Lex Fridman Podcast · August 12, 2026

#500 – Khabib Nurmagomedov: Dagestan, MMA, UFC, Islam, Conor, Fedor & Football

Khabib Nurmagomedov, one of the greatest fighters of all time, retired from the UFC undefeated with a perfect 29-0 record. The conversation was conducted entirely in Russian and is presented in English through a carefully dubbed translation using voice-cloning. It spans Dagestan, MMA, UFC, Islam, Conor, Fedor, and football, beginning with a discussion of why Dagestan produces so many great fighters.

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Why Dagestan produces so many great fighters00:08:24

Khabib discusses why Dagestan has produced such a high concentration of elite fighters.

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Misc

✧The conversation was conducted entirely in Russian; the English audio is a voice-cloned dub of Lex Fridman and Khabib, with both language tracks and subtitles available on YouTube.

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