Khabib Nurmagomedov: Dagestan, MMA, UFC, Islam, Conor, Fedor & Football | Lex Fridman Podcast #500

Khabib Nurmagomedov is one of the greatest fighters of all time, who retired from the UFC undefeated with a perfect 29-0 record. We did this conversation entirely in Russian. It's translated and dubbed into English. Both language audio tracks (and subtitles) are available here on YouTube. To switch between language audio tracks, click: Settings gear icon, then Audio track.

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*OUTLINE:*
0:00 – Introduction
1:35 – Why Dagestan produces so many great fighters
11:41 – History of Dagestan warrior culture
21:02 – Hard training in the mountains of Dagestan
24:53 – The trap of fame, money, and power
35:34 – The key to Khabib's dominance
46:47 – Discipline and hard work
59:15 – Street fights in Dagestan
1:12:56 – Khabib's top pressure
1:18:40 – Khabib vs Conor McGregor
1:31:25 – Khabib's toughest fight
1:39:12 – Greatest MMA fighters of all time
1:56:57 – Coaching
2:02:30 – Daniel Cormier
2:06:48 – Islam Makhachev
2:16:46 – Dana White
2:20:16 – Joe Rogan
2:22:31 – Ali Abdelaziz
2:25:08 – Football
2:32:23 – Messi vs Ronaldo
2:50:23 – Dubai
2:54:14 – God
3:01:57 – Advice for young people

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