Khabib Nurmagomedov coached his cousin Umar to a win at UFC 272. Umar, who was stepping up 10lbs for this fight but says he will return to bantamweight next time out, submitted Brian Kelleher in th…
With almost zero damage taken, Umar offered to fight again for the UFC later this month.
In his post-fight interview Nurmagodmeov said: “Very happy that I got a win over such a hard opponent, he’s a tough guy so I’m very happy with the win.” Khabib, who has now been announced to be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in the class of 2022, was his animated self at cageside and was elated to see his cousin grab the victory.
In true family tradition, Umar pushed the pace on Kelleher and showed off some excellent front kicks in the early stages.Keeping true to his Dagestani roots, Umar took his veteran opponent’s back and secured a rear-naked choke at 3:15 of the opening round. Umar moves to 2-0 in UFC and 14-0 overall but despite his impressive performance, many fans noticed that Khabib has been enjoying himself in retirement.🦅 Coach Khabib brought to his feet after that performance from
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