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Khabib Nurmagomedov

Medal record
Representing  Russia
Men's Combat Sambo
World Championships
	2010 Kiev	-74 kg
World Clubs Cup
	2010 Yalta	-82 kg

Khabib Abdulmanapovich Nurmagomedov (Template:Lang-ru; Template:Lang-av; born September 20, 1988) is an undefeated Russian mixed martial artist of Avar heritage . He is a two time Combat Sambo World Champion, a wrestler and a judo black belt who currently fights in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He currently holds one of the longest undefeated streaks in MMA with 24 wins. As of 17 November 2016 he is ranked the #1 contender in the UFC lightweight division and #15 in official UFC pound-for-pound rankings and numerous other publications.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Nurmagomedov made his professional MMA debut in September 2008 and quickly compiled 4 wins in under a month, including 3 wins in the same night. Over the next 3 years he would go undefeated, finishing 11 out of 12 opponents along the way. This included winning the M-1 Selection Tournament and a first round armbar finish of former Bellator title contender Shahbulat Shamhalaev. A perfect 16-0 record in the regional circuits of Russia and Ukraine was enough to get a call from the UFC.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

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

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

Nurmagomedov next defeated Gleison Tibau on July 7, 2012 at UFC 148 via unanimous decision. The decision was somewhat controversial, as the majority of the bout consisted of Nurmagomedov unsuccessfully attempting to takedown Tibau, finishing 0 for 13 in takedown attempts. 5 out of 6 media outlets scored the fight for Tibau.

Nurmagomedov defeated Thiago Tavares on January 19, 2013 at UFC on FX 7. He won via KO in the first round.

Nurmagomedov defeated Abel Trujillo on May 25, 2013 at UFC 160 via unanimous decision. At the weigh-ins, Nurmagomedov came in heavy 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. In the course of the fight, he set a new UFC record for the most takedowns in a single fight with 21 successful takedowns on 27 attempts.

In his fifth UFC fight, Nurmagomedov faced Pat Healy on September 21, 2013 at UFC 165. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Nurmagomedov was briefly linked to a bout with Gilbert Melendez at UFC 170. However, the fight was cancelled due to undisclosed reasons.

Nurmagomedov faced Rafael Dos Anjos on April 19, 2014 at UFC on Fox 11. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Nurmagomedov was briefly linked to a bout with Donald Cerrone on September 27, 2014 at UFC 178. However, the pairing was quickly scrapped after it was revealed that Nurmagomedov had suffered a knee injury

Nurmagomedov was expected to face Donald Cerrone on May 23, 2015 at UFC 187. However, Nurmagomedov pulled out of the bout on April 30 due to a knee injury. He was replaced by John Makdessi.

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

The bout with Ferguson was rescheduled and was expected to take place on April 16, 2016 at UFC on Fox 19. However, on April 5, Ferguson pulled out of the bout due to a lung issue. Nurmagomedov faced promotional newcomer Darrell Horcher at a catchweight of 160 lb. He won the fight by TKO in the second round.

Khabib was expected to face the reigning UFC Lightweight Champion, Eddie Alvarez, on either the UFC 205 or the UFC 206 fight card, and Dana White had confirmed it on Twitter. However, on September 26, UFC revealed Alvarez would defend the title against Conor McGregor instead. Khabib voiced his displeasure on social media, calling Alvarez "bullshit" and accusing UFC of being a "freak show".

Nurmagomedov next faced Michael Johnson on November 12, 2016 at UFC 205. He won the one-sided fight via submission in the third round. Nurmagomedov since his victory at UFC 205 has said that he only wishes to face off against Conor 'The Notorious' McGregor, as he believes his chance at the title shot was robbed from him and he threatened that if his requests are not met he will no longer compete in the organisation.

Personal life

He was married in May 2013, and has a daughter. Nurmagomedov trains at Gadzhi Makhachev Freestyle wrestling club in Makhachkala, Dagestan and American Kick Boxing Academy in San Jose, California. Also he trained in Fight Spirit Team (2013), Mamishev Team (2012), AMA Fight Club (2012), KHK MMA Team (2015). A devout Sunni Muslim, Khabib's appearance in EA Sports UFC 2 generated controversy, as his character model appeared to give a Catholic gesture (the sign of the cross) upon victory. EA apologised and said they would rectify the error.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial artist

• M-1 Global
  • M-1 Selection Championships
• Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Most takedowns in a single UFC fight (21 takedowns on 27 attempts) vs. Abel Trujillo.
• Sherdog.com
  • Breakthrough Fighter of the Year 2013.

Sambo

• World Combat Sambo Federation (not FIAS)
  • Combat Sambo World Champion (two-time)
• Combat Sambo Federation of Russia
  • Combat Sambo Russian National Champion.
• All-Russian Sambo Federation
  • Russian Combat Sambo National Championships 21st (2010) (World Team Trials-FIAS)

ARB (Army Hand-to-Hand Combat)

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

Grappling

• NAGA
  • Brazilian jiu-jitsu No-Gi World Champion.

Pankration

• Russian Pankration Federation
  • European Pankration Champion.

Mixed martial arts record

See also

• List of current UFC fighters
• List of male mixed martial artists

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External links

• Professional MMA record for Khabib Nurmagomedov from Sherdog
• Official UFC Profile

• 1988 births
• Avar people
• Russian Muslims
• Dagestani mixed martial artists
• Living people
• Sportspeople from Makhachkala
• Russian expatriates in the United States
• Russian mixed martial artists
• Russian sambo practitioners
• Pankration practitioners
• Lightweight mixed martial artists
• Welterweight mixed martial artists