Abdulmanap Magomedovich Nurmagomedov (russian: Абдулманап Магомедович Нурмагомедов; 10 December 1962 – 3 July 2020) was a Russian
military
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veteran, former
judo
is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo"). ...
ka and
combat sports
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coach.
In September 2019, he was named by the ''Russian Book of Records'' as the most successful combat sambo coach in the country. He was the father and coach of retired
UFC
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lightweight champion
Khabib Nurmagomedov
Khabib Abdulmanapovich Nurmagomedov av, ХIабиб ГӀабдулманапил НурмухӀамадов (born 20 September 1988) is a Russian former professional mixed martial artist. He competed in the lightweight division of the Ultima ...
, and coach of current UFC Lightweight Champion
Islam Makhachev
Islam Ramazanovich Makhachev (russian: Исла́м Рамаза́нович Маха́чев; born 27 October 1991) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist and former Sambo competitor. He currently competes in the Lightweight division in ...
.
Biography
An ethnic
Avar, Nurmagomedov was born in 1962 in the village of
Sildi
Sildi (russian: Сильди; av, Силди) is a rural locality (a '' selo'') in the Tsumadinsky District in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. Population: Sildi is also located "approximately 1,932 meters above sea level". The village is amongs ...
,
Tsumadinsky District. In 1987 he graduated from the
Poltava University of Economics and Trade
Poltava University of Economics and Trade (PUET) is one of the biggest universities in Poltava, Ukraine.
History
The University started in 1961 as a teaching and consultation center. In 1968 it became a department and soon – in 1970 a bran ...
with a degree in accounting and economics. He had two sons, Magomed and
Khabib, and one daughter, Amina. He started his sporting career with freestyle wrestling, which he, like many Dagestani children, had practiced from a young age. While serving in the
Soviet Army
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, he began to practice
judo
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and
sambo
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, oly ...
.
His first big success as a coach came when his brother, Nurmagomed Nurmagomedov, won at the World Sambo Championship for Ukraine's national team in 1992. He trained a total of 18 world champions through his coaching career.
At the end of April 2020, during the
COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
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The virus was confirmed to have spread to Russia on 31 January 2020, when two Ch ...
, Nurmagomedov was hospitalized in the 2nd city hospital of
Makhachkala
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with
bilateral pneumonia
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caused by
COVID-19
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. Having been taken to Moscow in early May on a private jet, his condition rapidly worsened, and he died there on 3 July 2020, from COVID complications. He was 57 years old. On 4 July, he was buried in his native village. Following his death, his son Khabib announced his retirement from mixed martial arts following his victory over
Justin Gaethje
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at
UFC 254
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Background
The event proceeded w ...
, a fight which he dedicated to the memory of his father.
Notable students
Mixed martial arts
*
Khabib Nurmagomedov
Khabib Abdulmanapovich Nurmagomedov av, ХIабиб ГӀабдулманапил НурмухӀамадов (born 20 September 1988) is a Russian former professional mixed martial artist. He competed in the lightweight division of the Ultima ...
– Former UFC Lightweight Champion. Two-time WCSF Sambo World Champion.
*
Islam Makhachev
Islam Ramazanovich Makhachev (russian: Исла́м Рамаза́нович Маха́чев; born 27 October 1991) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist and former Sambo competitor. He currently competes in the Lightweight division in ...
– Current UFC Lightweight Champion. 2016 FIAS Combat Sambo World Champion.
*
Usman Nurmagomedov
Usman Nurmagomedov (born April 17, 1998), is a Russian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division of Bellator MMA, where he is the current Bellator Lightweight World Champion. He has previously competed in the UAE Warri ...
– Current Bellator Lightweight Champion
* Movlid Khaybulaev – 2021 (Current)
PFL Featherweight World Champion.
*
Sultan Aliev – Two-time FIAS Combat Sambo World Champion. Formerly competed in UFC and
Bellator from 2011 to 2019.
*
Ikram Aliskerov
Ikram Aliskerov ( lez, Икрам Сабиран хва Алискеррин) (russian: Икрам Сабирович Алискеров; born December 7, 1992) is a Russian mixed martial artist and combat sambo competitor who competes in the ...
– Brave Combat Federation Middleweight. 2016 FIAS Combat Sambo World Champion.
*
Magomedrasul Khasbulaev
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– Current ACA Featherweight Champion. 2010 WCSF Sambo World Champion.
*
Shamil Zavurov – Former
M-1 Global
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It hosted its first major show (rather than co-promoting with othe ...
Welterweight World Champion. Three-time WCSF Sambo World Champion.
*
Rustam Khabilov
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– Bellator Welterweight. 2007 WCSF Sambo World Champion.
*
Tagir Ulanbekov
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– UFC Flyweight
*
Abubakar Nurmagomedov
Abubakar Magomedovich Nurmagomedov (born November 13, 1989) is a Russian mixed martial artist, who is currently competing in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is a three-time Combat Sambo World Championship bron ...
– UFC Welterweight
*
Zubaira Tukhugov
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– UFC Featherweight
*
Umar Nurmagomedov
Umar Nurmagomedov (born March 1, 1996), is a Russian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He has previously competed in the Eagle Fighting Championship (EFC) and Profe ...
– UFC Bantamweight. 2015 WCSF Sambo World Champion.
*
Islam Mamedov
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– Bellator Lightweight
* Gadzhi Rabadanbov – Bellator Featherweight
* Saygid Izagakhmaev –
ONE Championship
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Welterweight
Wrestling
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Abasgadzhi Magomedov – Freestyle wrestling World Champion.
*
Magomedkhabib Kadimagomedov – 2020 Olympic Silver Medalist.
References
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1962 births
2020 deaths
Honoured Coaches of Russia
Nurmagomedov family
Russian sambo practitioners
Russian male martial artists
Russian male judoka
Sportspeople from Dagestan
Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
Russian Muslims
Avar people
Russian people of Dagestani descent
Soviet Army personnel