What do Khabib Nurmagomedov and Fedor Emelianenko have in common? Aside from their Russian roots and dominance in MMA, they share a mastery of Sambo. A combat sport with Soviet origins ...

Khabib Nurmagomedov has candidly opened up about ... However, had he not gone through devastating losses in his combat sambo career, he may never have become the man he is today.

Khabib retired from MMA with an unblemished 29-0 professional record. His fighting style is heavily influenced by wrestling, judo, and combat sambo, disciplines in which he holds black belts and ...

Khabib Nurmagomedov never planned to coach, but losing his father changed his perspective. But he won't stay for long. Here's why the best camp in MMA will need a new coach soon.

People think that Abdulmanap, everyone knows him because of Khabib ... but his years and years of countless, his lifetime's work in combat sambo coaching before that was there before him." ...

At UFC 311, Islam Makhachev now faces Renato Moicano on just a few hours’ notice. Is there a path to victory for the new challenger?

He was never defeated before. "He is like amateur world champion, Russian champion, Dagestan champion, sambo champion. He's Khabib's cousin, and his brother Khabib never lost before. I will be the ...

At 18, he went into the Russian military, where he learned sambo, a form of hand-to-hand combat, and judo. His coaches and mentors were, in Khabib's words, "old school." There was a serious ...

The Dagestani MMA star has refined his incredible Sambo background to dominate opponents on the ground, and like Khabib, once he gets hold of them, he has all the ability to either submit them or ...