Almakhan and top contender Cory Sandhagen were the only fighters willing to fight Nurmagomedov last year. Signed to the UFC for Nurmagomedov, Almakhan almost capitalized on the opportunity of a ...

It’s unbelievable,” White said Merab’s disclosure will shut down any excuses that may come from Umar’s camp since they were both dealing with injuries. In truth, Nurmagomedov simply looked ...

Umar Nurmagomedov earned his bantamweight title shot by defeating Cory Sandhagen in a hard-fought battle that went the full five rounds. Both fighters had their moments, but Nurmagomedov ...

Umar would be another fight away from a title shot and it would put Yan as the #1 contender." On January 18, Nurmagomedov came up short in his attempt to dethrone Merab Dvalishvili, losing by ...

The UFC bantamweight division was left in limbo following Merab Dvalishvili’s successful title defense over Umar Nurmagomedov at ... he was being given ‘Dana White privilege’ with this ...

Javier Mendez wishes Umar Nurmagomedov told him about broken hand during UFC 311 fight Umar Nurmagomedov convinced he beat Merab Dvalishvili in UFC 311 title fight For more on the card, visit MMA ...

A bantamweight title eliminator bout between former interim UFC Bantamweight Championship challenger Cory Sandhagen and Umar Nurmagomedov headlined the event.