Said Nurmagomedov

Our feature fight of the night came in the bantamweight division between two absolute studs in Russian prospect Said Nurmagomedov (15-2) and.

Since then, the sport has grown so rapidly, and my goal is to enlighten everyone on what’s going on in the sport today. But, de Andrade also proves difficult to hold down, as they’re back to their feet. It’s not long however until they’re back to striking range and Nurmagomedov gets his wide array of kicks going.

Said Nurmagomedov showed off a ton of creativity and a variety of strikes to beat Douglas Silva de Andrade on Saturday at UFC Vegas 58.

Silva de Andrade finally made Nurmagomedov pay late in the second round when he threw a spinning backfist of his own that put the Russian down on the canvas. The kicks coming from Nurmagomedov were continuously giving Silva de Andrade problems because he just couldn’t risk rushing forward to get inside. After some clinching against the cage, Nurmagomedov was able to separate from the Brazilian as he began unleashing a variety of flashy kicks including several spinning attacks aimed at finishing Silva de Andrade.

UFC 135-pounder Said Nurmagomedov is not related to former lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov.

Umar Nurmagomedov debuted for the promotion in January 2021 against Sergey Morozov at UFC Fight Island 8. Abubakar Nurmagomedov is currently 16-3-1 in his pro-MMA journey. So far, Umar Nurmagomedov has had a better run in the UFC. The older cousin, Abubakar Nurmagomedov, fights in the welterweight division. Like his legendary cousin Khabib, Umar Nurmagomedov currently holds an undefeated record in his professional mixed martial arts career. Although Magomed Nurmagomedov was a wrestler in Dagestan, he has never competed in any major fight promotions.