Athletistic/MMA. Legendary Russian mixed martial arts fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov wished his cousin Umar Nurmagomedov good luck. On the night of March 3 (Moscow time), Umar will face UFC debutant Bekzat Almakhan from Kazakhstan.
“Brother, I wish you good luck, you know everything yourself. Future UFC champion, inshallah (“If Allah wills” – translated from Arabic),” Khabib wrote on social networks.
Umar Nurmagomedov is a UFC bantamweight. Currently, he has fought 16 MMA fights and won 16 victories. In the previous fight, which took place in January 2023 at UFC Fight Night 217, the 28-year-old Umar knocked out Brazilian Raoni Barcelos in the first round.
Bekzat Almahan has 15 fights in MMA: 14 victories and 1 defeat.
Source: Sport

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