At just 25 years old, Khabib Nurmagomedov (22-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) is for sure, one of the brightest prospects in all of MMA.
He’s been ragdolling all his opponents with his Sambo/wrestlings skills.
Last weekend he beat Rafael Dos Anjos.
He’s also got some advice the world’s best lightweights.
“I think all of the top-10 really needs to learn wrestling if they want to compete with me,” Nurmagomedov told MMAjunkie through an interpreter.
It’s a confident boast, but one full of truth. After all, the Dagestani-born fighter averages 7.09 takedowns per 15 minutes of octagon time, the highest rate of any fighter in UFC history (minimum of five fights) accord to FightMetric.
Robin Black breaks down the world class wrestling of Khabib Nurmagomedov and Yoel Romero at UFC on FOX 11:
