UFC Lands Another Nurmagomedov

Umar Nurmagomedov Instagram

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has added another talented fighter from the Nurmagomedov family, as the promotion recently announced the signing of 24 year-old Umar Nurmagomedov.

The promotion took to social media via UFC Russia’s Instagram account to make the signing official.

Umar is the cousin of current UFC Lightweight champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov, and currently competes in the Bantamweight division. He has an undefeated record of 12-0, half of them via stoppage.

Umar has competed in Russia for the majority of his career, but he did fight stateside under the Professional Fighter’s League (PFL) banner on two occasions, defeating Saidyokub Kakhramonov at in 2018, and then Sidemar Honorio this past August.

In his last outing, Nurmagomeodv defeated Braian Gonzalez via rear-naked choke in the very first round under the Gorilla Fighting Championship (GFC) umbrella, which you can see here.

While not yet official, Umar is expected to make his debut at the upcoming UFC 249 pay-per-view (PPV) even on April 18, 2020 in Brooklyn, New York. That event will be headlined by Khabib, as he defends his belt against No. 1 contender, Tony Ferguson.

For the current UFC 249 fight card and line up click here.