Here’s a great video of Khabib Nurmagomedov’s father, Abdulmanap training his son and a group of Caucasus fighters in the beautiful Dagestan mountains.
Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov is a wrestling legend who is a former Ukrainian National Champion in both Judo and Combat Sambo, as well as the Dagestan National Championships in freestyle wrestling.
Abdulnanap on training in the Dagestan mountains:
“In my opinion, training deep in the mountains is an irreplaceable part of training. You simply cannot go three or five full rounds without elevation training.”
“It is better to set up training camps in the Dagestan Mountains. There is high elevation, pine forests, fresh air and water. You cannot find it in the United States.”
Khabib Abdulmanapovich Nurmagomedov is a Russian mixed martial artist of Avar descent. He is a multiple time Combat Sambo World Champion and a Judo black belt who currently fights in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He currently holds one of the longest undefeated streaks in MMA with 22 straight wins.
Dagestani local Khabib Nurmagomedov in his home during Ramadan in Makhachkala.
During his childhood, he began freestyle wrestling under his father Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, who is a master of judo and boxing. After having trained for 5 years in Freestyle Wrestling without significant success, Nurmagomedov studied Judo under black belt Dzafar Dzafarov.
He was married in May 2013, and has a daughter. Nurmagomedov trains at Gadzhi Makhachev Freestyle wrestling club in Makhachkala, Dagestan and American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose, California.
Here is another great video showing Khabib’s old school training in Dagestan:
