Khabib Nurmagomedov Net Worth

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Khabib Nurmagomedov Net Worth, How did the Russian mixed martial arts champion acquire his wealth? Check this article to find out more about Khabib Nurmagomedov Net Worth and his career.

Khabib Nurmagomedov Early Life

Khabib Nurmagomedov is a Russian mixed martial artist. He was born in a small village in Tsumadinsky District of the Dagestan ASSR in the USSR together with his parents and two siblings Magomed and Amina before later moving to Ukraine.

He was raised in Makhachkala. Before the age of eight, he had already started learning wrestling against humans and bears under the tutelage of his father Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov a soldier and athlete.

Khabib Nurmagomedov is a devoted Muslim. He got married in 2013 and he currently has a son and a daughter.

Khabib Nurmagomedov Career

Khabib Abdulmanapovich Nurmagomedov was born on the 20th of September 1988. He is skilled in the art of mixed martial and holds lots of records one of which he is the first person from Russia to win a UFC title.

On two occasions, he won the Combat Sambo World Champion and currently in the world of mixed martial arts and holds the record for longest undefeated streak with 27 wins and no losses.

Following his father’s advice, he made a difficult transition from wrestling to judo so as to compete in tournaments.

Khabib lived as a fighter and on a regular basis he will deliberately get into a fight in the streets to test his might and it isn’t a surprise he won most of them. With time he felt he could do better in mixed martial arts than in judo and finally made that switch.

In September 2008, he had his first professional mixed martial arts match which he won comfortably. Within a space of 30 days, he was in four fights winning them all. His winning of the Atrium Cup in Moscow announced him to the world of mixed martial arts.

From 2008 to 2011, he participated in sixteen fights winning all mostly by technical knockout TKO or through submission. This exploit of this what was earned him a promotion to UFC.

He had his first UFC fight against Kamal Shalorus in 2012 and won in the third round via submission. He went on to win his next three matches against Gleison Tibau, Thiago Tavares, and Abel Trujillo. It became obvious to many that he had come to stay as most of his matches had to be cancelled as his opponents feared him.

Khabib went for the UFC Lightweight Championship taking on Al Iaquinta in 2018. The match looked more like a misfit as Khabib controlled the fight from the beginning to the end giving La Quinta a proper beating.

The icing on the cake was when he defended his title against Conor McGregor in August of 2018. The match had the highest pay-per-view for a mixed martial art match as there were 2.4 million pay-per-view buys. 

Nurmagomedov won the match defeating McGregor via submission in the fourth round thereby retaining his belt.

Khabib Nurmagomedov Net Worth

As of today, Khabib Nurmagomedov Net Worth is $30 Million. Khabib Nurmagomedov Net Worth is earned from his career as a professional mixed martial arts artist.

His win over Conor McGregor earned him $10 million which was his biggest earning to date but he has also lost some money through fines and his spending lifestyle.

Summary: 

Khabib Nurmagomedov is a mixed martial artist from Russia. He is skilled in the art of mixed martial and holds lots of records, one of which is him being the first person from Russia to win a UFC title.

From 2008 to 2011, he participated in sixteen fights winning all mostly by technical knockout TKO or through submission.

As of 2020, Khabib Nurmagomedov’s net worth is $30 Million.