Khabib Nurmagomedov holds a black belt in Judo and has also competed in Sambo. He is a 2 time Russian Combat Sambo Champion and a 2 time World Sambo Champion. He began his MMA career in 2008 and hasn't looked back racking up wins for Pankration, M-1 and ProFC bringing his record to 16-0.

The UFC would take notice and sign the rising star and he would not disappoint finishing 2 out of 4 opponents in the Octagon. He would pick up the wins over some tough veterans in, and a win over in his debut. He followed it with a dominating victory over striker at UFC 160, by putting on a grappling clinic and scoring a record number of take downs in a UFC fight (21 out of 27 attempted). Khabib's next UFC fights were at on September 21st, 2013 against and on April 19th, 2014 against at Khabib earned unanimous decision victories in both fights running his undefeated MMA record to 22-0. Khabib tore his meniscus training for a fight against Cowboy and tore it once more when the fight was rescheduled. He was scheduled to face Tony Ferguson at the TUF 22 Finale, but broke a rib in training.

After two years of being plagued with injuries, Khabib finally returned to the octagon on April 16th 2016 to face Pennsylvania prospect Darrell Horcher, who replaced the injured Tony Ferguson. After a brief feeling-out process in round 1, Khabib quickly finished Horcher via ground-and-pound TKO in round 2.

The UFC sought to bring Khabib and Tony Ferguson once more into the octagon for UFC on FOX 19, however the fight was canceled yet again. Vikrojka kartuza. This time, however, it was Ferguson who pulled out due to injury. Michael Johnson replaced the injured Ferguson and the bout was rescheduled for UFC 205.

The first round saw Khabib encountering a fleeting moment of adversity, when Johnson hit Khabib with a quick right hook, causing the Dagestani to wobble briefly. However, that was only highlight of Johnson's night, as Khabib delivered a one-sided beating which ended in a submission victory via Kimura.

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Coming off a dominant victory over Michael Johnson, Khabib was scheduled to face Tony Ferguson for the third time at UFC 209. All signs were pointing to both fighters making it to the cage in the lead up.

However during weigh-ins, Khabib was nowhere to be found. It was later reported that he entered a hospital due to complications stemming from a bad weight cut. The fight was canceled. Nine months later, Khabib faced Edson Barboza at UFC 219.

For this camp, Khabib hired nutritionist Tyler Minton and was able to comfortably make 155.5 lbs. Khabib won the fight in a lopsided 30-25x2, 30-24 unanimous decision. Finally.for the fourth time.Khabib was scheduled to Tony Ferguson at UFC 223 for the UFC lightweight championship. On April 1st 2018, it was reported that Ferguson tore his MCL while fulfilling his media obligations for the UFC. The fight was canceled, and Dana White commented that he would never reschedule it again.

With a week left until fight night, the UFC scrambled to find a replacement and UFC Featherweight Champion Max Holloway offered to take the fight. However, a day before the fight the NYSAC ruled that Holloway was unfit to compete due to concerns of his rapid weight cut. Paul Felder, who was scheduled to face Al Iaquinta, offered to serve as a short notice replacement, but the NYSAC rejected him due to Felder being unranked. Anthony Pettis, who was originally scheduled to face Michael Chiesa who pulled out due to lacerations on his face he received from the bus incident with Conor McGregor, was sought as a replacement, however a disagreement emerged over pay.

Ultimately, Ragin' Al Iaquinta offered his services to take the fight on a day's notice and save the card. On April 7th 2018, Khabib faced Al Iaquinta for the UFC lightweight championship. In the first round, Iaquinta was able to pressure Khabib and seize octagon control. For a grappler who depends on the cage for his takedowns, Khabib was forced to shoot for takedowns in the middle of the cage, something that's not often seen. With a little perseverance, Khabib was able to take Iaquinta down and begin his ground and pound for the first two rounds. A question on many people's minds was whether Khabib could keep up for five whole rounds and pace himself.