Khabib Nurmagomedov has opened his own gym in his homeland of Dagestan. The UFC lightweight champ, along with his father and trainer Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, opened the facility earlier this week in the capital city of Makhachkala to provide a training ground for Dagestani athletes and help the younger generation become professional fighters. The facility is under Nurmagomedov’s father’s name, the “Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov Martial Arts School,” The gym boasts training mats, punching bags, an octagon, weight rooms, and even a basketball court with mats, where Nurmagomedov is often seen playing his own version of “Dagestani Basketball.” “I was very excited about this,” Nurmagomedov told RT Sport . “Today, we opened this gym. This is like dreams come true, and here you can train muay Thai, jiu-jitsu, grappling, combat sambo, MMA, everything what you want.
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