Terrifying! Khabib Nurmagomedov struggles while swimming against the current in a river in Dagestan; watch the video.

Khabib during training. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram/khabib_nurmagomedov

Away from the octagon since October 2020, Khabib Nurmagomedov He is one of the few athletes to hang up his gloves without ever having experienced a defeat as a professional MMA fighter. However, the Eagle seems to have found a worthy challenger: Mother Nature. The coach posted a video on social media this Sunday (14) in which he tries to swim against the current in a river in Dagestan.

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In the video, the former fighter exits a sauna and, seconds later, jumps into the dangerous river, which, according to the description, has temperatures of nine degrees Celsius. Immediately, he is carried several meters by the current but manages to keep swimming for a few moments until the end of the video. In the comments, some fans expressed concern about the exercise.

"Someone please show us the video of him getting out of the water," said one of Nurmagomedov's followers.

"Man, the water flow looks terrifying, man jumped like it was a kiddie pool," another admired.

Khabib competed in the UFC for eight years, in 13 fights. He won all his fights and became the lightweight champion (up to 70,3 kg) in 2018. After his father's death in July 2020, he decided to retire at only 32 years old. Since then, he has become a coach and a key figure in the careers of... Islam makhachev, Usman Nurmagomedov e Umar Nurmagomedov.

Watch the video of Khabib Nurmagomedov swimming in a river.

Khabib Nurmagomedov goes from a sauna straight into a 9-degree river in Dagestan ️ pic.twitter.com/GliqQxfdxu

— Red Corner MMA (@RedCorner_MMA) December 14, 2025