of the wealthiest filmmakers in the world. And out of all of our inspirational stories of success, his story in particular, shows, that if you knock long enough and hard enough, the doors of opportunity will eventually swing open for you.

Related: 5 Steps to Start Living Your Dreams

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6. Mary Kay Ash

Mary Kay Ash has a truly inspiring success story. Mary Kay Ash was born in a small l town in Texas and got married and started a family at an extremely young age of 17. She went on to have three children with her husband who was in the military, but they eventually got a divorce.

Mary Kay would struggle for years to take care of her children on her own, taking various sales jobs in the direct selling industry, and striving to climb the corporate ranks. However, after many years of selling various products, along with a few middle management and trainer roles, she started to feel like she was being overlooked for the more prominent leadership roles she aspired to because she was a woman. As such, she eventually decided to take matters into her own hands.

Once her kids were out of the house and on their own, At the age of 45 Mary Kay Ash decided to become her own boss and start her own cosmetic company. She started off very small, but in just a few short years, she manage to transform Mary Kay Cosmetics into a multi-billion dollar corporation that still serves and empowers people all over the world to this day.

Despite being past what most people consider their prime, Mary Kay went on to author multiple best-selling books like The Mary Kay Way, Miracles Happen, You Can Have It All, as well as a few others, and she became an inspiration to countless women. And due to the success of her business and her aim to inspire as many people as possible, she became a multi-millionaire and eventually named as ‘The Greatest Woman In American History’.

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7. Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo grew up in a household that was barely getting by. As a child, he had to share a room with three of his siblings due to their meager financial situation. There were even times where they didn’t have enough money to buy a soccer ball just so he could play in the streets. But Ronaldo did not let his environment dictate his destiny.

No, instead he would find ways to play the sport he loved even without the ball. He would use bottles, rags, or pretty much anything he could find to make a makeshift ball just so he could play. 

Eventually, Cristiano would get so good at soccer, that he would have to make the ultimate sacrifice at the age of 11 to move over 500 miles away from his family to train with a prestigious soccer academy. It’s a good thing he did too, because by doing so, he put himself on track to eventually become on of the best players in history.

Now Cristiano Ronaldo is known as the greatest Portuguese player of all time by the Portuguese Football federation.  He is also considered by millions of soccer fans all across the globe to be the greatest of all time. 

In addition to this, he is the first soccer player ever to earn over $1 billion dollars, while generating one of the largest net worth’s among professional athletes.  

If you’re looking to learn more about Cristiano’s inspiring success story, you’ll love this.

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8. Lionel Messi

Since we are on the topic of soccer, we might as well mention Lionel Messi’s success story because it’s is every bit as inspiring.  Here’s why, at age of 11, Messi was cut from his soccer team because they thought he was too small to play.  And he was small, but it was because he had a growth hormone deficiency which made him a lot smaller than all the other kids his age.

Fortunately, Messi didn’t let this deter him.  Instead, he would place himself on a strict regimen where he would inject growth hormones into himself.  And he would go on to do inject himself with this hormone for seven days in one leg, and then seven days in the other.

Messi would keep this routine up for six years.

The great news is, Messi’s sacrifice and persistence paid off.  Because now, he is one of the highest paid soccer players with a staggering net worth, and is considered by legions of fans to be one of the best soccer players of all time due to his winning soccer’s highest achievement, ‘The Ballon d’Or’ six times.

Success requires sacrifice.

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9. Michael Jordan

Since we mentioned the greatest of all time in soccer, we can’t leave out the man many consider to be the greatest of all time in basket ball. Now, most people aren’t’ aware of this, but when Michael Jordan was merely a sophomore in high school, he already had big dreams of being a great basketball player. 

So he did something brash and tried out for the Varsity team. But, things didn’t go his way and he got himself cut from the team.

This rejection hit Jordan especially hard because of his oversized dreams and expectations. In fact, the rejection hit him so hard he went home afterwards and cried in his closet.

Even though that rejection still bothered Jordan, he dusted himself off and went all in for the JV team.  He trained like no other in the off season and grew four extra inches. And the following year he tried out for the varsity team again. But this second time around, he made it.

Not only did he make it, but he went on to become the team’s MVP, making the All-American Team, and eventually earned himself a college scholarship. And from there, well, you know the rest of the story.

He went on to become the man who would score 32,292 points in a basketball career, acquire 6 NBA championships, collect 5 MVP titles, and come to be considered as the greatest basketball player of all time.

For all the success stories we’ve covered, this one clearly shows the importance of having great expectations, and resilience after rejection.

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10. Paulo Coelho

Over 30 years ago a book titled ‘The Alchemist’ was published and hardly anyone noticed. The author of this book was a man named Paulo Coelho, and he was told by the first bookseller to carry his book, that only one person bought a copy after it was released.  As bad as it was to hear about the grim results Coelho remained confident in his work. 

He waited for better results to appear, but they were slow to come by as six months would pass before the next copy would be sold.  Oddly, the person who bought his first book was the same person who bought the second.

After that first year the publisher decided that the book was a flop and ended Coelho’s contract.  Fortunately, though, Coelho shrugged off that initial defeat.  He made up his mind to not give in, and so he doubled down to pursue his vision with even more fervor by finding another publisher. 

Now finding this new publisher was no easy task for Coelho, as he was met with rejection after rejection.  But, after many repeated rejections, he finally landed that new publisher, and with it, another opportunity to capture his dream.

From that point forward Coelho’s dreams started to come true.  At first, he only sold three thousand books.  But the sales kept trickling in, and as time went by, he would sell ten thousand, and then 100 thousand, and so on and so forth. 

Coelho’s luck has yet to run out, as his books sales continue to grow year over year, with now over 150 million and counting copies of ‘The Alchemist’ having been sold. Even more staggering is the fact that he sold over 320 million books when you include all of his other works. But, it all started with that first book!

Paulo Coelho’s story shows that if you truly want something bad enough, all the universe really will conspire to help you achieve the impossible.

11. Abraham Lincoln

Most of us know of this great man because of what he did for our country. The Emancipation Proclamation which led to the abolition of slavery was a massive accomplishment.

But, what most don’t realized about Abraham Lincoln, is that he has one of the most impressive rap sheets when it comes to overcoming defeat.

In short, his success story consists of a list of failures and set backs so sizable, that you would hardly think it belonged to one of the greatest presidents of the United States of America.

Here’s a great example of the many failures Lincoln endured, with a few victories he managed to sprinkle in over his lifetime:

1832: Lost his job

1832: Defeated for legislature

1833: Failed in business

1834: Elected to legislature

1835: The woman he loved died

1836: Had a nervous breakdown

1838: Defeated for Speaker

1843: Defeated for nomination for Congress

1848: Lost re-nomination

1849: Reject for Land Officer

1854: Defeated for Senate

1856: Defeated for nomination for Vice-President

1858: Again defeated for Senate

1860: Elected for President of The United States of America

To be sure, Lincoln failed his way to success, and his recorded failures helps us realize the truth behind the Michael Jordan quote we mentioned earlier, and that is…that the key to success is through failure.

Real Life Inspirational Stories of Success - Abe Lincoln

Related: Success Quotes for Overcoming Failure

12. Tom Brady

One of our favorite inspirational stories of success comes from Tom Brady. Brady didn’t follow the typical athletic path into the NFL. While most athletes begin getting groomed for the sport by the 3rd grade, Tom Brady wouldn’t set foot onto the grid iron until the 9th grade.

In fact, his debut into actually getting onto the football field didn’t come until his Sophomore year when the starting quarterback for the JV team quit. Fortunately for Brady, that opportunity helped him capture the starting Varsity QB role by the time his Junior year arrived.

After finding success at the high school level, Brady would eventually go on to become a Michigan Wolverine. But success wasn’t a given for Brady at this level. Nope, he had to earn it.

In fact, Brady came into the program as an underdog, with seven other quarterbacks ahead of him on the depth chart. After almost requesting a transfer to another school, Brady’s determination would eventually win him the coveted starting position by the time he was a Junior.

The obstacles Brady would face continued on even into the Pros. Brady had his mind set to play in the pros, but there was very little interest in him during the draft. In fact, Brady barely made the draft, being chosen in the 6th round as the 199th pick.

Brady was grossly underrated and underestimated by every coach in the league. His draft report from 2000 NFL draft actually stated the following qualities:

  • Poor Build | Skinny
  • Lacks Great Physical Stature and Strength
  • Lacks Mobility and Ability to Avoid The Rush
  • Lacks a Really Strong Arm
  • Can’t Drive The Ball Down Field
  • Doesn’t Throw a Really Tight Spiral
  • System-Type Player Who Can Get Exposed if Forced to Adlib
  • Gets Knocked Down Easily

Indeed, Tom brady was not the highest rated quarterback, he wasn’t the most well groomed for the sport, nor was he the best athlete. In addition, he didn’t have the best numbers, or even the best mechanics. However, Tom Brady did have the most heart and determination.

Thus, through sheer willpower, he pushed himself to becoming one of the greatest football players of all times. And he has proved his case with the following accolades:

  • Most NFL Championships By a Player (7x)
  • Most Games Won By a Quarterback
  • Most Games Played By a Quarterback
  • Most Combined Passing Yards
  • Most Touchdown Passes
  • Most 4th Quarter Comebacks
  • Best Touchdown to Interception Ratio
  • 5 Time Super Bowl MVP
  • 3 Time MVP of the NFL
  • 2 Time NFL All-Decade Team Player
  • Only Player to Win a Super Bowl for Both The AFC & NFC
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13. Sarah Blakely

This story is about Sarah Blakely, who was once crowned one of the youngest self-made billionaires by Forbes. Her story begins with her love of the firm look that panty hose offered, but her hating how they looked when she wore open toe shoes.

Her annoyance with panty hose would lead to her always cutting the feet off of her panty hose to pull of the look she was going for. After noticing that many other women were doing the same thing, she started to contemplate the creation of a product that would solve this problem.

Then one day after being inspired by an Oprah show, Sarah decided to take massive action on her idea. So, she risked it all by investing her entire $5,000 life savings to move to Atlanta, GA, and kickstart the production of her product idea for the masses.

At first she was met with tons of resistant. Nobody wanted to manufacture the product she was trying to create. They thought it was too risky and a potential waste of time. Her patent officer even found it difficult to take her idea seriously, thinking it to be a dud.

But, after two years of planning, countless late nights, and lots of no’s, she finally found success when a factory agreed to manufacture her products and Neiman Marcus and Bloomingdales decided to take a risk on her by listing her products for sale at their stores.

Her first year in business she sold over $4 million in revenue, and every year there after her sales would grow exponentially. Sarah’s courage to go all in, and her persistence to bring her idea to the world helped her become a billionaire by the age of 41.

14. Grant Cardone

This next success story helps drive the point home that it’s never too late to be what you might have been — and that no matter where you come from, or where you’ve been, you can change, you can clean up your act, and you can find massive success in the process.

So, this success story is about a man who grew up poor in Louisiana, lost his father at a young age, and was raised a single-parent household with four other siblings. This story is about a man named Grant Cardone.

Cardone is not your typical celebrity. He didn’t come from money, he is not a Hollywood superstar, and doesn’t possess some amazing talent, like script-writing, politics, or athleticism. However, what he does possess, is something that is available to us all, and that is a determination to succeed.

Grant Cardone found himself in bad company in his youth. He was involved and addicted to drugs, and was stuck in a downward spiral for over a decade. After getting robbed at gun point, getting beaten to a bloody pulp with a gun, and then getting kicked out of his mother’s house, he finally decided to change his life.

At the age of 25 Grant Cardone decided to clean up his act. He cut all the negative influences from his life, got sober, and took one of the first jobs he could land as a car salesmen. It wasn’t a job he was thrilled about, but he made due given that his options were limited because of a slow economy at the time.

Cardone committed to becoming the best salesperson he could be and invested heavily in his own self-improvement by reading books and studying his craft and his industry.

After committing to becoming his very best, his income doubled, and he soon became one of the best car salesmen in the country. He eventually moved on to running his own business, and was extremely smart and disciplined with his money. He would go on to save every dollar that wasn’t absolutely needed to keep him fed and housed, and moved that money into an investment fund just for real estate.

Grant Cardone’s focus on learning more so that he could earn more, along with having the discipline to invest his extra money, instead of wasting it on frivolous things, helped him become a self-made millionaire just five years later by the age of 30.

Cardone has since gone on to become a prominent international businessman, speaker, and the owner of Cardone Capital, a $1.5 billion investment firm.  He’s also authored New York Times bestselling books If You’re Not First, You’re Last, and other notable books like The 10X Rule, and Axiom Award winning Sell or Be Sold.  In addition to this, he also founded Cardone University, a popular sales training platform that has accrued over 50,000,000 and growing users.

It took Grant Cardone only five years to completely revolutionize his entire life. With the right mindset and a good dose of willpower, just imagine what 5 years could do for you.

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15. KEVIN HART

Every body knows of and loves Kevin Hart. He’s been making us laugh and keeping us highly entertained for many years now. But, what most people don’t know about Kevin Hart, is that he had to overcome some major obstacles before he became one of the most beloved comedians in the world.

Hart had to overcome a negative homelife, with a father who was reckless, toxic, and always causing trouble. He had to overcome the challenges of a 2 hour commute for years to make his dreams of being a comedian come true.

Hart had to endure being told that comedy was not for him, and that he should quit comedy by someone he highly respected in the industry. He had to outlast the boos, the heckling, and getting chicken wings thrown at him due to his performances.

Kevin Hart had to turn countless setbacks into comebacks. He had to choose time after time, to not quit, to keep pressing forward towards his dreams, to ignore the critics, the naysayers, and those who didn’t believe in his dream.

Eventually though, Hart’s persistence and commitment to his vision would pay off. The tide would turn for Kevin Hart after years of career stagnancy, rejection, and close calls with defeat.

But now, Kevin Hart is considered one of the world’s top 10 comedians and is one of the richest too. So, if you think you can’t do something, just think about Kevin Hart’s journey and all he went through. Because if he can do it, so can you.

Final Thoughts

Hopefully these success stories help you realize that while success may be elusive, it is not unattainable. We also hope that you’ve come to understand that success is both a journey and a destination. And in order to achieve success, you’ll have to first go through your share of struggles, rejections, and even disasters.

So, keep your feet on the ground and your eyes on the prize. Keep moving towards your dreams no matter what. Do this, and your success will be just around the corner.

Till next time,

STRIVE

PS – Every success story is different and can inspire in a different way, and if you’re looking for more inspiring stories about how others achieved success, then you’ll love our Strive Stories.

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Khabib Abdulmanapovich Nurmagomedov (born September 20, 1988) is a Russian Professional Martial Arts Artist and Fighter from Sildi, Tsumadinsky District. He is a former two-time Combat Sambo World Champion. Furthermore, Khabib Nurmagomedov is also a UFC Lightweight Champion. Khabib also holds the title of the longest undefeated streak in the history of MMA.

In addition, the 30-year-old fighter is also a black belt holder in judo. Nurmagomedov is the first Russian and first Muslim who holds the UFC championship title. Ali Ibrahim Abdelaziz (CEO of Dominance MMA) is the manager of Khabib and many other MMA fighters.

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Recently, the MMA fighter received the No. 8 ranking in official UFC pound-for-pound on August 6, 2018. He joined the UFC in late 2011. In fact, the champion competed in the UFC lightweight division with a 6 fight deal.

Later, Nurmagomedov made his debut on January 20, 2012, at UFC on FX 1 with a victory over Kamal Shalorus. After his victory over Al Iaquinta, he became the UFC Lightweight Champion on April 7, 2018.

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Khabib Nurmagomedov age, height, weight

The MMA fighter was born on September 20, 1988, in Sildi, Tsumadinsky District, Russia. As of 2018, Khabib Nurmagomedov’s age is Thirty (30) years old. His father “Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov” is also a former martial arts artist. The family belongs to Islam religion.

Furthermore, the MMA is of Avar descent. His parents later moved to the state capital Makhachkala and then to Kirovaul. The 30-year-old champion has an elder brother “Magomed” and a younger sister “Amina”.

Khabib’s father converted the ground floor of their house into a gym. Later, Abdulmanap started training his son and other students in martial arts. After a few years, the family again moved to Kiev, Ukraine. He used to train as a Combat Dobro.

Khabib’s father was his biggest influence. In fact, he was a former Judo and Sambo champion and an army veteran. At the age of 6, Khabib started his wrestling training. Later he shifted to Judo and then Combat Sambo by the age of 17.

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Khabib Nurmagomedov is married to his girlfriend and now his wife (name not disclosed). The couple dated each other for several years before their wedding. He tied the knot with his better half in June 2013. On June 1, 2015, the couple welcomed their daughter (name not available) together.

In fact, the couple also shares a son “Mohammed”. He was born on December 30, 2017.

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Personal Life Information
Full Birth Name Khabib Abdulmanapovich Nurmagomedov.
Nick name Khabib.
Working As Professional Martial Arts Artist.
Age Thirty (30) years old (As of 2018).
Date of Birth (DOB), Birthday September 20, 1988.
Birthplace/Hometown Sildi, Tsumadinsky District, Russia.
Nationality Russian.
Citizenship Russia.
Star Sign (Zodiac Sign) Virgo.
Ethnicity Avar descent.
Religion Islam.
Current Residence Kiev, Ukraine.
Famous For two-time Combat Sambo World Champion.
Physical Statistics
Height (Tall) Feet & Inches: 5′ 8″.
Centimeters: 178 cm.
Meters: 1.78 m.
Weight Kilograms: 70 Kg.
Pounds: 154 lbs.
Biceps Size 15.5 inches.
Body Measurements (chest-waist-hips) 40-32-35.
Shoe Size (US) 8.
Tattoos details? None.
Eye Color Dark Brown.
Hair Color Dark Brown.
Family
Parents Father: Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov.
Mother: Will update.
Siblings Brother: Magomed.
Sister: Amina.
Relatives Will Update.
Khabib Nurmagomedov Wife & Relationship
Marital Status Married.
Dating History? N/A
Girlfriend (Fiancee) None.
Wife/Spouse Name Name not found.
Children Son: Mohammed.
Daughter (name not available).
Education
Highest Qualification Graduate.
School High School.
College/University Will update.
Hobbies & Favorite Things
Favorite Celebrities Actor: Matt Damon.
Actress: Alexandra Daddario.
Dream Holiday Destination Paris.
Favorite Color Blue.
Love to do Listening to music, Watching movies, and Traveling.
Favorite Dishes Italian Food.
Khabib Nurmagomedov Net worth
Net Asset Approx. $1.7 million US dollars (As of 2018).
Earnings N/A
Contact Details
Office Address Not Known
Home Details Not Known
Mobile or Phone Number N.A.
Email Address Will update soon.
Official Website Not Available.

Lesser Known Facts about MMA Fighter

  • The estimated Net worth of Khabib Nurmagomedov is $1.7 million US Dollar.
  • He also referred by the name of “the Eagle”.
  • Furthermore, his championship fight against Iaquinta was a one-sided one as he dominated him completely in the starting.
  • The 30-year-old fighter made his MMA debut in 2008.
  • Moreover, his longest undefeated streak in MMA is with 26 wins.
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Khabib Abdulmanapovich Nurmagomedov (Russian: Хабиб Абдулманапович Нурмагомедов; Avar: ХIабиб ГӀабдулманапил НурмухӀамадов; born September 20, 1988) is a Russian mixed martial artist of Avar heritage. He is the current UFC Lightweight Champion. Nurmagomedov is also a two-time Combat Sambo World Champion and holds a black belt in Judo. He holds one of the longest undefeated streaks in MMA, with 26 wins, and is the first Russian and the first Muslim to win a UFC title.

Khabib Nurmagomedov was born on September 20, 1988 in the village of Sildi in Tsumadinsky District in modern-day Dagestan, Russia, before moving to the state capital Makhachkala in his childhood, and then briefly in his older years to Kiev, Ukraine, where he trained at Combat Dobro. He is the second of three children, including an older brother Magomed and younger sister Amina. His father’s family had moved from Sildi, Tsumadinsky District to Kirovaul, where his father converted the ground floor of their two-story building into a gym. Nurmagomedov grew up in the household with his siblings and cousins. His interest in martial arts began when watching students training at the gym.

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