Khabib s undefeated cousin Usman Nurmagomedov set to make Bellator debut
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Khabib Nurmagomedov alongside his cousin Usman. Photo: Khabib Nurmagomedov/Instagram
Khabib Nurmagomedov may have retired from fighting but a member of his family, another Nurmagomedov, is ready to begin his career in the USA.
Usman Nurmagomedov, a cousin of Khabib, will make his Bellator debut this Friday opposite Mike Hamel.
It will be the first time that a member of the Nurmagomedov clan will fight on a Bellator card.
When MMA Junkie asked him why he chose Bellator over UFC, the much sought after undefeated prospect joked: “We’ve got enough Nurmagomedov’s in the UFC so we needed to move on, so that’s why I picked Bellator. They needed one as well.”
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Usman Nurmagomedov To Make Promotional Debut At Bellator 225 Against Mike Hamel
Feb 25, 2021
Highly toubted prospect Usman Nurmagmodeov will finally make his Bellator debut on the main card of Bellator 225 facing off against Mike Hamel at Lightweight.
Excited for this one.
Undefeated Usman Nurmagomedov will make his @BellatorMMA debut in a lightweight fight against Mike Hamel during the main card of #Bellator255.
Bellator president Scott Coker shared the news as well as stating that the event will air on their new broadcast partners Showtime Sports on April 2nd.
Being the cousin of UFC pound-for-pound #1 fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov, expectations have been set high for the undefeated Usman who currently holds a record of 11-0 with 10 of these wins coming via stoppage. Most recently, Nurmagomedov competed in September of 2020 against Svyatoslav Shabnov securing victory via TKO in round number two.
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