What Khabib Nurmagomedov has said about Real Madrid CF
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 Real Madrid CF 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 names Barcelona of roughly 2008–2012 and Real Madrid of 2014–2018 as the two greatest club sides, and France 1998, Brazil 2002 and Spain 2008–2012 at national level.
“For me, they truly represent true dream teams at football, at club level”
Lex Fridman Podcast: #500 – Khabib Nurmagomedov: Dagestan, MMA, UFC, Islam, Conor, Fedor & Football (Aug 12, 2026) · Listen from 2:45:18
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.
Khabib Nurmagomedov on other topics
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- Fame · 4 quotes
- Dagestan · 4 quotes
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