Khabib Abdulmanapovich Nurmagomedov ... is from the Russian Dagestan region, where the “papakha” hat is traditionally worn. The hat is made of wool and sheepskin. Papakha is pronounced ...

What do Khabib Nurmagomedov and Fedor Emelianenko have in common? Aside from their Russian roots and dominance in MMA, they share a mastery of Sambo. A combat sport with Soviet origins ...

Undefeated Topuria was quick to throw his name in the hat ... the Russian could be the best lightweight ever. Makhachev broke a title defence record jointly held by Khabib Nurmagomedov, BJ Penn ...

Khabib Nurmagomedov ... defense at UFC 223, Nurmagomedov made two more successful title defenses against Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje, respectively. However, the Russian fighter retired ...

Khabib Nurmagomedov gave an expensive present to Shara Magomedov when the pair finally met in Dubai last year.

Earlier this month, ‘The Eagle’ watched on as Islam Makhachev submitted Renato Moicano to defend the lightweight title he used to hold at UFC 311. Unfortunately, things didn’t go quite as well for his ...

The arrival of the first top Russian diplomat in Damascus since Bashar al-Assad’s fall kicks off negotiations over the fate of Moscow’s bases in Syria. By Paul Sonne and Christina Goldbaum ...

as well as his cousin Umar Nurmagomedov against Merab Dvalishvili. “After 1.5 hour I boarded another airline and left to my destination,” explained Khabib. However, the Russian fighter was ...

Khabib Nurmagomedov of Russia announces his retirement after his victory over Justin Gaethje in ... [+] their lightweight title bout during UFC 254. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty ...

Conor McGregor has been filmed spitting in the face of a man who goaded him about Khabib Nurmagomedov ... following the Russian's win over Michael Johnson. Recently, a shocking video has emerged ...