Khabib confirms Umar Nurmagomedov’s UFC return against Mario Bautista in Vancouver main event after bantamweight title loss.

Khabib Nurmagomedov expressed confidence in his cousin Umar Nurmagomedov’s strong comeback, pointing to Islam Makhachev as an ...

Sean O’Malley believes Mario Bautista can defeat Umar Nurmagomedov, predicting a second career loss for the undefeated rising ...

Recently during a live Q&A, Khabib claimed that the 29-year-old could still become the pound-for-pound number one fighter in the sport, following a similar path to his teammate, Makhachev.

Now, Umar Nurmagomedov has a decision to make. With his status as the top contender cemented, he can likely wait until getting his shot at the belt, or he could opt to defend that status and risk ...

Can Merab Dvalishvili defend his title against Umar Nurmagomedov at #UFC311? . . . #ufc #mma #trending #ufc311 #mmanews #merabdvalishvili #shorts ...

Umar Nurmagomedov put up a valiant effort to go down fighting at the UFC 311 co-main event. Coming undefeated into the bout, the Dagestani fighter was a favorite.

Check out the best photos from Merab Dvalishvili's win over Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC 311 at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. (Fight and venue photos by Gary A. Vasquez, USA Today Sports) ...

Like Khabib Nurmagomedov, Dominance MMA manager Ali Abdelaziz sees Umar Nurmagomedov retiring undefeated. Nurmagomedov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) challenges bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili (18-4 ...

It makes me work hard." "Umar, like I wasn't... he's okay, but I'm telling you guys, from Top 15, he only win one fight and that was Cory Sandhagen," Dvalishvili said of Nurmagomedov.

Khabib Nurmagomedov Defends Umar after Merab Dvalishvili Calls UFC 311 Fight a "Gift" Dvalishvili and Nurmagomedov are set to meet in the co-main event of UFC 311 on Jan. 18, a little less than a ...

In 2021, Umar joined the UFC, where he is 3-0 with victories over Sergey Morozov, Brian Kelleher, and most recently Nate Maness last summer. Umar Nurmagomedov’s cousin and coach, Khabib, looks ...