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UFC president Dana White has revealed that he has once again failed in his attempts to coax former lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov out of retirement.
With Nurmagomedov repeatedly asserting that he has no intentions to return to the Octagon after stepping away from the sport in 2020, White hoped that offering a different kind of opportunity to the Russian star might prove more fruitful.
Khabib "The Eagle" Nurmagomedov is a former UFC Lightweight Champion with a professional MMA record of 29 wins and 0 losses. Khabib is a black belt in judo and holds the record for the longest UFC lightweight championship reign.
Khabib Nurmagomedov started his combat sports training under the tutelage of his father at 8 years of age. He began training at a high level in wrestling by age 12, judo at age 15, and combat sambo by age 17.
Nurmagomedov won Combat Sambo's WCSF World Championship in 2009 and 2010 while fighting in MMA. He made his MMA debut in 2008 at CSFU: Champions League against Vusal Bayramov. The Russian submitted Vusal in the first round via submission. He next entered the Pakrtation Artium Cup, with all his victories coming via unanimous decision.
He moved to welterweight and won the Tsumada Fighting Championship 3 Tournament.
Nurmagomedov won his next title at Golden Fist And M-1 before signing with ProFC. He went 6-0 in the promotion with the distinction of finishing every opponent in the first round. He left ProFC in 2011 to join the UFC.
Khabib Nurmagomedov came into the UFC with a perfect record of 16-0 and went on to build his record by winning every fight in the octagon with ease. He beat some of the best in the promotion, including Michael Johnson, Rafael Dos Anjos, and Conor McGregor.
Khabib Nurmagodemov faced Al Iaquinta on UFC 223 for the vacant UFC lightweight belt after Tony Ferguson sustained a knee injury and Max Holloway was declared unfit by the New York State Athletic Commission. 'The Eagle' dominated Iaquinta in the 5-round fight and won via unanimous decision.
Below is the professional MMA record of Khabib "The Eagle" Nurmagomedov:
ResultRecordOpponentMethodEventDateWin29-0Justin GaethjeTechnical Submission (Triangle Choke)UFC 25424-Oct-2020Win28-0Dustin PoirierSubmission (rear-naked choke)7-Sept-2019Win27-0Submission (neck crank)6-Oct-2018Win26-0Al IaquintaDecision (unanimous)UFC 2237-Apr-2018Win25-0Edson BarbozaDecision (unanimous)UFC 21930-Dec-2017Win24-0Michael JohnsonSubmission (kimura)UFC 20512-Nov-2016Win23-0Darrell HorcherTKO (punches)UFC on Fox: Teixeira vs. Evans16-Apr-2016Win22-0Rafael dos AnjosDecision (unanimous)UFC on Fox: Werdum vs. Browne19-Apr-2014Win21-0Pat HealyDecision (unanimous)UFC 16521-Sep-2013Win20-0Abel TrujilloDecision (unanimous)UFC 16025-May-2013Win19-0Thiago TavaresKO (punches and elbows)UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping19-Jan-2013Win18-0Gleison TibauDecision (unanimous)UFC 1487-Jul-2012Win17-0Kamal ShalorusSubmission (rear-naked choke)UFC on FX: Guillard vs. Miller20-Jan-2012Win16-0Arymarcel SantosTKO (punches)ProFC 36: Battle on the Caucas22-Oct-2011Win15-0Vadim SandulskiySubmission (triangle choke)ProFC / GM Fight: Ukraine Cup 315-Sep-2011Win14-0Khamiz MamedovSubmission (triangle choke)ProFC 30: Battle on Don5-Aug-2011Win13-0Kadzhik AbadzhyanSubmission (triangle choke)ProFC: Union Nation Cup Final2-Jul-2011Win12-0Ashot ShaginyanTKO (punches)ProFC: Union Nation Cup 155-May-2011Win11-0Said KhalilovSubmission (kimura)ProFC: Union Nation Cup 149-Apr-2011Win10-0Alexander AgafonovTKO (corner stoppage)M-1 Selection Ukraine 2010: The Finals12-Feb-2011Win9-0Vitaliy OstroskiyTKO (punches)M-1 Selection Ukraine 2010: Clash of the Titans18-Sep-2010Win8-0Ali BagovDecision (unanimous)Golden Fist Russia10-Jun-2010Win7-0Shahbulat ShamhalaevSubmission (armbar)M-1 Challenge: 2009 Selections 93-Nov-2009Win6-0Eldar EldarovTKO (punches)Tsumada Fighting Championship 38-Aug-2009Win5-0Said AkhmedTKO (punches)Tsumada Fighting Championship 38-Aug-2009Win4-0Shamil AbdulkerimovDecision (unanimous)Pankration Atrium Cup11-Oct-2008Win3-0Ramazan KurbanismailovDecision (unanimous)Pankration Atrium Cup11-Oct-2008Win2-0Magomed MagomedovDecision (unanimous)Pankration Atrium Cup11-Oct-2008Win1-0Vusal BayramovSubmission (triangle choke)CSFU: Champions League13-Sep-2008
Conor McGregor fought Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229. This would be Conor's return to the octagon after two years and would see both fighters fight for the UFC lightweight championship. Nurmagomedov would dominate McGregor on the ground in the first two rounds, before opting to stand with the Irishman in the third. The fight ended in the fourth when the Russian put Mcgregor in a neck crank, forcing 'The Notorious' to tap.
Khabib Nurmagomedov returned to the octagon at UFC to face interim champion Dustin Poirier to unify the UFC lightweight championship. Nurmagomedov would dominate Poirier and control him on the ground for close to nine minutes. He sealed the victory in the third round via a rear-naked choke submission to retain the championship.
Khabib Nurmagomedov fought interim champion Justin Gaethje at UFC 254 to unify the UFC lightweight championship. He lost the first round on the judge's scorecard but choked out Gaethje in the second round with a mounted triangle choke. 'The Eagle' announced his retirement from MMA in the post-fight interview.
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UFC president Dana White has revealed that he has once again failed in his attempts to coax former lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov out of retirement.
With Nurmagomedov repeatedly asserting that he has no intentions to return to the Octagon after stepping away from the sport in 2020, White hoped that offering a different kind of opportunity to the Russian star might prove more fruitful.
Khabib "The Eagle" Nurmagomedov is a former UFC Lightweight Champion with a professional MMA record of 29 wins and 0 losses. Khabib is a black belt in judo and holds the record for the longest UFC lightweight championship reign.
Early life and career
Khabib Nurmagomedov started his combat sports training under the tutelage of his father at 8 years of age. He began training at a high level in wrestling by age 12, judo at age 15, and combat sambo by age 17.
Nurmagomedov won Combat Sambo's WCSF World Championship in 2009 and 2010 while fighting in MMA. He made his MMA debut in 2008 at CSFU: Champions League against Vusal Bayramov. The Russian submitted Vusal in the first round via submission. He next entered the Pakrtation Artium Cup, with all his victories coming via unanimous decision.
He moved to welterweight and won the Tsumada Fighting Championship 3 Tournament.
Nurmagomedov won his next title at Golden Fist And M-1 before signing with ProFC. He went 6-0 in the promotion with the distinction of finishing every opponent in the first round. He left ProFC in 2011 to join the UFC.
Khabib Nurmagomedov UFC
Khabib Nurmagomedov came into the UFC with a perfect record of 16-0 and went on to build his record by winning every fight in the octagon with ease. He beat some of the best in the promotion, including Michael Johnson, Rafael Dos Anjos, and Conor McGregor.
UFC Lightweight Champion
Khabib Nurmagodemov faced Al Iaquinta on UFC 223 for the vacant UFC lightweight belt after Tony Ferguson sustained a knee injury and Max Holloway was declared unfit by the New York State Athletic Commission. 'The Eagle' dominated Iaquinta in the 5-round fight and won via unanimous decision.
Khabib Nurmagomedov Record
Below is the professional MMA record of Khabib "The Eagle" Nurmagomedov:
ResultRecordOpponentMethodEventDateWin29-0Justin GaethjeTechnical Submission (Triangle Choke)UFC 25424-Oct-2020Win28-0Dustin PoirierSubmission (rear-naked choke)7-Sept-2019Win27-0Submission (neck crank)6-Oct-2018Win26-0Al IaquintaDecision (unanimous)UFC 2237-Apr-2018Win25-0Edson BarbozaDecision (unanimous)UFC 21930-Dec-2017Win24-0Michael JohnsonSubmission (kimura)UFC 20512-Nov-2016Win23-0Darrell HorcherTKO (punches)UFC on Fox: Teixeira vs. Evans16-Apr-2016Win22-0Rafael dos AnjosDecision (unanimous)UFC on Fox: Werdum vs. Browne19-Apr-2014Win21-0Pat HealyDecision (unanimous)UFC 16521-Sep-2013Win20-0Abel TrujilloDecision (unanimous)UFC 16025-May-2013Win19-0Thiago TavaresKO (punches and elbows)UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping19-Jan-2013Win18-0Gleison TibauDecision (unanimous)UFC 1487-Jul-2012Win17-0Kamal ShalorusSubmission (rear-naked choke)UFC on FX: Guillard vs. Miller20-Jan-2012Win16-0Arymarcel SantosTKO (punches)ProFC 36: Battle on the Caucas22-Oct-2011Win15-0Vadim SandulskiySubmission (triangle choke)ProFC / GM Fight: Ukraine Cup 315-Sep-2011Win14-0Khamiz MamedovSubmission (triangle choke)ProFC 30: Battle on Don5-Aug-2011Win13-0Kadzhik AbadzhyanSubmission (triangle choke)ProFC: Union Nation Cup Final2-Jul-2011Win12-0Ashot ShaginyanTKO (punches)ProFC: Union Nation Cup 155-May-2011Win11-0Said KhalilovSubmission (kimura)ProFC: Union Nation Cup 149-Apr-2011Win10-0Alexander AgafonovTKO (corner stoppage)M-1 Selection Ukraine 2010: The Finals12-Feb-2011Win9-0Vitaliy OstroskiyTKO (punches)M-1 Selection Ukraine 2010: Clash of the Titans18-Sep-2010Win8-0Ali BagovDecision (unanimous)Golden Fist Russia10-Jun-2010Win7-0Shahbulat ShamhalaevSubmission (armbar)M-1 Challenge: 2009 Selections 93-Nov-2009Win6-0Eldar EldarovTKO (punches)Tsumada Fighting Championship 38-Aug-2009Win5-0Said AkhmedTKO (punches)Tsumada Fighting Championship 38-Aug-2009Win4-0Shamil AbdulkerimovDecision (unanimous)Pankration Atrium Cup11-Oct-2008Win3-0Ramazan KurbanismailovDecision (unanimous)Pankration Atrium Cup11-Oct-2008Win2-0Magomed MagomedovDecision (unanimous)Pankration Atrium Cup11-Oct-2008Win1-0Vusal BayramovSubmission (triangle choke)CSFU: Champions League13-Sep-2008
Most popular fights of Khabib Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov vs McGregor
Conor McGregor fought Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229. This would be Conor's return to the octagon after two years and would see both fighters fight for the UFC lightweight championship. Nurmagomedov would dominate McGregor on the ground in the first two rounds, before opting to stand with the Irishman in the third. The fight ended in the fourth when the Russian put Mcgregor in a neck crank, forcing 'The Notorious' to tap.
Nurmagomedov vs Poirier
Khabib Nurmagomedov returned to the octagon at UFC to face interim champion Dustin Poirier to unify the UFC lightweight championship. Nurmagomedov would dominate Poirier and control him on the ground for close to nine minutes. He sealed the victory in the third round via a rear-naked choke submission to retain the championship.
Nurmagomedov vs Gaethje
Khabib Nurmagomedov fought interim champion Justin Gaethje at UFC 254 to unify the UFC lightweight championship. He lost the first round on the judge's scorecard but choked out Gaethje in the second round with a mounted triangle choke. 'The Eagle' announced his retirement from MMA in the post-fight interview.
FAQs on Khabib Nurmagomedov
Q1 How many losses did Khabib Nurmagomedov have
Khabib Nurmagomedov didn't have any losses in his MMA career.Q2 Is Khabib Nurmagomedov a black belt
Yes, Khabib Nurmagomedov is a black belt in Judo.Q3 Is Khabib Nurmagomedov considered a GOAT in the UFC
Many fans and analysts consider Nurmagomedov to be the greatest MMA fighter in history – the “G.O.A.T.” He went 13-0 in the UFC with seven finishes and won four title fights.Latest Updated on 22nd October 2022
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