Umar Nurmagomedov thinks he did sufficient to depart 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 through 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 no excuses,” Nurmagomedov wrote. “InshaAllah I’ll change into the champion. The remaining will not be essential. 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.
“Deal with the injuries and get back on track. InshaAllah.”
Throughout his post-fight interview, Nurmagomedov revealed that he had damaged his hand in some unspecified time in the future 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.