Javier Mendez, coach to Khabib Nurmagomedov and Islam Makhachev, has explained why the latter is a better “student” than his childhood friend. Upon winning the UFC lightweight title in 2022 ...

Henry Cejudo believes UFC Hall of Famer Khabib Nurmagomedov could get in the way of Islam Makhachev defending his lightweight title against Ilia Topuria. In a chat with Cejudo this past December ...

On a recent Good Guy/Bad Guy episode, onnen has made a strong point about the respect and authority that Khabib Nurmagomedov holds in the world of MMA. He claims that no one would dare strip Islam ...

Islam Makhachev has always done a fine job of emulating Khabib Nurmagomedov. Both fighters were forged in Dagestan, made it to the UFC, won the lightweight title, became pound-for-pound No 1, and ...

Ilia Topuria has heard Khabib Nurmagomedov’s criticism. On Tuesday, Nurmagomedov offered his thoughts on the Lightweight title picture, a division currently owned by his protege and longtime ...

Unlike Islam Makhachev, Joaquin Buckley thinks Khabib Nurmagomedov wanted no part of welterweight. Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) relinquished his UFC lightweight title after a record four title ...

Follow Us 21 Khabib Nurmagomedov and Dana White (Image Credit: Getty Images) Dagestan has become a dominant force in MMA, producing world-class fighters like Islam Makhachev and Magomed Ankalaev.

There’s no question that Khabib Nurmagomedov is one of the most dominant mixed martial artists of all time. In a post on Instagram, he named recently retired legend Jon Jones as the greatest ...

Buckley explains why he thinks Nurmagomedov never moved up to welterweight. "Khabib was smart, though," Buckley said. "He knew he couldn't handle guys at 170 (pounds). Them arms was too short.