For most fighters, fighting six times in six months might seem like quite a daunting task. Abusupiyan Magomedov, however, is not like most fighters. The 28 year-old Dagestani native came up in a place where, he claims, fighting was simply part of the routine.
“When you’re young in Dagestan, every day you fight,” Magomedov told Sherdog.com. “If you don’t fight, your friend fights.” Yet his friends’ opponents were often not alone, which meant Magomedov would still have to fight.
Fighting is a part of life for many youngsters in Dagestan, as is wrestling, which Magomedov also practiced.