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Islam Makhachev no longer holds the UFC’s lightweight championship. But, according to his longtime teammate, Umar Nurmagomedov, the renowned fighter plans to return to 155 pounds and regain the title.… Read More

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Merab Dvalishvili repeatedly argued that Umar Nurmagomedov should not be fighting him for the UFC’s bantamweight title yet, and according to the challenger, that’s because the champ’s nervous to fight … Read More

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Sean O’Malley has yet to compete since he lost the UFC’s bantamweight title to Merab Dvalishvili in September. But, the former champ wants to return to the Octagon in a … Read More

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Umar Nurmagomedov is a sizeable favorite on the betting lines to defeat Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 311, and it seems clear you won’t find him disagreeing with those odds.

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The UFC has announced that the promotion’s first pay-per-view event of 2025, will feature not one, but two title fights.

Recently, the promotion confirmed that the January 18th, UFC 311 card will … Read More

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Amidst ongoing speculation as to when and who Umar Nurmagomedov will fight next, the bantamweight’s disclosed an arm injury will prevent him from fighting in January.

Ever since Nurmagomedov (18-0) … Read More

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Recently it was reported that Umar Nurmagomedov is fighting Song Yadong in December, but the latter’s coach, Urijah Faber, has thrown cold water on that rumor.

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After having his title shot hunt set back by Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC Abu Dhabi, Cory Sandhagen has released a statement.

Sandhagen faced Nurmagomedov in the card’s main event, and lost a competitive, unanimous decision to the … Read More

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Umar Nurmagomedov took a big step towards fighting for the UFC’s bantamweight title on Saturday, by working his way to a victory over Cory Sandhagen.

Although Sandhagen was able to negate much of Nurmagomedov’s wrestling and top … Read More

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Umar Nurmagomedov has not had his cousin Khabib cornering him for his last few fights. But, the bantamweight contender is reporting the legend will be one of his cornermen for UFC Abu Dhabi.

Nurmagomedov is booked to … Read More

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The UFC has announced several bouts for the promotion’s next event in Abu Dhabi, and one of them will feature the return of Nick Diaz.

Diaz, who hasn’t fought since 2021, will take on Vicente Luque in … Read More

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Umar Nurmagomedov’s second UFC fight has been pushed back, as the fighter has withdrawn from a scheduled fight with Jack Shore.

Nurmagomedov (13-0) was booked to fight his fellow, bantamweight prospect on March 19th. But, recently MMA … Read More

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After having his UFC debut canceled three times, it’s being reported that Umar Nurmagomedov has been rebooked to fight Sergey Morozov.

Nurmagomedov, who is the younger cousin of UFC lightweight champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov, has been scheduled to … Read More

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The highly anticipated UFC debut of Umar Nurmagomedov, Khabib Nurmagomedov’s cousin, has been postponed again.

The undefeated bantamweight was booked to fight Sergei Morozov this coming Saturday at UFC 254. But, recently Russia’s TASS reported that Nurmagomedov … Read More

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Umar Nurmagomedov, the younger cousin of UFC lightweight champ, Khabib Nurmagomedov, reportedly has his Octagon debut reset.

Nurmagomedov was originally scheduled to make his UFC debut against Hunter Azure in April. But, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, … Read More

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Recently the UFC announced that Khabib Nurmagomedov’s younger cousin, Umar Nurmagomedov, has signed with the promotion. Now it’s being reported that bantamweight Hunter Azure will face Nurmagomedov in his Octagon debut at UFC 249.

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After winning the UFC’s bantamweight title and defending it two times, Merab Dvalishvili has picked up another accolade: the 2025 ESPY for Fighter of the Year.

Recently, it was announced … Read More