To the surprise of many, Umar Nurmagomedov's next fight reportedly won't be for the UFC title. Umar Nurmagomedov Blasts Merab Dvalishvili for Saying Ex-champ
In a surprise twist, Umar Nurmagomedov vs Song Yadong has been announced for the main event of UFC Tampa Bay.
Umar Nurmagomedov is currently the #2 contender for the UFC bantamweight championship. The fighter is desperate to get his hands on the title by defeating the champion, Merab Dvalishvili.
Khabib Nurmagomedov, who retired from the UFC in 2020, remains a captivating figure in the sport. Despite his repeated denials, many fans continue to hope for a potential comeback from the Dagestani legend.
Former UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley was supposed to be taking his time off from fighting. After losing his title to Merab Dvalishvili, ‘Suga’ underwent surgery to fix his hips.
Sean O’Malley lost his bantamweight title to Merab Dvalishvili. The Georgian is looking out for his first title defense, and rising contender Umar Nurmagomedov is next in line.
Khabib Nurmagomedov put Dagestan on the map as a dominant UFC lightweight champion during his prime. Since then, Dagestan fighters have risen in fame. In the process, he built an enormous fan base of millions worldwide.
The students of Khabib Nurmagomedov are ruling all over MMA organizations, especially UFC. While Islam Makhachev is ruling the UFC Lightweight Division and is the title holder of the division, Usman Nurmagomedov is in the Bellator Championship where he is the title holder of the lightweight title.
Ali Abdelaziz has expressed strong confidence in the future of his fighter, Umar Nurmagomedov. Abdelaziz predicts that Umar, cousin of UFC icon Khabib Nurmagomedov, will soon claim the promotion’s bantamweight title, possibly in 2025.
As the newly crowned bantamweight champion, Merab Dvalishvili would much rather face former flyweight king Deiveson Figueiredo. However, UFC is moving toward booking undefeated contender, Umar Nurmagomedov.
Umar Nurmagomedov is currently in the line to fight Merab Dvalishvili for the UFC bantamweight championship. Recently, he visited Henry Cejudo and Kamaru Usman’s podcast.
Merab Dvalishvili likely has his hands full in his first title defense. Nothing's official quite yet following Dvalishvili's title win over Sean O'Malley at UFC 306, but from the looks of it, the undefeated Umar Nurmagomedov will be next in line for the bantamweight strap.
Khabib Nurmagomedov contributed significantly to Belal Muhammad becoming the world’s new welterweight champion. Before his title bout with Leon Edwards, Muhammad spent a lot of time training and sparring with Nurmagomedov.
Merab Dvalishvili isn't all that interested in fighting Umar Nurmagomedov, at least, not yet. The new UFC Bantamweight Champion had to fight and win 10 times, beating champion after champion after champion to finally get his shot at gold at UFC 306.
The potential showdown between Umar Nurmagomedov and Merab Dvalishvili has been a hot topic following UFC 306. Dvalishvili secured the victory and ascended to the bantamweight title throne.
Merab Dvalishvili delivered a dominant performance against Sean O’Malley at UFC 306 to claim the bantamweight title. Rising contender, Umar Nurmagomedov and teammate Islam Makhachev shared their reaction on social media and seemingly issued a challenge to the new champion.
Sean O’Malley will defend his UFC bantamweight title for the second time this Saturday against Merab Dvalishvili. Going into the fight night, the stakes are high, and everybody has given their predictions for the fight.
The main event of Bellator Champions Series: San Diego saw Usman Nurmagomedov step into the cage to defend his lightweight title against top contender Alexander Shabliy.
This past Saturday in the main event at UFC Abu Dhabi, we saw a title eliminator in the bantamweight division. Unbeaten top contender Umar Nurmagomedov (18-0) was taking on “The Sandman” Cory Sandhagen (17-5).
Umar Nurmagomedov struggled early in his fight with Cory Sandhagen on Saturday in Abu Dhabi. Nurmagomedov couldn’t rely on his outstanding wrestling to control Sandhagen.
Sean O’Malley felt that a victory over Umar Nurmagomedov could set up a Conor McGregor fight. O’Malley and McGregor are not on good terms after the verbal shots they fired at each other over social media.
Russia's Umar Nurmagomedov was in complete control against Cory Sandhagen of the United States to earn a bantamweight victory by unanimous decision in the UFC main event Saturday at Abu Dhabi.
In his first fight in nearly one year, Cory Sandhagen will compete in his sixth straight five-round fight against Umar Nurmagomedov in the main event of UFC on ABC 7.
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