The Makhachkala, Russia, native captured the World Fighting Championship Akhmat bantamweight title with a five-round unanimous decision over Abdul-Rakhman Dudaev in October 2016. Nurmagomedov arrived ...

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 ...

Umar Nurmagomedov’s head coach, Javier Mendez isn’t too pleased with his fighter following UFC 311. The undefeated Russian went into his UFC 311 title fight against Merab Dvalishvili as the ...

Dvalishvili (19-4) defended his bantamweight championship for the first time in the co-main event of UFC 311 inside the Intuit Dome, defeating the previously undefeated Umar Nurmagomedov (18-1 ...

The 33-year-old's impressive win at UFC 311 over Renato Moicano was his fourth title defence, breaking the record of his close friend, mentor and coach, Khabib Nurmagomedov. Former UFC lightweight ...

Umar Nurmagomedov was the perfect fighter in the early rounds against UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili. While fatigue did not make a coward of Nurmagomedov, it certainly caused his ...

Umar Nurmagomedov is seemingly undeterred by his loss against Merab Dvalishvili. Advertisement Nurmagomedov challenged Dvalishvili for the bantamweight title in the co-main event at UFC 311 this ...

UFC Bantamweight Champion Merab Dvalishvili went back to work a little quicker than anybody anticipated, returning from a title win in September to a title defense against Umar Nurmagomedov this ...