The video captures the 22-year-old Nurmagomed as he entered the World Combat Sambo Championship in 2010. Despite his youth, Nurmagomedov showed great performances on the ground, and later transferred them to the MMA. In the mentioned battle, he faced a break in the beginning, but he managed to get out of the difficult situation in an exemplary manner and turned his opponent on his back.
–
Nurmagomedov continued to work on an opponent who failed to break free. The legendary UFC wrestler performed top work, and soka came with hard blows.
–
At the tournament, Chabib won gold in the category up to 82 kilograms, winning the triumph from the previous year (in the category up to 74 kilograms). In the same year, he managed to succeed at the Russian Combat Sambo Championship. But he scored one defeat in his career. At the age of seventeen, he was not good enough for Magomed Ibragimov in the final of the Russian tournament. Nurmagomed’s defeat took off so much that he cried after the match.
–
But otherwise he shone. Excellent work on the ground was a threat to all rivals throughout their careers. Over the years, Chabib has become quite possibly the best grappler in the UFC. He tried to transfer most of the matches to the ground, where he managed to win the submission eleven times.
–
By the time Nurmagomedov won the first sambo gold, he had a 4-0 record in the MMA. His debut in the famous UFC dates back to 2012, until then he wrestled only on Russian soil, where he won sixteen matches. He then added another thirteen victories to the UFC, making history.
–
