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Khabib Nurmagomedov’s ‘dreams’ come true, opens training facility in Dagestan

Earlier this week, UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov opened a training facility in his hometown of Dagestan. Partnered up with his father Abdulmanap, the gym located in the capital city of Makhachkala will cater to people of all ages.

“I was very excited about this. Today, we opened this gym,” Khabib told RT Sport. “This is like dreams come true, and here you can train Muay Thai, jiu-jitsu, grappling, combat sambo, MMA, everything what you want. Like you guys see, a lot of kids here, and I think it’s going to be full all day.

“This gym is going to be full, a lot of kids going to be training here,” he added.