Umar Nurmagomedov's brother Usman has finally spoken out about the outcome of his first attempt at UFC gold.
The 29-year-old wrestled a decision loss to Merab Dvalishvili on Saturday night at UFC 311. And in a rare occasion, he had to do it without his brother in his corner while his sibling was in the UAE training for his own world title. fight this weekend.
Usman defends his PFL lightweight title against Paul Hughes on Saturday night at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai and was therefore unable to be in Los Angeles. And he remained relatively coy when asked what happened in the United States yesterday.
Umar Nurmagomedov loses the UFC 311 co-main event to Merab Dvalishvili
On Saturday night, Umar Nurmagomedov fell short in his first attempt at winning the UFC bantamweight title as he was pressured and suppressed by Merab Dvalishvili. He was previously undefeated, but his belt shot record had been questioned.
He was tough to beat during the first half of the fight and probably won the opening rounds, but the champion finished strong and seemed to be toying with his rival towards the end. It is now unclear what the future holds for the Russian, who now has to undergo surgery for a broken hand.
Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG
Nurmagomedov handled the defeat with a bit of class and wrote afterwards on Instagram: “There are no excuses. InshaAllah I will become a champion. The rest is not important. Praise Allah in every situation
“And I don't think I've lost this battle. If even the whole world will convince me otherwise. Work through the injuries and get back on track. InshaAllah.”
Usman Nurmagomedov talks about his brother's defeat
Within the famous fighting family, it has always been shown that defeat was never really an option. Umar's cousin Khabib Nurmagomedov infamously went 29-0 in a legendary run as lightweight champion in the UFC, and his brother Usman Nurmagomedov is also undefeated as PFL champion.
However, Usman seems to be coping well with the result, despite not being able to travel to America to be by his brother's side. He has his own battle to worry about and will be able to see his brother or sister after this Saturday.
“In my religion we don't have the word 'maybe',” he told Bloody Elbow in Dubai as part of an exclusive chat ahead of his own title fight on Saturday night. “We don't believe this. What happened, that happened, Alhamdulillah for everything.”
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