Over the years of performances at professional level name Khabib Nurmagomedova became one of the most popular MMA in the world. The fighter, nicknamed the Eagle, has acquired a whole army of fans and has received wide recognition not only in his homeland, but also far beyond its borders. Today, with the most impressive record in mixed martial arts ah (24-0), Nurmagomedov is in the ranking of the best fighters regardless of weight categories.
For six years now, Khabib has been fighting under the auspices of the UFC, step by step approaching his goal - the champion title. In every fight, he left no chance for his opponents, but the path in American promotion was by no means an easy one. Successful fights gave way to severe injuries, which in turn gave the story of Nurmagomedov a special character.
- Kamal Shalorus, UFC on FX: Guillard vs. Miller, January 20, 2012
Nurmagomedov was the first of the Russians of that wave to sign a contract with the strongest league in the world at the end of 2011, and made his debut early next year. The opponent of the young Eagle was the Iranian Kamal Shalorus, who by that time had experience of playing in the UFC and WEC. Then, being the first representative of Russia for a long time, Khabib undertook to demonstrate the level of a new generation of our fighters. Obviously, the native of Dagestan coped with this task perfectly. Nurmagomedov was able to impose his game on the Persian - the fight ended with Shalorus strangling from behind in the middle of the third round. By this, Khabib showed that one should never doubt him, let alone be considered an underdog.- Glayson Tibau, UFC 148, Jul 7, 2012
The fight with Gleason Tibau to this day remains the most difficult test of his career for Khabib. Nurmagomedov's whole strategy was to perform takedowns, which he did not succeed that evening.
The Brazilian skillfully defended himself against any attempt by the Russian to transfer the battle to the ground, which forced Orel to radically change his gameplay along the distance. Switching to aggressive pressure in the standing position, Nurmagomedov did not stop pushing Tibau until the very final bell. 15 minutes of tense and nervous battle showed the true will of the Eagle. The judges were impressed by the constant pressure and onslaught performed by Khabib - Nurmagomedov was given the victory by unanimous decision. After the joyful speech of Bruce Buffer, Nurmagomedov, in tears, leaned into the arms of his comrades.- Thiago Tavares, UFC UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping, 19 January 2013
The confrontation with Thiago Tavares has its own background. Khabib, having arrived to fight home to his counterpart, distinguished himself with outrageous behavior. At the weigh-in ceremony, the Russian put on a T-shirt with the inscription “If SAMBO was easy, it would be called Jiu-Jitsu”. The Brazilian fans, insulted by Nurmagomedov's insolence, were really furious.With double protection and shouts of "you will die" Khabib went into the octagon. The hall was buzzing and roaring from the very start of the fight, but very soon everything was replaced by deathly silence. The weighty left uppercut of Nurmagomedov "folded" Tavares on the flooring, and the subsequent series of hard elbows deprived the Brazilian of his feelings. This memorable triumph allowed Nurmagomedov to declare himself all over the world and move one step closer to the top of the division.
Khabib-Nurmagomedov v Abel Trujillo, UFC 160, May 25, 2013
Khabib's preparation for the fight with Trujillo was accompanied by numerous problems. At the beginning of the training camp, the fighter received a leg injury, due to which part of the training was forced to recover. The result was a failed weigh-in, as well as a scuffle with an opponent at the ceremony, which was witnessed by Mike Tyson himself. But directly in the battle it was impossible to believe that Khabib had entered the cage with an injury. And yes, she did not stop Nurmagomedov from writing out an evening flight ticket for Trujillo.
21 - so many times Khabib threw Abel to the ground, setting absolute record UFC by the number of takedowns per fight. Trujillo looked as if yesterday he learned about the existence of a struggle, and the pressure of Nurmagomedov, in turn, deprived him of the chance to try his luck in a stance. Such an unconditional victory placed the Russian in the rank of a potential contender for the title.- Pat Healy, UFC 165, Sep 21, 2013
The opposition in the person of Pat Healy was supposed to be a serious test for Nurmagomedov on his way to the top 15 of the lightweight division. However, in the duel there was no place for intrigue at all. Khabib dominated all three rounds, skillfully mixing spectacular takedowns with competent standing work.Healy's attempts to oppose something to his opponent ended in failure. In this battle, the progress of the Russian was especially obvious. Having become a more equipped fighter, Nurmagomedov became more and more terrible and dangerous for his rivals. Having won another victory by unanimous decision, Oryol flew into the top 10 rankings, where he soon received the next challenge.
- Rafael Dos Anjos, UFC on FOX: Werdum vs. Browne, April 19, 2014
The seventh number - Khabib - met with the fifth - Rafael Dos Anjos. The Brazilian, capable of fighting both in the stance and on the ground, looked on paper as a stylistically uncomfortable opponent for the Russian. And yet Nurmagomedov again smashed all kinds of forecasts and analytics to pieces, in a relaxed manner dealing with another opponent. For 15 minutes, the Eagle held his victim in a strong embrace, literally dragging him around the octagon. Dos Anjos was smashed to smithereens, and Khabib acquired another important victoria. It is noteworthy that after this fight, the Brazilian won four fights in a row, including the championship confrontation with Anthony Pettis.- Darrell Horcher, UFC on Fox: Teixeira vs. Evans, 16 April 2016
Having earned a streak of six victories in a row, Khabib was closer than ever to the coveted title shot. But then a black streak came. For two years Nurmagomedov did not enter the cage because of the severe injuries missing a couple of important and high-profile fights.It seemed that the Eagle was in danger of not returning to the octagon at all. But this obstacle was overcome with honor. In April 2016, Khabib received his second fight with Tony Ferguson. An excellent opportunity to return to applicants' positions.
Unfortunately, injury once again prevented the fighters from resolving a long-standing dispute in the cage. However, this time Ferguson was damaged. Tony was replaced by UFC debutant Darrell Horcher. The fight turned out to be an easy walk for Nurmagomedov, who won by TKO in the second round. The return was successful.
- Michael Johnson, UFC 205, Nov 12, 2016
It was Khabib who was considered as the next contender for the title in the fight against Eddie Alvers, but this did not happen by the decision of the UFC leadership. Conor McGregor, not having a single victory in the UFC lightweight division, managed to get ahead of the Russian in the title race. Then Michael Johnson volunteered to become the 24th counterpart of Khabib. The fight took place at the grandiose New York tournament at number 205, later receiving the "Beating of the Year" award. The fight turned out to be nervous only at first, when the American managed to hit the Russian seriously a couple of times. But then Khabib brought the fight to the ground and began beating Johnson mercilessly. The same thing happened in the second segment, where Michael was simply helpless. In the middle of the third five-minute period, Eagle, in order to put an end to the torment of his opponent, built a "kimura", which brought him an early victory.Four months later, Khabib still received title fight with Tony Ferguson. However, health problems and weight race did not allow this fight to take place. Nurmagomedov was accused of unprofessionalism, and was simply written off by many.
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About 10 months have passed since those unfortunate times, and now the Eagle is ready to join the game with renewed vigor. His next target is Edson Barbosa, who also wants a title shot. Behind Khabib Nurmagomedov's back is a whole country, as well as an army of fans, and you can be sure that he will do everything to please them all on New Year's Eve.
The battle of Khabib and Conor in Las Vegas surprised and even frightened many in our country. First of all, with their ratings. To about sporting event the whole country spoke - from schoolchildren to pensioners and from plumbers to professors - this was not even during home championship World Cup. The motley audience, with difficulty getting out from under the blankets and opening sleepy eyes on Sunday at seven in the morning, stared in amazement at the televisions. I saw a resounding victory Nurmagomedova and was horrified.
The fight that started in the Nurmagomedov hall after his star rival surrendered was definitely not staged. The UFC's love of shocking is well-known, but the head of this organization, Dana White, is not crazy to risk provoking riots in a 20,000-seat hall filled with heated people. Almost certainly what happened is an exclusively personal initiative of Khabib, who now, after a hearing in the Nevada State Athletic Commission, risks losing his title and fighting license.
Champion riot
At a press conference, the Dagestan athlete explained his wild trick with a desire to make the world of mixed martial arts more noble. "Media changes MMA. But MMA is a sport. This is not a trash, but a sport. And I want to change the rules of the game," said Khabib, who held back for a very long time in response to McGregor's dirty statements before the fight. - He spoke nasty things about opponents, about their fathers, about religion, about nationalities. This is very important for me. "
One can argue about the "for the market - you will answer" method, which Nurmagomedov chose for his revolt against the orders in Western MMA. However, in fact, many people in Russia agree with Khabib. It is this, and not the sea of blood spilled in the Las Vegas Octagon, that is a significant obstacle to our becoming truly our own in the most promising sports business of our time.
Well-known Russian promoter and columnist "SE" Vladimir Khryunov said yesterday that the UFC in its current form should be banned. “Look at the so-called trashtokings before the fights - it settles in the minds of the audience, many of whom are children, and this has already penetrated into Russia,” Khryunov noted. “This is not Russian culture, it’s not clear at all. to offend is not a way to sell tickets. The way to sell tickets is the appearance of a hero whom I would like to look at again and again. The scoundrel who represented the subculture of people who can do anything publicly behaved disgustingly. This is the bottom. This should not happen again. "
The haven of brutality
But there is another point of view, which is that MMA is the sport of the future, a place of high concentration of brutality, an outlet for manifestations of natural cruelty in a super-tolerant world. And in this situation, there is simply no place for nobility in this business. The more wild events for ordinary life accompany the battles, the better. Of course, our athletes and coaches find it hard to accept this point of view. However, public consciousness is a very subtle and fickle substance.
Once upon a time, any physical exercise of gentlemen in short shorts seemed wild to a respectable public, less than a century ago, our great-grandfathers branded the bourgeois organizers of the Olympics, and then our grandfathers despised professional athletes. All these battles against fashion trends did not lead to anything good - sooner or later we had to adopt Western trends, and then long and painfully catch up.
Treshtok and scandals of Conor and others UFC fighters, with the help of which they attract attention to themselves and try to bring opponents out of the state of psychological balance, of course not for the faint of heart. But this is far from the most disgusting thing that happens in modern world... Other sports also have controversial traditions - such as the intimidating haka performed by rugby players from New Zealand and other islanders from Oceania. But it never occurs to anyone to forbid jerking before matches for obscenity and belligerence.
Obviously, the war for nobility in MMA cannot end with the victory of the opponents of trashock and the cult of the bad guys. Because the laws of show business and sports market dictate a completely different approach. And even more so, an attempt to fight boors with their own methods, which Khabib demonstrated in Las Vegas, is a direct path to a very sad consequences... Nurmagomedov is a great champion and star, but outside the UFC and with possible difficulties with the receipt of a US visa, he will be isolated and at risk of fading out.
What happened in Las Vegas
* Khabib dominated the entire fight. In the fourth round, he led a choke hold, Conor resigned.
* After the fight, Khabib threw a cap towards McGregor's team, and then jumped over the net and attacked Dillon Denis, one of Conor's coaches.
* A fight broke out in the hall with the participation of people from the team of Nurmagomedov and McGregor. Khabib's friends - Zubair Tukhugov and Esedulla Emiragaev - jumped into the octagon and attacked Conor.
* After the scuffle, the head of the UFC, Dana White, despite Khabib's demands, refused to issue the championship belt in the octagon. The reasoning is security considerations.
* Nurmagomedov left the hall, accompanied by the police. Conor's fans threw glasses of beer at him.
* The host of the show announced the victory of Khabib at a time when there was neither Nurmagomedom nor his rival in the octagon
* The police detained three people from Khabib's team, but soon released them.
* Dana White gave a press conference at which he threatened Nurmagomedov with a fine, disqualification and deprivation of an American visa. The decision must be made by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
Conor McGregor
"I'll be back"
Khabib Nurmagomedov
"It's certainly not what my father taught me, but it was a matter of honor."
Dana White, head of UFC
"Khabib's behavior does not deserve this fighter to continue playing with us."
Vadim Finkelstein, Russian promoter
"Khabib is great! He took Conor apart and proved that he is a chatterbox."
UFC fighter Davi Ramos challenged Khabib Nurmagomedov. “I don't care about any of these guys. I'm a UFC lightweight, so I have a responsibility to fight anyone who is paired with me. I have never chosen opponents in my career. If one day there will be an opportunity to fight Khabib Nurmagomedov, then yes, of course. I respect him, he is a real warrior. But I want to test how his fight works against my jiu-jitsu. "
Davi Ramos has a record (10, 2, 0), is currently on a streak of 4 wins, the last battle spent 05/18/2019. His opponent is Khabib Nurmagomedov. Forecast for the fight from our expert system.
UFC fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov challenges Dustin Poirier
UFC fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov challenged Dustin Poirier. Khabib Nurmagomedov has a record (27, 0, 0), is currently on a series of 27 victories, his last fight was on 06.10.2018. His opponent Dustin Poirier has a record (25, 5, 0), is currently on a series of 5 victories, the last fight was on 04/13/2019. Forecast for the battle from our expert system.
Justin Gagey: "Khabib Nurmagomedov could not dominate with me on the ground"
Justin Gagey has a record (20, 2, 0), is currently on a series of 2 victories, his last fight was on 03/30/2019. His rival Khabib Nurmagomedov has a record (27, 0, 0), is currently on a series of 27 victories, his last fight was on 06.10.2018. Forecast for the battle from our expert system.
Gagee: “My wrestling skills are already a threat. The ability to stop takedowns. In the stand I am confident in myself. The coaches have prepared an excellent battle plan. So I'm a tough opponent for anyone. From the list of all the fighters at the top of the rating, I would be the most difficult test for Khabib. If I started preparing for a fight with him, I would focus on how to achieve the best physical condition. It is important to increase endurance so that you have strength for continuous struggle. I've been fighting my whole life. He could not have dominated the ground with me. He breaks his rivals: he fights and strikes, after which the rivals get tired. I avoid this by knocking out my opponents as quickly as possible. "
Khabib Nurmagomedov who is he?
Real name- Khabib Abdulmanapovich Nurmagomedov
Hometown- Sildi, Dagestan
Alias- Eagle
Activity- Mixed martial arts fighter
Family status- Married
Nationality- Avar
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Khabib Abdulmanapovich Nurmagomedov is a mixed martial arts fighter. Born 09/20/1988 in Sildi, Dagestan.
Khabib Nurmagomedov as a child
Khabib started training at the age of 5 together with my brother. The trainings were held on the sports grounds, where many guys from Sildi gathered. As personal trainers performed by his relatives - father, uncle. They were engaged in wrestling themselves. His uncle is a sambo champion. Some of the relatives on the mother's side were also masters of sports, took part in fights, and Khabib's brother is a professional athlete.
Khabib's family moved to Makhachkala when he was 12. There his father became an organizer sports camp, in which teenagers were engaged. Since that time, the guy's coach became Magomedov Saidakhmed.
As a teenager, Khabib watched a video of the fighting, which was recorded on cassette. After that, he wanted to master the technique of strikes. But his father stopped him. He sent him to study judo for 1.5 years. Jafar Jafarov... After that, Khabib continued training in combat sambo.
Career start / Khabib's first fights
When Khabib was 20 years old, he entered the big ring for the first time. He competed with the Ukrainian Vusal Bayramov and won.
For three years, the fighter participated in competitions and he had no defeats, he won many awards during this time. He received the titles of champion of the Russian Federation, Europe and the world, and for a very short term career.
Khabib Nurmagomedov UFC
First fight in the UFC
In 2012, Nurmagomedov began to cooperate with UFC, and performed in the ring under this promotion. He competed with an Iranian Kamal Shalorus, and won. This was his debut.
In the same year, he performed at " Ufc on fox 7" against Gleison Tibau, and defeated him.
In 2013, he competed with Tavaris... At the beginning of the first round, the Brazilian was broken and defeated. After, Nurmagomedov said he would like to fight Diaz which is the best fighter on the planet. He was so confident in his abilities. The fight did not take place because Diaz appointed as a rival Thompson, a Habibu - Trujillo. In the end, the American lost, as he dominated Nurmagomedov in all rounds.
After defeating Trujillo, Khabib asked the president UFC organize him a fight with BJ Pennom- the legendary personality of the UFC. But, this one the fighter refused to compete with Nurmagomedov... Therefore, he was organized a competition with Patrick Healy who was in the top 10 in the UFC. After winning the tournament, he gave an interview. Dana White (UFC President) noted that he likes Khabib's fights and has prospects.
A memorable fight took place between Khabib and Rafael Dos Anjos in 2014. Few people won this athlete, but Nurmagomedov managed to do it. After, a competition was to be held with Ferguson... But, Khabib injured his knee, was out of action for a year. V next year, he broke a rib, returned to the ring a couple of years later.
Since bout with Ferguson was postponed, he decided to withdraw from the tournament. Instead of him, Habibu organized a competition with Horcher in 2016. Despite previous injuries, Nurmagomedov not only returned to the ring, but was also able to win after a long sick leave.
Dana White confirmed on Twitter on the official UFC profile that a fight is due soon Habib and Alvarez... Then the situation changed, and it was announced that Alvarez should defend his title, opposing. Khabib did not like these changes, and he expressed his indignation in social media. networks.
Khabib's conflict and
In 2016, Nurmagomedov defeated Johnson using the kimura move. Before the start of the competition, weighing was carried out. During it, Khabib quarreled with Macregor(on that day he had to defend his title). The guards of the institution did not allow the quarrel to develop into a fight, and the fighters wanted to oppose one another in the future.
Together with Ziyavudin Magomedov, Khabib created the team “ Eagles MMA"In 2016.
Khabib Nurmagomedov now
Tony Ferguson
The third was planned fight against Ferguson for April 2017. Khabib could not even pass the weigh-in. The doctor assessed his health, the fight was canceled, and the athlete was sent to the hospital.
In the same year, a tournament was held against the Brazilian Barbose. Khabib won.
Khabib Nurmagomedov Tony Ferguson fight date 2018
For April 2018, was again scheduled fight against Ferguson... They had to fight for the interim champion title in UFC... The match was not held again as Tony injured his knee. That's why Khabib had to oppose a new fighter - Max Holloway... And this fight did not take place: Max was removed on the recommendation of doctors, as he began to lose weight abruptly. Khabib's new opponents were named Pattis and Iaquinta... He ended up fighting the second fighter in April 2018 for the championship belt. Khabib became the UFC champion.
By 2018, Nurmagomedov had already managed to work under contracts with ProFC, M-1, TFC, UFC... On account of his 26 battles. In all of them, he won. He has not yet had a single defeat.
Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Conor McGregor
A new competition has been scheduled for October 2018. This time, Nurmagomedov will fight with... This fight is necessary for both of them. Khabib will be able to further raise his importance and value as a fighter, and Conor will fight for the belt. When the fight was already scheduled, it could have been canceled due to funding, the promoter stated. Fight Nights". It is known that in order to interest Conor and he performed in the ring, it is necessary to provide him with a fee of at least $ 5 million. He has a very high bar and requirements, and Khabib himself would not agree to play for a penny either. But it is worth noting that in addition to fees, the fighters are also motivated to fight by their skirmish in the past during the weigh-in. The UFC president has already announced that the competition will not be held in Moscow, since it is difficult to sell the broadcasts of fights in the Russian Federation, thus they will lose millions of dollars on this. It was decided that the fight will take place in Las Vegas on 6/10/2018. Khabib himself said in an interview about how he is confident in his abilities and will deal with this opponent in the first round, eventually becoming the winner.
Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor when will the fight 2018?
How Khabib Nurmagomedov lives
Nurmagomedov is a Muslim... He takes faith seriously: he has no bad habits, does not go to clubs and other entertainment establishments.
He is married, his wife's name was not disclosed. A photo was taken during the wedding ceremony. On it, the bride's face is hidden under a veil. This is due to Muslim traditions.
In 2015, a daughter was born, and in 2017, a son.
He does not take his wife to competitions as a cheerleader, as he values his family and her safety. Moreover, according to sports recommendations, Khabib was given to understand that it is better not to do this. During a fight, all his attention should be focused on the enemy, and his wife can play a "distraction" in this.
Published on 10/7/18 08:12 AMRussian fighter mixed style(MMA) Khabib Nurmagomedov defeated Irishman Conar McGregor to defend his UFC lightweight title.
On the night of October 6-7 in Las Vegas (USA), as part of the UFC 229 tournament, one of the most anticipated fights of the year took place between Russian champion UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and former two-time Irish champion Conor McGregor.
vid_roll_width = "300px" vid_roll_height = "150px">From the very first minutes of the fight, Nurmagomedov seized the initiative, transferring the fight to his usual element - to the ground. Completely dominating his opponent in the first two rounds, the Russian did not actually give McGregor intkbbee not a single blow worthwhile.
Despite the fact that the fighters spent the third round in a standing position, the advantage also remained with Nurmagomedov.
The denouement came in the fourth round, in which Khabib managed to carry out a choke hold on the neck, thus Nurmagomedov defended the lightweight championship belt.
Fight Khabib Nurmagomedov - Conor McGregor. VIDEO of the battle
Immediately after the referee stopped the fight, Nurmagomedov jumped out of the cage, and a brawl began in the hall with someone from the circle of the Irish fighter. In turn, the fight began in the octagon.
As Sports.ru clarifies, outside the octagon, Nurmagomedov attacked friend and sparring partner Conor Dillon Denis.
Fight after the fight Nurmagomedov - McGregor. VIDEO
In turn, in the cage, Khabib's second and UFC fighter Zubair Tukhugov tried to arrange a fight with McGregor.
Only after some time, the guard and police who came to the rescue managed to calm down the passions in the hall. As a result, McGregor left the octagon ahead of schedule, and Nurmagomedov, in order to avoid repeated clashes, it was decided not to hand over the championship belt immediately after the victory. The Russian left the hall, accompanied by the police.
Later, according to media reports, the Las Vegas police detained the manager of Khabib Nurmagomedov, Rizvan Magomedov. What is the reason for the arrest of the functionary has not yet been specified.
Note that for the Russian fighter, this victory was the 27th in his career in 27 fights. McGregor lost for the fourth time with 21 wins.