Who Is Khabib Nurmagomedov’s Wife Patimat Nurmagomedov? All About the UFC Legend’s Partner

No one, except for Khabib Nurmagomedov, and their families, has ever seen his wife’s face. Patimat Nurmagomedov married Khabib in 2013, when a 22-year-old ‘The Eagle’ was already making a name for himself in the UFC, and had started his journey towards becoming the biggest Muslim and Russian star in the sport. The former UFC lightweight champ prefers to keep his personal life under wraps, and as such, not much is known about his wife and kids.

As the former lightweight champion and one of the greatest ever gets ready to corner his childhood friend and protégé, Islam Makhachev against Brazilian star Renato Moicano at UFC 311, we take a look at everything we know about the wife and kids of the man we call ‘The Eagle’ in the fighting realm.

Khabib Nurmagomedov’s wife Patimat and all we know about his family

Khabib Nurmagomedov’s wife, Patimat, is one of his distant cousins and even shares the same last name – Nurmagomedov. Both of them hail from the tiny, 200-people-strong Dagestani hamlet of Sildi, where, pretty much, everybody knows everybody. It was in school that the mixed martial artist first met Patimat and instantly took a liking to her. However, soon after they met, his family moved to another village, before eventually settling in the province’s (or Republic’s as they are called in Russia) capital of Makhachkala.

The reason behind Nurmagomedov’s secrecy around his family is the Islamic faith. A devout Muslim, Nurmagomedov, follows the stipulations of orthodox Islamic practice which dictates that a woman cannot be seen without a veil by anybody except her closest relatives, and prefers to keep his wife hidden away from the public eye.

Khabib’s late father, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, once confirmed this in an interview with Sport Express, saying: “A husband tells his wife to cover herself and she does. Her beauty should belong only to her husband. It is not a matter for discussion today, everything was decided 400 years ago.” Now, let’s take a look at ‘The Eagle’s children.

How many children does Khabib have?

Khabib Nurmagomedov’s dedication to his faith is reflected in his children’s names as well. He and his wife have three children, on whom ‘The Eagle’ dotes: a girl named after the Prophet’s daughter, Fatima, 9; and two boys- Magomed, 6 (the Russian version of the Prophet Muhammad’s name, as well as the name of Khabib’s grandfather), and Husayn, 4, whose namesake was the beloved grandson of the Prophet.

The Dagestani MMA legend showed his love for his children when he divorced himself completely from the sport, and early last year, decided to no longer even coach other fighters (as he had continued to do after retiring as a fighter in 2020). This, he declared, was because he wasn’t able to focus on his family, which he has decided would be his primary area of focus going forward.

Meanwhile, fans may wonder if Khabib Nurmagomedov’s children will follow in their father’s footsteps. However, ‘The Eagle’ is not too keen on seeing his children in MMA and he recently provided his reasons behind it. “They have to be strong. They train but no competition [for my sons]. [I prefer] gymnastics,” Khabib told MMA legend Demetrious Johnson.

But coming back to Khabib and his wife, did you know that their wedding was a grand affair? Here’s what we know about the wedding celebration.

Khabib and Patimat’s marriage ceremony

While the couple leads a peaceful life with their kids and the rest of their family in Dagestan, their wedding was quite a wild affair. The wedding invitation simply said, “Anyone who would like to come to offer their congratulations – please come!” And that is exactly what happened, to the surprise of ‘The Eagle’ and his family.

Nurmagomedov, as we have mentioned, was already emerging as a star owing to his dominant and impressive performance in the UFC, which, combined with the invitation, led to around 4,000 people coming to the wedding as a show of respect and to offer congratulations of the nuptials. This put the family in a sticky situation, as they were expecting far fewer people, leading them to change the wedding venue to a bigger location.

In addition, given the unexpectedly high amount of guests, the Nurmagomedovs had to change the guest list three times to properly and adequately accommodate all the wedding guests. However, given the respect Khabib and his father commanded in Dagestan, they were offered many, many discounts, and the wedding, after everything was said and done, cost the family around $21k (or 700k rubles), a paltry sum for an event of that magnitude.

Were you aware of Khabib hosting 4000 guests at his wedding? What do you think about his relationship with his wife and children? Let us know in the comments.