Sean O’Malley is set to receive his first bantamweight title opportunity when he challenges Aljamain Sterling at UFC 292 next month. The No.2-ranked bantamweight is also eyeing another main event in the division with title implications. ‘Sugar’ recently weighed in on the UFC Nashville main event bout between Cory Sandhagen and Umar Nurmagomedov. Speaking to…
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Henry Cejudo names the one bantamweight (other than himself) who can dominate the division. Cejudo feels the bantamweight division is about to be put on notice by one surging contender. Cejudo will return to face Aljamain Sterling for the UFC bantamweight title at UFC 288 in May. He returns following a three-year hiatus from competition…
Umar Nurmagomedov is offering to be Merab Dvalishvili’s next Octagon test after Dvalishvili’s win over Petr Yan. Undefeated UFC bantamweight Umar Nurmagomedov wants a shot at Merab Dvalishvili after UFC Fight Night 221. Dvalishvili defeated former bantamweight champion Petr Yan at UFC Fight Night 221 on Saturday. He’s won nine in a row and is on…
Umar Nurmagomedov secured his first KO victory since 2017 at UFC Fight Night 217 last night when he defeated Raoni Barcelos in round one. The Dagestani fighter received minimal damage in the fight and is eager to get back into the octagon as soon as he can. Nurmagomedov took to Twitter to call for a…
Umar Nurmagomedov took on Raoni Barcelos in the first main card bout of the first UFC event of the year. The Dagestani standout lived up to his surname’s legacy, scoring a stunning first-round KO win over Barcelos. After missing with a rear knee from the southpaw stance, Nurmagomedov caught Barcelos with a left hand that…
UFC superstar Khabib Nurmagomedov gives one-word reaction to Umar Nurmagomedov’s UFC Fight Night 217 win. Although Nurmagomedov was not in Umar’s corner for the fight, ‘The Eagle’ posted a clip of the knockout on his Instagram account and captioned it with the word – “Statement.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Хабиб…
Promising UFC bantamweight fighter Umar Nurmagomedov, who is the cousin of the best pound-for-pound fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov, has turned to reigning 135-pound champion Aljamain Sterling. Umar said that he hopes to see the American revenge against Petr Yan soon. The other day Sterling posted on his Instagram a joint photo with Umar, calling the Dagestani…
The cousin of UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, Umar Nurmagomedov, commented on his debut fight in the strongest MMA promotion in the world. Recall that Umar Nurmagomedov won an early victory over a fighter from Kazakhstan Sergei Morozov, whom he put to sleep with a choke hold in the second round. “Nine years ago, Khabib…
One of the UFC on ESPN 20 preliminary card matches ended at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, in which Khabib Nurmagomedov’s cousin Umar Nurmagomedov made his debut performance under the auspices of the UFC against a fighter from Kazakhstan Sergey Morozov. Umar started the fight with kicks, while Morozov tried to reach the opponent’s…
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov believes that the fight between his cousin Umar Nurmagomedov and Sergey Morozov at the UFC on ESPN 20 tournament will generate great interest in the post-Soviet space. “Umar’s preparation turned out to be very good. There were a lot of sparring, we fought a lot near the cage. His opponent…
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