Wrestlers are dominating the UFC, and fans have seen many champions with strong wrestling backgrounds. Most of these stars are from Dagestan and have shown dominant performances. Recently, UFC lightweight Dan Hooker said Dagestani fighters outsmart everyone by playing the game better than anyone in the UFC.

Fighters like Islam Makhachev, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Nassourdine Imavov, and others hail from Dagestan. They’ve all been dominant forces in their divisions. Hooker broke down why Dagestani fighters play the game smarter than anyone. In a recent interview with Sky Sports, the lightweight star said:

“Those Dagestani guys are incredibly diplomatic. They play the game better than anyone. They play ignorance when they want to play ignorance. Ankalaev acknowledged Carlos Ulberg as the rightf

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