UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria theorizes that Dagestani fighters need to dominate to win. As Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) angles for a fight against lightweight champ Islam Makhachev (27-1 MMA ...

PFL lightweight star Usman Nurmagomedov has revealed that he was badly ill in the lead-up to his fight against Paul Hughes ...

Usman Nurmagomedov claims he only performed at half of his capabilities in his Bellator lightweight title defense vs. Paul Hughes.

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. And he indeed started things on a ...

Based in Rochester, England, Simon Head is a veteran sports editor who has been covering sport for national and international outlets since 2000, and is one of the longest-tenured MMA journalists ...

Umar Nurmagomedov has spoken out following his first UFC loss, as he could be out for six months with a hand injury. Nurmagomedov lost a unanimous decision against Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 311 ...

UFC bantamweight contender Umar Nurmagomedov might return to the Octagon quicker than expected after suffering a broken hand last weekend. Nurmagomedov revealed in his post-fight interview with ...

Javier Mendez revealed that Umar Nurmagomedov hid his broken hand from the team at UFC 311. Nurmagomedov broke his hand in Round 1 of his title fight against bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili on ...

Umar Nurmagomedov came up short in his attempt to be the bantamweight champion at UFC 311. Subsequently, Nurmagomedov's manager Ali Abdelaziz uploaded a post on X, which featured a picture of the ...