Usman Nurmagomedov
CSAC suspends Bellator champ Usman Nurmagomedov for failed drug test; win over Brent Primus overturned
Bellator lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov is facing multiple repercussions for a failed drug test prior to his Bellator 300 fight against Brent Primus. The California State Athletic Commission has suspended Nurmagomedov (17-0 MMA, 6-0 BMMA) for a failed drug test administered on Oct. 6, which indicated the presence of...
Bellator 300 referees, judges assigned for three title fights
Referees and judges for the three Bellator 300 title fights have been assigned. California State Athletic Commission executive officer Andy Foster informed MMA Junkie of the assignments for the event, which takes place Saturday at Pechanga Arena in San Diego. The three title-fight main card airs on Showtime after...
Usman Nurmagomedov plans to make Brent Primus look ‘slow and old’ at Bellator 300
SAN DIEGO – Usman Nurmagomedov only cares about winning decisively Saturday at Bellator 300 and that means making Brent Primus look bad. At a pre-fight news conference Wednesday at the host hotel, the Bellator lightweight champion Nurmagomedov (17-0 MMA, 6-0 BMMA) seemed unbothered and unfazed about many of the...
Patricky Freire shrugs off odds entering Bellator 288 vs. Usman Nurmagomedov: ‘I want to prove these people wrong’
" CHICAGO – Patricky Freire is the Bellator lightweight champion entering Friday’s Bellator 288, but he’s also an underdog. Regardless of the odds, Freire (24-10 MMA, 15-8 BMMA) is confident entering his bout vs. Usman Nurmagomedov (15-0 MMA, 4-0 BMMA), cousin of former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. In...
Patricky Freire to defend Bellator lightweight title against Usman Nurmagomedov in November
Patricky Freire is now set to defend his recently acquired Bellator lightweight title in November. Sharing the cage with Freire will be an undefeated challenger in Usman Nurmagomedov, who has finished his three previous bouts in the first round. The matchup was first reported by MMA Fight Universe, and...
Usman Nurmagomedov wanted longer fight at Bellator 263, says coach Khabib Nurmagomedov was critical of performance
" Usman Nurmagomedov continues to turn heads in the Bellator lightweight division, but wishes he had the opportunity to show more of his game on Saturday. At Bellator 263, Nurmagomedov (13-0 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) made quick work of Manny Muro, ending the fight in the first round with a...
Usman Nurmagomedov talks having cousin Khabib in corner during Bellator 255 win
UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Another Nurmagomedov made his way into major-league MMA Friday. Usman Nurmagomedov (12-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA), a cousin of former UFC lightweight champion Khabib, took care of Mike Hamel (7-5 MMA, 0-2 BMMA) with a unanimous decision in their lightweight fight on the Bellator 255 main card. And...
Bellator 255 results: Usman Nurmagomedov wins unanimous decision in Bellator debut
Usman Nurmagomedov got the job done in his Bellator debut. The lightweight, a cousin of former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, outpointed Mike Hamel on Friday for a unanimous decision on the main card at Bellator 255 in Uncasville, Conn. Nurmagomedov (12-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) won 29-28, 30-27 and...
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