Khabib Nurmagomedov is the current champion of Russia and the world in MMA (mixed martial arts) in lightweight. He declared himself as a strong and noble fighter, becoming a real idol among fans of this sport.
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Khabib Nurmagomedov was born on September 20, 1988 in the small village of Sildi, located in Dagestan. From early childhood, he was brought up in a family that appreciates sports, and from the age of five he began to engage in freestyle wrestling. At 12, Khabib and his parents moved to Makhachkala. Father enrolled his son in a sports camp under the supervision of professional wrestler Saidahmed Magomedov. The boy learned with enthusiasm all the subtleties of sports, trying to be equal in everything to his idol - the Russian athlete Fedor Emelianenko.
Habib found out about fights without rules from the movies, immediately catching fire with the desire to master this difficult and dangerous, but extremely popular and popular direction. My father insisted on continuing the wrestling classes and advised me to master the judo technique. So Khabib began to train with the famous coach Jafar Jafarov. Later, he went in for sambo, becoming a real specialist in various martial arts.
At the age of 20, the first serious fight of the young athlete took place, and his exciting path to world fame began. In just three years, he has earned over 15 awards in various competitions, becoming the champion of Russia, Europe and the whole world. Habib gladly accepted the sports companies M-1, ProFC and TFC into their ranks, defining him in the low weight category (with a height of 177 cm, the athlete's weight is 70 kg).
UFC Membership
When Hibib Nurmagomedov turned 23, he received an invitation from the largest American mixed martial arts organization UFC, which holds fights involving the strongest fighters. So the whole world learned about the young man from Dagestan. He defeated such eminent athletes as Tiago Tavares, Kamal Shalorus, Glayson Tibau and Pat Healy. In all fights, he demonstrated amazing technique in the stance and stalls, winning with knockouts or painful techniques.
Nurmagomedov's rating in the UFC list has soared to the top positions. Stubborn preparations began for fights with the true stars of world sports, and the triumph again did not take long: Hibib obeyed Rafael Dus Anjus, one of the strongest MMA fighters. The fight with another famous fighter Tony Ferguson had to be postponed due to an unexpected injury.
Having regained strength, Khibib Nurmagomedov managed to prevail over Michael Johnson. By this time, the public was already in full expectation of a dagestan's grand battle with the champion from Ireland, Conor McGregor, but for this it was necessary to win against Tony Ferguson, the match with which had not yet taken place.
Relations between Nurmagomedov and McGregor rapidly deteriorated: both athletes are famous for their ardent anger, which immediately made itself felt. The boiling point was the attack by McGregor and his team on a bus with Nurmagomedov in early 2018. The instigator of the fight was arrested, and the Dagestani won another significant victory, defending his champion title in a fight with American Al Yakvinta.
