Khabib Nurmagomedov

Khabib, "The Eagle" Nurmagomedov, is a former U.F.C. Lightweight Champion with a professional M.M.A. record of 29 wins and 0 losses. Khabib is a black belt in judo and holds the record for the longest U.F.C. lightweight championship reign.

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Soon after Islam Makhachev's win at UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev, Khabib Nurmagamedov announced Makhachev's plan to become the No.1 pound-for-pound champion after defeating Alexander Volkanovski in Perth, Australia.

Khabib Nurmagamedov settled the beef between Khamzat Chimaev and his cousin Abubakar Nurmagamedov after the incident at UFC 280.

Khabib Nurmagomedov Facts

Early life and career

Khabib Nurmagomedov started his combat sports training under the tutelage of his father at eight years of age. He began training at a high level in wrestling by age 12, judo at age 15, and combat sambo by age 17.

Nurmagomedov won Combat Sambo's W.C.S.F. World Championship in 2009 and 2010 while fighting in M.M.A. He made his M.M.A. debut in 2008 at C.S.F.U.: Champions League against Vusal Bayramov. The Russian submitted Vusal in the first round via submission. He next entered the Pakrtation Artium Cup, with all his victories coming via unanimous decision.

He moved to welterweight and won the Tsumada Fighting Championship 3 Tournament.

Nurmagomedov won his next title at Golden Fist And M-1 before signing with ProFC. He went 6-0 in the promotion with the distinction of finishing every opponent in the first round. He left ProFC in 2011 to join the U.F.C.

Khabib Nurmagomedov UFC

Khabib Nurmagomedov came into the U.F.C. with a perfect record of 16-0 and built his history by easily winning every fight in the octagon. He beat some of the best U.F.C. fighters in the promotion, including Michael Johnson, Rafael Dos Anjos, and Conor McGregor.

U.F.C. Lightweight Champion

Khabib Nurmagodemov faced Al Iaquinta on UFC 223 for the vacant U.F.C. lightweight belt after Tony Ferguson sustained a knee injury and Max Holloway was declared unfit by the New York State Athletic Commission. 'The Eagle' dominated Iaquinta in the 5-round fight and won unanimously.

Khabib Nurmagomedov Record

Below is the professional M.M.A. record of Khabib "The Eagle" Nurmagomedov:

Most popular fights of Khabib Nurmagomedov

Nurmagomedov vs. McGregor

Conor McGregor fought Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229. This would be Conor's return to the octagon after two years and would see both fighters fight for the U.F.C. lightweight championship. Nurmagomedov would dominate McGregor on the ground in the first two rounds before opting to stand with the Irishman in the third. The fight ended in the fourth when the Russian put Mcgregor in a neck crank, forcing 'The Notorious' to tap.

Nurmagomedov vs. Poirier

Khabib Nurmagomedov returned to the octagon at UFC 242 to face interim champion Dustin Poirier to unify the U.F.C. lightweight championship. Nurmagomedov would dominate Poirier and control him on the ground for close to nine minutes. To retain the title, he sealed the victory in the third round via a rear-naked choke submission.

Nurmagomedov vs. Gaethje

Khabib Nurmagomedov fought interim champion Justin Gaethje at UFC 254 to unify the U.F.C. lightweight championship. He lost the first round on the judge's scorecard but choked out Gaethje in the second round with a mounted triangle choke. 'The Eagle' announced his retirement from M.M.A. in the post-fight interview.