UFC champ Khabib Nurmagomedov seen training in a freezing river, because of course

UFC lightweight champ Khabib Nurmagomedov is arguably the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world right now because of his ability to dominant anybody who dares to step inside the Octagon with him.

Nurmagomedov, who is 28-0 as a professional fighter, takes no nonsense, which Conor McGregor learned during and then after their fight last year in Las Vegas.

A new video has now emerged that shows just how willing he is to do whatever it takes to make him an even tougher fighter than he is right now. And it’s pretty nuts.

Check out Nurmagomedov swimming against the current of a freezing cold river in Dagestan.

Khabib is wired different.

UFC lightweight champ training in a freezing river in Dagestan, Russia.

(via kingfarruh/IG) pic.twitter.com/Dqmz8DIaf8

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) October 14, 2019

Now that is intense… yet it’s so on brand with Nurmagomedov.

UFC fans reacted properly to it:

Khabib training .. swimming against an icy cold river current.. So ya wanna be a fighter huh..??!! 🧐 pic.twitter.com/kx7MjH5hk5

— MMAfightfans (@MMAfightfans) October 14, 2019

The river is simply learning to be comfortable being uncomfortable by swimming against a freezing cold Khabib… https://t.co/REMK0lBB2w

— Ethan Aguigui (@eaguigui57) October 14, 2019

So khabib swims up rivers against the flow for training, I’m a useless male specimen 😂😂😂

— SnowyDanger x P A P (@snowydanger) October 14, 2019