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Khabib Nurmagomedov

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Martial Artist

The Resume

    (September 20, 1988- )
    Born in Makhachkala, Russian Federation
    UFC Lightweight Champion
    Two-time Combat Sambo World Champion (2009, 2010)
    #3 in official UFC pound-for-pound rankings (as of 2019)
    Nicknamed 'The Eagle'

Why he might be annoying:

    His trademark white wooly headdress has been mistaken for an afro-wig.
    He was criticized for fighting Edson Barboza on the night his wife gave birth.
    His joint presser with Conor McGregor in the leadup to their UFC match drew attention to the questionable - to say shady - backgrounds of both his trainer, Ali Abdelaziz, and his wrestler father, Abdulmanap, after several explosive allegations from McGregor.
    The blood between the two men was so personal that a formal complaint against them both following the UFC 229 match, after they charged each other's cornermen, provoking a brawl.

Why he might not be annoying:

    Joe Rogan called him a 'next level' fighter.
    He is the first Russian and the first Muslim to win a UFC title.
    He kicked Conor McGregor's ass.
    Footage of him wrestling a bear at the age of nine went viral on social media.
    He surpassed Maria Sharapova as the most followed Russian on Instagram.
    His 'eagle' nickname is derived from it being the symbol of his native Dagestan.
    His headline bout with McGregor at UFC 229 drew 2.4 million pay-per-view buys, the most ever for an MMA event.

Credit: BoyWiththeGreenHair


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 93 Votes: 43.01% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 14 Votes: 78.57% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 130 Votes: 44.62% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 33 Votes: 15.15% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 103 Votes: 53.40% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying