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    Khabib Nurmagomedov

    Хабиб Абдулманапович Нурмагомедов
    Soviet Union Russia
    b. 1988-09-20, SildiBorn 1988-09-20, Sildi
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    Description

    Russian mixed martial artist; UFC lightweight champion from 2018 to 2020, retired unbeaten.

    Teachers (3)

    • Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov
      swordsSambo Confirmed
      Confirmed
      Abdulmanap's own account; Sport-Express, Mendez and Wikipedia agree. Combat sambo
      The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.
      fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
      Frederico Muñoz
      Researcher, Martialis
      4 sources expand_more
      fact_check
      Abdulmanap's own account; Sport-Express, Mendez and Wikipedia agree. Combat sambo
      visibilityFirst-hand
      “Я, помню, на него посмотрел однажды: "Может, тебе лучше поменять тренера?" Такое бывает – сын не хочет у отца тренироваться.”
      — Юрий Голышак. (2018-04-07). Вторая часть интервью отца Хабиба – о драке с Диасами, травмах и гонорарах. Спорт-Экспресс link history info
      “В числе знаменитых воспитанников Абдулманапа — Хабиб, Ислам Махачев”
      — Илья Андреев. (2020-07-03). Абдулманап Нурмагомедов: армия, «Спартак», 18 чемпионов. Факты о великом тренере. Спорт-Экспрессlink history info
      “It was ‘father’s plan’ and how he worked his boys from little kids on up”
      — Sayan Nag. (2024-08-06). Javier Mendez Credits Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov for Success of Dagestani Fighters. Sherdoglink history info
      “He resumed training in combat sambo, under his father, at 17.”
      — Khabib Nurmagomedov. Wikipedia (English) link history info
    • Leandro Vieira
      swordsBrazilian jiu-jitsu Confirmed
      Confirmed
      Vieira's own account and Almeida's eyewitness account agree
      The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.
      location_onAmerican Kickboxing Academy badge
      fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
      Frederico Muñoz
      Researcher, Martialis
      3 sources expand_more
      fact_check
      Vieira's own account and Almeida's eyewitness account agree
      visibilityFirst-hand
      ““When I arrived at AKA, guys like Khabib, [Luke] Rockhold and [Islam] Makhachev already had a very good level on the ground. But our work together was very important to evolve their MMA game,” he said.”
      — Marcelo Alonso. (2022-07-11). Former AKA Jiu-Jitsu Coach: If Oliviera Beats Makhachev, Khabib Would Return. Sherdoglink history info
      “For many years Leandro Vieira was responsible for sharpening the jiu-jitsu of American Kickboxing Academy athletes, but in 2018, that partnership came to an end.”
      — Marcelo Alonso. (2022-07-11). Former AKA Jiu-Jitsu Coach: If Oliviera Beats Makhachev, Khabib Would Return. Sherdoglink history info
      visibilityFirst-hand
      “I followed him training with Leandro Vieira, who was the AKA jiu-jitsu coach at the time. I saw him teaching Khabib a lot of jiu-jitsu...”
      — (2022-10-19). ‘Buchecha’ believes Khabib Nurmagomedov’s comment about sambo being superior to BJJ was just talk. Sportskeedalink history info
    • Javier Mendez
      swordsMixed Martial Arts Confirmed
      Confirmed
      Mendez's own account; Abdulmanap names him in Khabib's team
      The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.
      location_onAmerican Kickboxing Academy badge (2012)
      fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
      Frederico Muñoz
      Researcher, Martialis
      3 sources expand_more
      fact_check
      Mendez's own account; Abdulmanap names him in Khabib's team
      visibilityFirst-hand
      “What I gave him, is the finishing touches, sharpening up his stand-up. Because he didn't train with anybody but me.”
      — (2022-02-23). "He was just too loyal to me" - Javier Mendez reveals Khabib Nurmagomedov refused to work with other striking coaches. Sportskeedalink history info
      visibilityFirst-hand
      “Рядом с ним диетолог, промоутер, тренер по ударке, греплингу, ОФП. Есть Хавьер Мендес.”
      — Юрий Голышак. (2018-04-07). Вторая часть интервью отца Хабиба – о драке с Диасами, травмах и гонорарах. Спорт-Экспресс link history info
      “since Nurmagomedov first walked into the American Kickboxing Academy in 2012”
      — Sayan Nag. (2024-08-06). Javier Mendez Credits Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov for Success of Dagestani Fighters. Sherdoglink history info

    Lineage

    • Brazilian jiu-jitsuLeandro Vieira ← Romero Cavalcanti ← Rickson Gracie ← Rorion Gracie ← Hélio Gracie ← Carlos Gracie · 6 generations

    Sources

    Khabib Nurmagomedov. Wikipedia (English)link history info

    Identifiers

    https://martial.is/entity/01M6EHHZQ6FMAMMMDTDRKPZ4SX
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    Cite and reuse

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    Plain text
    Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Khabib Nurmagomedov. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M6EHHZQ6FMAMMMDTDRKPZ4SX - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
    BibTeX
    @incollection{martialis_01M6EHHZQ6FMAMMMDTDRKPZ4SX, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {Khabib Nurmagomedov}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01M6EHHZQ6FMAMMMDTDRKPZ4SX}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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