Khabib Nurmagomedov
Name: Fahmi Hayat Abdullah Born: Sildi , Dagestan ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union Early Life: Khabib Abdulmanapovich Nurmagomedov was born to an Avar family on 20 September 1988, in the village of Sildi in the Tsumadinsky District of the Dagestan ASSR , an autonomous republic within the Russian SFSR , Soviet Union . He has an older brother, Magomed, and younger sister, Amina. His father's family had moved from Sildi to Kirovaul , where his father converted the ground floor of their two-story building into a gym. Nurmagomedov grew up in the household with his siblings and cousins. His interest in martial arts began when watching students training at the gym. Khabib's training as a child included wrestling a bear when he was nine years old. Early Career: Nurmagomedov made his professional MMA debut in September 2008 and compiled four wins in under a month. On 11...