Dagestan - Foundry of Champions

Dagestan is located in the North Caucasus federal district. Its capital and largest city is Makhachkala, centrally located on the Caspian Sea coast in Eastern Europe, close to its border with Western Asia. Some of Dagestan’s famous athletes include: Khabib Nurmagomedov (born 20 September 1988) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist. He is signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) where he is the reigning UFC Lightweight Champion. With 28 wins and no losses, he holds the longest active undefeated streak in MMA. As of 9 September 2020, he is #2 in the UFC men’s pound-for-pound rankings. Abdulrashid Sadulaev (born 9 May 1996 in Dagestan) is a freestyle wrestler of Avar descent. Sadulaev became the 2014 World Champion in the 86 kg class at age 18, and Olympic champion at age 20. He is now considered the best active wrestler in the world. Zabit Magomedsharipov (born 1 March 1991) is a Russian mixed martial artist, currently