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Khabib Nurmagomedov

Хабиб Абдулманапович Нурмагомедов
Born 1988-09-20, Sildi

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.
    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.
    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

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Sources

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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.
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@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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