Draft:Khabib Nurmagomedov
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| Name | Khabib Nurmagomedov |
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| Birth Place | Dagestan |
| Religion | Islam |
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Khabib Nurmagomedov is a 31-year-old world boxing champion from Republic of Dagestan located in the Caucasus region of Russia, of Avar ethnicity, and one of the prominent Muslims in the world.
Religion
Khabib is among the Sunni Avars. He is a graduate in Economics from a university in Russia and in addition to the Russian language, he is fluent in Avar, Turkish, and English, and has familiarity with Arabic. He usually wears a Papakha hat before fights and during press conferences.
Sport
Nurmagomedov is the world boxing champion in the lightweight division in "UFC" competitions. His most prominent match was with the Irish Conor McGregor, which ended in victory and turned him into a national champion of Russia.
Nurmagomedov, who also trains in Judo and Sambo disciplines, has gained many fans in Russia and has millions of followers on the Instagram social network.
In 2019, he was included in the list of the 500 Most Influential Muslims in the world.
Honors and Records
Khabib is one of the best UFC fighters and also has the best record among mixed martial artists.
He has gone through 29 undefeated fights, which is the longest undefeated fight record in the history of mixed martial arts competitions. In April 2018, he was ranked second among UFC fighters, after Daniel Cormier.