Nurmagomedov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC), cousin of former undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, was declared No.

Former UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling thinks that Umar Nurmagomedov has been riding his last name a bit too much.

Bekzat Almakhan is a lamb about to be slaughtered. Almakhan has the unenviable task of stepping into the cage against the undefeated Umar Nurmagomedov tomorrow at UFC Fight Night. While it does ...

Aljamain Sterling thinks Umar Nurmagomedov is just riding his cousin Khabib's coattails to an undeserved UFC bantamweight ...

Per UFC CEO Dana White, up next is unbeaten Umar Nurmagomedov. With an unbeaten streak that reached 11 fights when he upset Leon Edwards to capture the welterweight title at UFC 304 in July ...

Khabib Nurmagomedov encouraged his cousin and No. 2 bantamweight contender Umar Nurmagomedov to stay the course amid his recent title shot turmoil. With a win over Cory Sandhagen over the summer ...

Heading into O’Malley and Dvalishvili’s clash at Sphere in Las Vegas, it appeared clear that Umar Nurmagomedov was the clear number one contender. He had just defeated Corey Sandhagen in Abu ...

Khabib Nurmagomedov recently shared some advice from experience with cousin Umar Nurmagomedov, who is currently rallying for a bantamweight title shot. "Islam and I have already been in place. This is ...

"Islam [Makhachev] and I have already been in [Umar's] place. This is called a transition period. Over time, everyone will want to fight you. Just keep pushing forward." Advertisement (via.

Garrett Kerman also goes by the name of The Fight Analyst. He covers all combat sports, from MMA, to boxing, to even bare-knuckle. He is also very well-versed in all American sports when it comes to ...

Umar Nurmagomedov is widely recognized as a leading contender for the bantamweight title, currently holding the #2 rank in the 135-pound division. He trails only Sean O’Malley, who recently lost ...