Khabib Nurmagomedov: Dagestan, MMA, UFC, Islam, Conor, Fedor & Football | Lex Fridman Podcast #500

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0:00 – Introduction
1:35 – Why Dagestan produces so many great fighters
11:41 – History of Dagestan warrior culture
21:02 – Hard training in the mountains of Dagestan
24:53 – The trap of fame, money, and power
35:34 – The key to Khabib's dominance
46:47 – Discipline and hard work
59:15 – Street fights in Dagestan
1:12:56 – Khabib's top pressure
1:18:40 – Khabib vs Conor McGregor
1:31:25 – Khabib's toughest fight
1:39:12 – Greatest MMA fighters of all time
1:56:57 – Coaching
2:02:30 – Daniel Cormier
2:06:48 – Islam Makhachev
2:16:46 – Dana White
2:20:16 – Joe Rogan
2:22:31 – Ali Abdelaziz
2:25:08 – Football
2:32:23 – Messi vs Ronaldo
2:50:23 – Dubai
2:54:14 – God
3:01:57 – Advice for young people

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Потрясающее интервью спасибо большое за Хабиба.

You’ll never convince me that this guy didn’t run from 155. And that he never challenged himself by going up to 170.

Фридман наш земляк из Таджикистана родом Чкаловск

Вы так хорошо говорите по русски.

Boxing goes back to ancient Greece. Louis and Schmeling became friends.

Всегда хотели смотреть, как играли в хоккей легенды СССР времён легендарного тренера Тихонова.)
Вот это действительно была жара на льду, а глааное-своё.)

Thanks for letting us into his mind.

Both men born in The former Soviet Union, one Jewish and one Muslim and did not even debate or attack religions or argued about politics. Just mature discussions where its less common in most Westren outlets.

Excellent video! And the dubbing is next level. So much better than the usual AI crap 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Can’t do the ai voices

Potatos? Khabib said his village planted potatoes back in the day? Rubbish. Russia neer even had potatoes. Potatoes are from the new world, the americas.

I constantly watched this video for more than three hours that's a really meaningful conversation, I learned a lot from my idol, Khabib, Thank you ❤❤❤

“When surrounded by Savages, one must become a Savage also” – Me 2026

The most overrated martial artist of all time.

Ладно, я подписался после первой минуты видео)

This is MONUMENTAL!!!

Russia, go home 🏡 ✋️ Stop any aggression! Stop all the wars ✋️ Respekt International Law 🤍Save humanityNo law of power! 😠 Only power of law❤

Спасибо, до встречи 😊