Magomed Idrisovich Ibragimov (russian: Магомед Идрисович Ибрагимов; born 2 June 1985) is a

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...

n-born naturalized

Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked co ...

i wrestler of Avar descent, who competes in the heavyweight freestyle division. He won bronze medals at the 2016 Olympics and 2018 Asian Games. Ibragimov took up wrestling at age 12 in

Makhachkala Makhachkala ( rus, Махачкала, , məxətɕkɐˈla, links=yes),; av, Махӏачхъала, Maħaçqala; ce, ХӀинжа-ГӀала, Hinƶa-Ġala; az, Маһачгала, Mahaçqala; nog, Махачкала; lbe, Махачкъала; ...

, Russia, and studied at the Dagestan State Pedagogical University there. In 2005, he defeated

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 ...

by judge's decision at the Russian Combat Sambo Championship, competing in the under- category. The 20-year-old Magomed represented the

Republic of Chechnya Chechnya ( rus, Чечня́, Chechnyá, p=tɕɪtɕˈnʲa; ce, Нохчийчоь, Noxçiyçö), officially the Chechen Republic,; ce, Нохчийн Республика, Noxçiyn Respublika is a republic of Russia. It is situated in the ...

, while the 17-year-old Khabib, who is also from the

region of Dagestan, represented Dagestan. He would be the only fighter to ever defeat the now-retired Khabib. Ibragimov initially represented Russia, but in 2016 received Uzbekistani citizenship. He was selected for the 2016 Olympics in May 2016 by winning the second place at the qualification tournament in

Ulaanbaatar Ulaanbaatar (; mn, Улаанбаатар, , "Red Hero"), previously anglicized as Ulan Bator, is the capital and most populous city of Mongolia. It is the coldest capital city in the world, on average. The municipality is located in north ce ...

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* * Olympic wrestlers for Uzbekistan Russian male sport wrestlers Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in wrestling Olympic bronze medalists for Uzbekistan 1985 births Living people People from Charodinsky District Wrestlers at the 2018 Asian Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in wrestling Asian Games bronze medalists for Uzbekistan Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Dagestan Wrestlers at the 2022 Asian Games Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Islamic Solidarity Games bronze medalists for Uzbekistan {{Uzbekistan-wrestling-bio-stub