Umar Nurmagomedov thinks he did sufficient to go away Los Angeles with the bantamweight belt.
The little cousin of light-weight legend Khabib Nurmagomedov suffered the primary lack of his combined martial arts profession on Saturday evening after reigning 135-pound titleholder Merab Dvalishvili shut him down in the course of the championship rounds.
It was a troublesome capsule for the now 18-1 fighter to swallow, as evidenced by his feedback on Instagram 24 hours after the loss.
“There are not any excuses,” Nurmagomedov wrote. “InshaAllah I’ll develop into the champion. The remaining just isn’t vital. Reward Allah in any scenario. And I don’t assume I’ve misplaced this battle even when the entire world will persuade me in any other case.
“Take care of the accidents and get again on observe. InshaAllah.”
Throughout his post-fight interview, Nurmagomedov revealed that he had damaged his hand sooner or later within the opening spherical. Nurmagomedov’s supervisor, Ali Abdelaziz, later shared a snapshot of the Dagestani’s swollen appendage on social media.
Khabib sends a phrase of encouragement to Umar Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov, who was within the nook for his cousin’s first UFC title alternative, shared some phrases of encouragement following the setback.
“@umar_nurmagomedov hold your head up Junior, you confirmed yesterday that you’re among the best on the earth, in the meanwhile we’ve got lots to work on, work on the errors and get again to the title race,” Khabib wrote.
