Khabib Nurmagomedov was born on September 20, 1988 in the village of Sildi in Tsumadinsky District in modern-day Dagestan, Russia,[9][9][10][11] before moving to the state capital Makhachkala in his childhood, and then briefly in his older years to Kiev, Ukraine, where he trained at Combat Dobro. He is the second of three children, including an older brother Magomed and younger sister Amina.[12] His father's family had moved from Sildi, Tsumadinsky District to Kirovaul, where his father converted the ground floor of their two-story building into a gym. Nurmagomedov grew up in the household with his siblings and cousins.[12] His interest in martial arts began when watching students training at the gym.[13][14]

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