Khabib Nurmagomedov

Khabib Nurmagomedov is a Russian mixed-style fighter who has many victories in serious fights behind him. He holds the titles of the champion of Russia, two-time world champion, and European champion. Khabib became the first Russian to win the title of champion of the UFC mixed martial arts tournament. The athlete has only victories and not a single defeat on his account. Today he is one of the most productive fighters in Russia and the hope of all Dagestan.

Nurmagomedov was born in the Dagestan village of Sildi on September 20, 1988. By nationality, he is a native Avar. Many of Khabib's relatives, including his father, who became his son's coach, are professionally engaged in wrestling.

Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, the father of Khabib, became the champion of Ukraine in the distant 90s, and his uncle Nurmagomed Nurmagomedov once received the title of world champion in sports sambo. The street where the home of the future UFC champion stood was named after him. On the maternal side, there are also relatives who hold the titles of masters of sports in wrestling.

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The boy started training at the age of 5. Together with him, his younger brother Abubakar, who later also became a professional athlete, was constantly present at training.

When Khabib was 12 years old, the family moved to Makhachkala, where his father continued his studies with young people, organizing a sports camp for talented teenagers. Magomedov Saidakhmed, who was engaged in freestyle wrestling with the boys, became the youth's coach during this period. For several years, the future champion learned the techniques of judo, combat sambo and other types of martial arts, twice won the world championship in combat sambo and once in grappling.

Later, the childhood of his sons Abdulmanap described in the book "Father", published in co-authorship with Igor Rybakov. This is a kind of textbook on how to raise champions in sports, life and business.

Little is known about the personal life of Khabib Nurmagomedov. A true Muslim hides information about his family and wife. It is only known that the fighter is married. Even on Instagram, in joint photos from the wedding, the bride's face is not visible, it is hidden under a dense wedding veil.

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The Nurmagomedov family has two children. Soon after the beginning of their life together, the couple had a daughter. In 2017, the wife gave the fighter a son. Khabib's father is already training the boy. The athlete goes to the competition without his wife. In September 2019, it became known that the champion's wife was expecting a third child, and in December they announced the birth of a son.

Khabib Nurmagomedov is sensitive to faith. The young fighter observes the customs of his religion: he does not drink alcohol, does not smoke, does not visit entertainment establishments. Together with his brother, he visited Mecca, the main city for Muslims.

A fighter usually enters the octagon to the song "My Dagestan" written by his compatriot Sabina Saidova.

In terms of income, the UFC usually does not disclose full details of the earnings of its fighters. Each fight is paid separately, and Khabib's fees, as a successful athlete, grow exponentially. In addition, he receives money from the sale of rights to broadcast fights and has several successful advertising contracts, for example, became the face of Reebok and starred in an advertisement for a new Toyota car. According to preliminary estimates, Nurmagomedov's fortune is now estimated at about $ 50 million.

The Russian fighter is one of the athletes who have never been caught doping. In one season, he passed the test 11 times, and all the results were negative.

Khabib considers his idol Fedor Emelianenko, who won 35 victories in the UFC. According to the athlete, it was he who paved the way for the rest of the Russian fighters, and takes first place in Nurmagomedov's personal rating. In turn, Fedor praises his follower and notes that he successfully uses his strengths, but advises him to work more on the striking technique of legs and arms.

At the age of 20, a young athlete first enters the big ring. For 3 years of competition, Khabib received 15 winner awards, in a short time becoming the champion of Russia, Europe and the world. He worked under a contract with sports companies ProFC, TFC and M-1 in the light weight category (Khabib's weight is 70 kg with a height of 178 cm).

The American organization UFC invites a talented Avar to join its ranks. Such a round of events in the biography of Khabib Nurmagomedov brought him to the world level of fame. For the first time in the history of the UFC, the youngest fighter of the club enters the ring: Khabib was 23 years old at the time of his debut in UFC competitions.

One after another, the best fighters of our time fall at his feet: the Brazilians Glayson Tibau, Thiago Tavares, the American Pat Healy. Khabib Nurmagomedov's rating on the UFC list begins to grow rapidly, and now he is already ranked 4th among all the athletes in the organization.

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In the fall of 2016, a fight between Khabib and one of the most powerful fighters of the club, Michael Johnson, took place. During the fight, the Russian used a painful technique, which led him to victory. After the fight, Nurmagomedov met with UFC leader Conor McGregor, whom the Dagestani began to provoke. A fight almost broke out between the fighters: Khabib longed for a fight with the Irishman.

MMA fighter Nurmagomedov became the first Russian to win the title of champion of the UFC mixed martial arts tournament. This happened after his victory over the American Al Iaquintu in April 2018.

⚡Khabib talked about his encounter with Lionardo DiCaprio, which he nearly landed on during a brawl at UFC 229 ...

On October 7, 2018, the match of the year between Conor and Khabib took place, which ended with the victory of the Russian after a choke hold in the 4th round. The fight became the highest grossing in the history of MMA at that time. According to experts, Nurmagomedov's fee was $ 1 million and more. Immediately after the fight, Nurmagomedov climbed over the fences and pounced on the Irish coach, which provoked a massive fight between the parties.

As a result, Khabib defended the title of champion, but they refused to solemnly hand him the belt, citing the indecent behavior of the Russian. Conor suffered his fourth professional defeat. The victory over the Irishman pushed Khabib to 2nd place from 8th in the ranking of the best fighters in the UFC.

Today, the Russian athlete is one of the most productive fighters in the UFC, on account of whom dozens of victories, including knockouts, are. As of the end of 2019, he has not suffered a single defeat in his career, which is a record.

In January 2019, it became known that the Dagestani champion was disqualified for a period of 9 months by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC). The athlete was also fined $ 500 thousand. The reason for the sanctions was the scandalous fight with McGregor, in which Nurmagomedov violated a number of rules. Such a punishment did not affect his career: Khabib continued training and preparation for the next entry into the ring.

Later McGregor announced his desire for revenge, but Nurmagomedov's manager said that the Irishman did not deserve a second chance and “they can only fight on the street again.” According to Khabib, he was offended by McGregor's statements about his family and religion; he no longer wants to meet with him in the octagon. To underline that Conor is a weak fighter, Nurmagomedov posted on his Twitter a collage of photos from the fights lost by the Irishman.

Khabib Nurmagomedov: My dream is to improve my health and go out against Tony ...

Now Nurmagomedov continues to conquer new heights. In September 2019, the long-awaited fight of the champion took place. In Abu Dhabi, the American Dustin Poirier came out against the Russian. The fight lasted until the 3rd round, in which the Avar won thanks to a choke hold.

The battle was broadcast live by all the leading sports TV channels in the world. The Russian's fee amounted to an unprecedented $ 6 million. In addition to this amount, Nurmagomedov was paid $ 40 thousand for the promotion of the fight and $ 50 thousand for the best performance of the evening. The fee of his rival was $ 290 thousand. Later, the fighters will be paid a cash reward from paid broadcasts.

A respectful relationship was established between the rivals. After the fight, Khabib put on Dustin's T-shirt, then to put it up for auction and donate all the money to the Good Fight Foundation, which is supervised by Poirier.

The fight made Khabib Nurmagomedov the most popular blogger on the Runet. In terms of the number of subscribers, the athlete was ahead of Olga Buzova. The victory of the Russian became a holiday for the whole Dagestan - mass fun began in the republic. People went out onto the roads with dances, incendiary national music was pouring from everywhere, neighbors and strangers hugged in the middle of the streets.

Khabib Nurmagomedov and Dustin Poirier after the fight UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov was photographed ...

In the summer of 2019, a conflict erupted between Khabib and the American Nate Diaz. At a tournament in Las Vegas, Nate allowed himself to make harsh statements about the Russian and his team, after which Nurmagomedov proposed to resolve the conflict with fists, but the guards managed to stop the fighters. This is not his first personal quarrel with Nate: during the WSOF 22 tournament, an American threw a bottle at Khabib, and it almost ended in a massive brawl.

In February 2020, the athlete topped the ranking of mixed fighters according to the statistics of the Sherdog portal and was recognized as the best in the UFC, excluding the weight category.

In April 2020, the fighter will have to defend his title in a duel with American Tony Ferguson. Khabib noted in an interview that he considers the opponent the most powerful and dangerous of those with whom he had to deal, therefore he trains hard. Fans are eagerly awaiting the meeting of the athletes, previously the fight has already been postponed four times due to injuries and organizational reasons.

American Floyd Mayweather hinted at a possible meeting with the Russian fighter. He posted information about this on his Instagram. When exactly the fight will take place has not yet been reported.

Also among the news from Nurmagomedov is the repeated refusal of the fight with McGregor even for a fee of $ 100 million, which was offered to him by businessmen from Saudi Arabia. The athlete offered to give this money to charities and said that the Irishman as a rival was not interesting to him.

Reigning UFC Lightweight Champion Russian Champion in Combat Sambo European Champion in Army Hand-to-Hand Fighting European Champion in Pankration 2009 - World Champion in Combat Sambo 2009 - World Cup among sports clubs in Combat Sambo 2013 - "Breakthrough of the Year" 2013 - "Breakthrough of the Year" 2014 - "Fighter to Watch" 2016 - "Beating of the Year" 2016 - "Comeback of the Year" 2016 - "International Fighter of the Year"

2020 - "Best UFC Fighter" by Sherdog

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