New Delhi: Khabib Nurmagomedov started a new revolution of MMA in Russia. He is from the Dagestan region, he has been trained by his father Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, Khabib was mostly trained in the mountains by his father. His father mostly worked on his son’s skills and his work ethic is on a different level. His father also used army training activities. He also volunteered in the Russian army.
Khabib fought with Conor Mcgregor in UFC 229, which was the highlight of his career and his career boom after the win against McGregor. When he reached his hometown Dagestan after the big win, he saw 15,000 Russians chanting his name on the football pitch at Anji Arena in Dagestan. Nurmagomedov retained his Lightweight title against McGregor and after the match, his brothers were also involved in the brawl with McGregor.
After this fight his fans gave him the nickname ‘The Eagle of Dagestan’, he was never defeated by anyone in the MMA career and lost only two rounds in his entire career. Khabib left his UFC career after his father passed away and didn’t want to continue his MMA career without his father. Later, he trained his brother Islam Mackhachev, Khabib was seen regularly in the corner of Islam in every fight and played an important role in Islam’s winning the Lightweight title.
Khabib became a fan favorite after McGregor’s fight as he was just staying calm before the fight and dominated the fight. Khabib was also very religious as he every time mentioned ‘Allah’ and talked about humanity in his press conferences.
Khabib present in UFC Abu Dhabi
Khabib was last seen in the UFC Abu Dhabi event as he was present in the corner of his brother Umar Nurmagomedov’s fight against Cory Sandhagen in UFC Fight Night. Umar dominated the fight and won the match by unanimous decision. Khabib was seen giving coaching tips between the rounds and helping his brother in the fight.
Khabib Nurmagomedov retired four years ago, but no fighter has broken his unbeaten record in UFC. Let’s look at how Nurmagomedov’s career rise in MMA. UFC Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
