Khabib Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov is an undefeated former UFC lightweight champion and one of the central figures in the modern MMA GOAT debate.
Circuit updated September 13, 2026
- Khabib Nurmagomedov says his father prepared him for Conor McGregor by making him lose judo matches at 15
“The more competition experience you have, the more relaxed and confident you'll feel. It builds up over time.” 0:45
- Khabib Nurmagomedov says Islam Makhachev can overtake Jon Jones, Demetrious Johnson, and Georges St-Pierre, but time is running out
“If Jon Jones is there, why can't Islam be there? If Demetrious Johnson is there with 11 title defenses, why can't Islam be there? It's a good question. Why not?” 8:46
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“I'd like him to break all those records, to overtake Jon Jones, Demetrious Johnson, and St-Pierre, no matter how much respect I have for them. Islam has a chance, but time is starting to run out a little.”
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“If Jon Jones is there, why can't Islam be there? If Demetrious Johnson is there with 11 title defenses, why can't Islam be there? It's a good question. Why not?”
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“You competed four times. You're 15 years old. You're just developing. Do you know how valuable this experience is for you? Four matches in one day.”
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“If they don't knock me out, how will they beat me? I have fifteen minutes. Fifteen minutes is enough to make a person tired.”
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“This is a kind of chain that exists in a gym, in a training system, that produces the best fighters in the world.”
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“I was, let's say, like squeezing this energy out of them, and I was getting better and better minute by minute.”
Khabib Nurmagomedov · Lex Fridman Podcast
Khabib Nurmagomedov says his father prepared him for Conor McGregor by making him lose judo matches at 15
On Lex Fridman’s podcast, Khabib turns his invincibility myth into something more annoying and more useful: repetition, discomfort, and losing early where nobody was watching.
Khabib Nurmagomedov says Islam Makhachev can overtake Jon Jones, Demetrious Johnson, and Georges St-Pierre, but time is running out
Khabib’s praise for Makhachev comes with the most Dagestani compliment possible: you can become the greatest ever, now hurry up because your body is betraying you.