Russia has been a powerhouse for producing combat sports athletes for decades. Regions like Dagestan have produced some of the most ruthless wrestlers MMA has ever seen. Just the simple fact that ...
Today, that mat is in the UFC Performance Institute, half a world away from his home and family in Dagestan ... where he learned sambo, a form of hand-to-hand combat, and judo.
His fighting style is heavily influenced by wrestling, judo, and combat sambo, disciplines in which ... Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, in Dagestan, Russia. A. Khabib Nurmagomedov is married to Patimat.
LOS ANGELES — Khabib Nurmagomedov left a lasting impression on Islam Makhachev around 18 years ago when they were competing sambo together in Dagestan, Russia. Makhachev returns to the Octagon ...
Residents of Dagestan primarily train in two styles of wrestling: traditional wrestling and Sambo. Traditional wrestling serves as the foundation, teaching fundamental techniques, while Sambo, a ...
Nurmagomedov dituding kurang komunikatif dalam merespons dengan bahasa Inggris. Padahal, petarung asal Dagestan, Rusia, itu sejatinya sangat mahir berbahasa Inggris dan mampu menjawab kru pesawat ...
In an interview with Brett Okamoto for ESPN MMA, Nurmagomedov was asked if the region of Dagestan had anything ... There he learnt Sambo, Judo... He had very, very old-school coaches." ...
The 36-year-old fighter from Dagestan, Russia, retired in 2020 after defeating Justin Gaethje in Abu Dhabi, extending his unbeaten record to 29-0. Nurmagomedov is the first Russian and first Muslim to ...