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 blended martial arts profession on Saturday night time after reigning 135-pound titleholder Merab Dvalishvili shut him down through the championship rounds.
It was a tricky tablet for the now 18-1 fighter to swallow, as evidenced by his feedback on Instagram 24 hours after the loss.
“There are no excuses,” Nurmagomedov wrote. “InshaAllah I’ll turn out to be the champion. The remaining is just not vital. Reward Allah in any scenario. And I don’t suppose I’ve misplaced this battle even when the entire world will persuade me in any other case.
“Deal with the injuries and get back on track. 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.
