Khabib Nurmagomedov Reflects on Career; Talks Post-Fighting Life, Loss of Father, His Kids, More

Former UFC lightweight champion and UFC Hall of Famer Khabib Nurmagomedov answers questions about his past, present and future during an interview for Class A Events in Surrey, British Columbia.
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[@BrianNassar]

I'm 52 and I look up to Khabib. He is a man of character, knowledge, and respect.

[@Mmabasedgoddess]

round of applause for khabib

[@WRNWRW]

boooo get them dagestanis off UFC forever

[@juvansoul]

lol

[@moonvenerable7897]

Round of applause for this comment

[@SatoshiShintoMe]

Mid and inbred.

[@SatoshiShintoMe]

Who married his first cousin

[@faizanyt]

I'm a simple man, I see Khabib Interview I tap.

[@hamzaislam7920]

You tap like chicken?

[@daniel_q40]

brilliant comment

[@AXharoth]

youre number one tap machine xD

[@altama5h]

You tap like chicken 🐔

[@ItsReplayBro]

“Brotha why you tap, just go sleep”

[@sheikhtanvir2272]

Khabib is always humble

[@anklebreaka03]

Khabib answers questions with a lot of wisdom and experience and somehow also makes them incredibly funny answers. What a guy

[@youngclueless7364]

"When I'm gonna be alone in island, why I need teammate bratha?" Khabib keeping it real lmao 🤣🤣

[@violetrose6014]

Yeah , he's right !! Give him a woman in an island and he will creates kingdom with his offspring

[@shortone9131]

​@@violetrose6014why don't just bring his wife? 😅

[@violetrose6014]

@@shortone9131 hes talking about his wife

[@FroggySam]

lmaoo timestap?

[@laza6141]

@@violetrose6014 Incest ?

[@reyansk709]

Damn man , Khabib is truly a Legend. I am shockingly impressed about how much wisdom he has .

[@hakeem6060]

Wow, turban guy asking easy better questions than most mma reporters. Impressed!

[@FT-827-]

Would you call the Prophet Muhammed also a "Turban guy" ?

[@hakeem6060]

settle down fella@@FT-827-

[@deathstroke334]

My man giving dawah on mmajunkie

[@lebraa]

Bruh...

[@shrkn1105]

Its always a delight to watch and listen to khabib. So much to learn ❤

[@BizzBizz69]

I was here at this event, front row and I got to meet the guy. Great interview

[@Zarfybear]

As Khabib would say, "Stay humble my friend"

[@sergzz12]

Is he big in real life

[@Abdilahitarabi79Tarabi]

Me here I have never take a flight

[@khairt1731]

The most dominant fighter

[@SatoshiShintoMe]

Who only fought featherweights and missed weight 5 times…

[@Grumps_Pluto]

​@@SatoshiShintoMebe quite indian

[@khairt1731]

@@SatoshiShintoMe never missed weight once. Nice try, Indian

[@JohnDoe-lx5rm]

I Agree with Dis ✊😃

[@SanjeetK1]

*overrated

[@rudyamin8448]

See Khabib just click, greetings from Indonesia ❤❤

[@s.k.5021]

Wow. He did ask really good qurstions

[@mohammedasif7667]

*I really miss Khabib and his witty replies* 😂😂😂😂 *Lots of love brother* Team eagle 🦅 always

[@alcottdevalte7440]

Was really something watching Khabib fight with all of his technical abilities and powers. Nobody can match his ground and pound along with ground control, simply poetry like Shakespeare stuff.

[@mmaboxingko4298]

Go watch Umar Nurmagomedov fight from last weekend, it’s like watching khabib fight

[@alcottdevalte7440]

@@mmaboxingko4298 I like Islam, Usman and Umar but they all fight nothing like Khabib at all. They're all southpaws with Usman switching stances as well. They can't use the fence like Khabib and they all lack Khabib's ground control when it comes to the half guard position and adjustments during the full guard position. Not to mention that Khabib is a southpaw on the ground with several submission wins from his back/bottom guard position unlike the others. And Khabib was aggressive towards his opponents with a granite chin and high fight IQ.

[@lboyplays210]

Its actually insane just giving your neck to choke and to a fighter like Dustin knowingly just to like "enjoy" or make him tired...khabib is the best of all time ❤

[@nikobellic9004]

One of my favorite funny but also legendary quotes from khabib's when journalists asked him in midia day for his 3rd booking of his fight with Tony, they asked about Tony's wrestling and how he was a great wrestler in college and how he had a tattoo on him about wrestling..... And khabib funny respond was: " I tHink he mAke tattoO forrrrr mAke himself confident, AW ! AM GOOD WRESLER, BUT........ I don't think tattoo help him..... If I make tattoo like taekwondo am taekwondo guy? I don't think like this, I think this is bullshIt you know" And everyone in the room couldn't stop laughing.....

[@isuzaman]

Lol I read this in his voice

[@ameerhusain2633]

In the game of blood. A man without any scratch. The eagle 🦅 khabib nurmagomedov

[@BROSIGMA69]

Shut up buddy has a padded record

[@ameerhusain2633]

@@BROSIGMA69 shutup 🙄 stupid i show you . Who are you

[@hshdhdhhdhdhxhdh]

​@@BROSIGMA69 don't cry 😂😂😂

[@itsop6760]

I MISS KHABIB SOOO MUCH 🤍🤍🤍

[@theenlightenedone1283]

# Khabib the Eagle Nurmagomedov The goat the p4p most dominant fighter *who never bled in the sport of blood* 29-0 HoF still winning as a coach

[@theimprovist4158]

Legend💯

[@ameerhusain2633]

Last answer is savage 😊😊

[@jadenegovender4009]

I hate that Khabib is retired. Have to respect a man that respected his sport so much...he funny as anything and naturally showed a humble side always when camera on him. Not rude, cocky or over the top like other media personalities are....eagle of Dagestan ❤🎉😂love this fam

[@semyaza555]

I don't think people understand how much discipline (and self-awareness) it takes to not go past the goals you've set. *Especially,* in the fight game. Most fighters stay too long, tarnish their legacy, and eventually become has-beens. However, Khabib left with his legacy intact. For that alone Khabib deserves the upmost respect.

[@jadenegovender4009]

@@semyaza555 couldn't have said it better myself... Truth be told, you hit the nail on the head

[@jubairkhalid7834]

I also attended this event.. it was an honour to have Khabib in Vancouver

[@akisa6263]

Lucky you 👏👏💪

[@naeemulhoque1777]

Thank You MMA Junkie for the coverage ❤

[@violetrose6014]

Khabib Nurmagomedov the G.O.A.T , may Allah bless you and continue to guide you .

[@joedirt8239]

One of the goats definitely not the goat

[@hydreamc853]

Khabib is not even top 10, not even the goat of LW

[@timurjack8773]

@hydreamc853 , who is LW Goat then? LW title defense record is 3. 🤣 No LW become p4p no.1 before. Undefeated Khabib had to beat 4 top 10 ranked LWs to get title shot: -No.10 Healy -No.6 Johnson -No.5 RDA -No.4 Barboza + 4 dominant title wins. If Dana gave Khabib's title shot in 2016 as he tweeted he said he is fighting Alvarez not Conor, Khabib would have minimum 5 title defenses at LW, way above the current record.

[@jordanweisner2637]

@@timurjack8773 He is the lw goat but top 20 in the all time list

[@WRNWRW]

@@timurjack8773 CHARLES DU BRONX OLIVEIRA

[@gurtajsinghmahal2011]

The man is greatest

[@timurjack8773]

Imagine the most important scoring criteria is damage, and there is only 1 LW Goat that never took damage in his career. 👏👍🐐

[@friend7681]

It’s definitely not damage it’s control and strikes landed And khabib still the goat

[@Redery001]

Damage is the number one criteria. It's written out in detail you can read the scoring criteria.@@friend7681

[@convict240]

this man could have gone 50-0 in the UFC

[@danawhitekrd]

love him.but he fought only 3 good fighter

[@convict240]

@@danawhitekrd and he completely dominated them. And he would have completely dominated the top 170 & 185 pounders then and now.

[@danawhitekrd]

@@convict240 usman would have stopped him he is maybe best lw with Islam but nothing more

[@convict240]

@@danawhitekrd Kamaru usman was never in the same league as khabib. Shavkat is the only fighter that can potentially give khabib some trouble.

[@danawhitekrd]

@@convict240 huh🤣🤣usman may dont grapple like him but he would have stopped him and khamzat too but they would never fight bc of kadyrov

[@UmarKhan-qo6hd]

Khabib the eagle

[@vinylvipress5529]

I will forever respect and admire this man ...TeamKhabib lives strong xxx

[@hamburger5371]

16:50 "father, can you fight like Islam Makhachev?" LOL

[@prakalp_]

Thanks

[@rickallen9099]

"My life is like normal..." also: "traveling around the world almost everywhere".... yeah, that's not normal, Khabib

[@rogeliootero9690]

Round of applause for the khabib 🤣

[@h4b2_k66]

Great content bro as always, this time the light weight goat 🐐 💥

[@herianshah]

Alhamdulillah team work family Nurmagomedov semoga bahagia sentiasa memberikan pendidikan akhlak sempurna membentuk kesempurnaan bagi setiap manusia ada di dunia ini amin Allah huma amin ya rabbal alamin

[@sannyahmed359]

Alhamdulillah🔵

[@rayhanatalferdaws7363]

The last question and answer was answered by a convincing lover, and at the same time he made me laugh when he said why I would take one of my team to live with me on the island.

[@jsbpwr]

round of applause for the khabib

[@violetrose6014]

Thank you MMA junkie for beautiful vids and the best man in my era khabib Nurmagomedov ❤

[@WRNWRW]

khabib stan, disgraceful

[@Grumps_Pluto]

​@WRNWRW man what a L you r..check out how many negative comments you have written about him. He still is the daddy of anyone whose last name begins with MC..

[@BruceWayne-nf5wo]

Khabib breathes Give Khabib a round of applause!

[@BROSIGMA69]

Gay

[@hakim65163]

Mctapper famboys

[@syedsohailahmed5332]

Thank you for uploading

[@michaelseet9320]

totally a man of respect

[@KaL0047]

A very great fighter and even a greater human being, The GOAT Khabib Nurmagomedov, Alhamdulillah

[@WRNWRW]

praying to black cube in the desert is satanic brotha your religion is literally worshiping sand demon

[@sedaw3261]

Khabib: breathes Host: round of applause for Khabib

[@D3V1LISH666]

I can listen to Khabib speak all day

[@seeloknyasebaiknya3392]

Alhamdulillah thank you very much for recording it.

[@ThatDuDe1990]

The 🐐

[@creativehola1882]

Clever man !

[@Dee-nb4cg]

Haha I miss Khabib. #1 all around

[@WRNWRW]

isnt there goat you need to take care of?

[@Grumps_Pluto]

​@@WRNWRWno your dad is fed

[@sandrareinagonzalez4611]

I love you Khabib! You are the best, always you are so great, so much human quality and funny! :) eternal health for you and family!

[@shekhsamir2650]

GOAT 🐐 ❤ THE EAGLE KHABIB NURMAGOMEDOV 🎉❤

[@Rebel-sr1bu]

Ofcourse we have one book ❤ The last was Epic 😂 Lot's of Love from India ❤

[@er1q1]

ma sha Allah thank you for recordng

[@user-nr8yu8hf8z]

Love watching his Interview &!

[@usamaramzan9306]

Khabib has vibrant vibes, but he also possesses a lot of knowledge.❤

[@detincatlovers1564]

His genius❤

[@mmahighlights5867]

The legend, the eagle of dagestan khabib nurmagomedov.

[@ImranKhan-gs2hy]

Someone should've tried to get Khabib’s mom’s contact info so we can get Khabib permission to fight again. ✊😭

[@wm391]

The Legend ❤❤❤

[@shakeelvahora6400]

Khabib❤

[@user-cr2wz7lx7w]

THE GOAT!!!!!!!!!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Alpha4you.]

Living legend the Eagle king

[@MrSitallewal83]

We miss you

[@Hanashi_mma]

Goat talk

[@ikhan2181]

Alhamdulillah 29-0 ☝️

[@syedfaizan2467]

Khabib to his son "why you ask, go sleep, go sleep"

[@alexferdinansyah757]

Thank you MMA Junkie for covering this. 👍👍👍👍

[@mdsaief7880]

Very good interview mashallah

[@shahidabdoullakhanzorovr1564]

The GOAT. Nuff said. That's why his detractors still dream about him.

[@MosmMAli]

Mohammed Ali passed on and Allah the most high granted us khabib and now islam how blessed is the umma say amen🎉🎉

[@matthewalvarez4114]

Alhamdulillah

[@aleksandartodorovic526]

*Masha'Allah* brother God bless you in this life *Allah* dz.s. gives you everything and *Insha'Allah* in future life bless you with beautiful paradise. Love you my muslim brother, I hope I will be good human being and good muslim I will give my best to be good in name of Allah dz.s. . . . *I born like a Christian but now I'm Muslim almost one year Alhamdulillah, I will be happy in my first RAMADAN Allahu Akbar!*

[@cahlangse]

karena kecintaan saya kepada Khabib dan makhachev , saya memberikan nama anak saya gabungan nama khabib dan makhachev . semoga kelak mewarisi semangat , adab dan karakter keduanya .. aamiin .

[@AllurePerseverance]

Wah masyaaAllah 🤲

[@wm391]

Aamiin ❤

[@user-cl1bj8nb9u]

Mashalah ❤❤❤

[@ytuser6091]

Thank you MMA Junkie for uploading the event. Hope you could upload intros and outros in the future events. Appreciated!

[@theeagle2375]

Alhamdoulilah

[@jessieanderson3931]

🐐

[@Meteora_sky]

English is not my first language. I m bad at listening English. But when khabib talks, i dont even have to Put on subtitles. 100% i understand what he said

[@arivogle34]

Khabib doesnt need a round of applause for the rest of his life.

[@chicagonorthside613]

‏حبيب الشعب

[@naveedzaman8252]

❤❤❤

[@hamzam5394]

I hope you come and share some knowledge in Bosnia Sarajevo.

[@AliMoradiTehrani]

Lion of Islam ❤

[@rend.1]

Yes plz i dont think we got enough round of applause for khabib. So one more time round of applause !!!🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@user-hl8bd8sy4o]

Goat. I seriously doubt GSP or Jones would have found the same success if 95% of their fights were in Dagestan. An early retirement and the fact that he spent 5 years ranked in top ten never losing a round before he got a title shot screwed him out of probably 10-15 defenses easy. Jones and GSP got title shots in 5 months. No blood no bruises (except for some Gaethje calf kicks). Most 10-8 rounds ever. And lost 1 round to a guy that McCheated 18x's w/o a point deductioin. Who else could it be Silva or Jones? Two steroid using eye pokers. Maybe GSP if he didn't get beat into retirement by Hendricks.

[@sheikhfahad2436]

Best comment for people blabbering, "But he had only 3 title defenses🤡!"

[@Defense701]

Key sometimes losing is good for you

[@almaguanlao4418]

He good to speak English now. And also more word of wisdom.

[@alifahmed1075]

I decided to win and then leave.. just wow 🥶

[@ytuser6091]

Organizers are Class A Events and Miftaah Institute

[@micahbodha6129]

Roud of aplause for the Khabib🙈

[@hur_ra492]

We miss him❤😅

[@chnaeemiqbal1721]

According to statistics, 99% of Khabib conversation is composed of "you know is like is like you know is like is like"😂😂😂

[@ninounino4552]

plz stop the questions about his father , it hurts him so much , the bond between him and his father was so strong

[@jaredvartigian405]

I call him khabibier since he’s always on world tour. Tony Ferguson

[@ibrahimsaidov21]

Allahu Akbar

[@KhaledUNITED]

16:44 LOL WHAT 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😆😆😆😆😆🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mikemichaels2914]

Got Michael J Fox on the Camera again I see 🫣

[@tranquilheart1394]

What’s this round of applause after every question?

[@TheRockeyAllen]

Different culture I guess