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Coach On Sean O’Malley Not Defending Title Against Umar Nurmagomedov: “If ‘Suga’ Just Faceplants Merab & Drops A ‘Hendo’ Bomb…”

Following his win over Cory Sandhagen at the start of August, Umar Nurmagomedov would appear to be the next in line to challenge for...

Sean O’Malley Feels Defeating Coach Khabib Nurmagomedov Would Be All-Time Career Highlight: ‘It Would Be Hard To Top That…’

Should Sean O'Malley successfully defend his bantamweight title against Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 306, another big fight awaits the champion. Umar Nurmagomedov will look to...

Sean O’Malley On Umar Nurmagomedov Being ‘Ashamed’ He Is Champion: ‘One Way I Can Become Bigger Than Conor…’

Sean O'Malley recently fired back at Umar Nurmagomedov, who expressed being "ashamed" of O'Malley as the UFC bantamweight champion. Nurmagomedov earned an impressive unanimous decision...

Daniel Cormier Explains Why Sean O’Malley ‘Might Feel Better’ About Fighting Umar Nurmagomedov After His Latest Win

Former two-division UFC champion Daniel Cormier believes Umar Nurmagomedov's latest performance might have made Sean O'Malley breathe a little easier on the bantamweight throne. Nurmagomedov...

Umar Nurmagomedov Touts Bellator Champion As Islam Makhachev’s UFC Lightweight Successor

UFC bantamweight contender Umar Nurmagomedov has an idea of who could inherit the promotion's lightweight crown from Islam Makhachev upon the conclusion of his...

Georges St-Pierre’s Coach On Whether He Thinks Cory Sandhagen Is ‘Too Kind’ To Be Elite, Mistakes Made Against Umar Nurmagomedov

Georges St-Pierre’s renowned head coach, Firas Zahabi, recently weighed in on Cory Sandhagen's performance, suggesting that his lack of elite wrestling skills was a...

Demetrious Johnson Discusses Bantamweight Title Picture After UFC Fight Night Abu Dhabi: ‘Can’t Wait To See All Three Of These Guys Lock Horns…’

In the main event of this past weekend's UFC Fight Night in Abu Dhabi, a new top bantamweight contender emerged. Umar Nurmagomedov was able to...

Sean O’Malley Puts Umar Nurmagomedov Among ‘Lot Of Options’ For Future Opponent: ‘Max, Ilia, Figgy…’

UFC Bantamweight Champion Sean O'Malley doesn't believe Umar Nurmagomedov is set in stone as his next opponent should he get the better of Merab...

UFC Rankings Report: Belal Muhammad Jumps Sean O’Malley On Pound-For-Pound List

As always, the latest action on offer inside the Octagon has seen some climb the ladder toward contention and others fall away. And in the aftermath of...

Javier Mendez Chooses Between Khabib & Umar Nurmagomedov In Striking, Grappling, Mental Toughness, & Chin

Islam Makhachev may have picked up where the great Khabib Nurmagomedov left off with dominating the lightweight division, but his legacy has also been...

UFC Commentator Heaps Praise On Umar Nurmagomedov: ‘He’ll Be Favorite Against Sean Or Merab’

The biggest fight of Umar Nurmagomedov's career led to his most impressive performance to date in the main event this past weekend. There's been hype...

VIDEO: UFC Champ Sean O’Malley Reacts To ‘Close Fight’ Between Umar Nurmagomedov & Cory Sandhagen

UFC Bantamweight Champion Sean O'Malley paid close attention as a key matchup in his division went down in Abu Dhabi this past weekend. In what...

Umar Nurmagomedov ‘Not Happy’ With Performance Against Cory Sandhagen At UFC Fight Night Abu Dhabi: ‘I Thought I Would Maul Him’

UFC bantamweight contender Umar Nurmagomedov seemingly wasn't expecting so much resistance from Cory Sandhagen in their clash this past weekend. The pair of elite 135lbers...

4 Positives & 3 Negatives From UFC Fight Night: Cory Sandhagen vs. Umar Nurmagomedov

On Saturday, the mixed martial arts leader returned for its latest event, UFC Fight Night: Cory Sandhagen vs. Umar Nurmagomedov. After staging its return to...

Khabib Names Who He’d Rather Umar Nurmagomedov Fight For The UFC Bantamweight Title Out Of Sean O’Malley & Merab Dvalishvili

After having his own run in the UFC as a dominant undefeated champion years ago, Khabib Nurmagomedov is now helping to mentor others toward...