Joe Rogan once reacted to the iconic viral footage of Khabib Nurmagomedov wrestling with a bear during his childhood ... hours of relentless dedication and training that propelled him to be ...

And while he had proved his toughness with the bear fight, Nurmagomedov also earned the respect of a UFC legend. UFC legend Luke Rockhold once had a young Khabib Nurmagomedov as his training partner.

In response, McGregor posted a picture of himself pointing a gun at the back of a brown bear's head. The post read: "Hey @joerogan I kidnapped Khabib's bear and put it in a tootoo and shot it in ...

USMAN NURMAGOMEDOV is the undefeated MMA prodigy from a bloodline of fighters who wrestled BEARS. The 26-year-old has 18 wins ...

And while Khabib Nurmagomedov is with Islam Makhachev and Umar Nurmagomedov in Los Angeles for UFC 311, his training methods ...

UFC 311 is going to be a busy night for Khabib Nurmagomedov; first, he corners Cousin Umar for his bantamweight title fight, before turning around to aid Islam Makhachev in the main event.

Abdulmanap set up training camps in the mountains of Dagestan and trained Khabib, Islam Makhachev and ... drills and even having them wrestle with bears.