What Khabib Nurmagomedov has said about Combat sambo
1 quote · 1 episode · Aug 12, 2026
Khabib Nurmagomedov, Russian former mixed martial artist from Dagestan who retired as UFC lightweight champion with a 29-0 record, has been quoted on Combat sambo once in 1 episode of Lex Fridman Podcast, most recently on August 12, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Nurmagomedov says seeing his cousin Abdurakhman choke out a better wrestler with a triangle in a rain-soaked street fight convinced him at 14 to switch from wrestling to combat sambo.
“I said, I'm switching to combat sambo. I said, what Abdurrahman did? The one he choked out is not just anyone in the gym. He's one of the best wrestlers, but he couldn't do anything”
Lex Fridman Podcast: #500 – Khabib Nurmagomedov: Dagestan, MMA, UFC, Islam, Conor, Fedor & Football (Aug 12, 2026) · Listen from 1:11:52
Episodes
#500 – Khabib Nurmagomedov: Dagestan, MMA, UFC, Islam, Conor, Fedor & FootballLex Fridman Podcast · Aug 12, 2026
Khabib Nurmagomedov tells Lex Fridman about Dagestan's fighting culture, his father's coaching, the Conor McGregor fight, Islam, and football.
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