Russian Umar Nurmagomedov, after beating American Corey Sandhagen, said that it does not matter who his next opponent will be, but the main thing is that it is a title fight.
The Russian met Sandhagen in the main event of the UFC Abu Dhabi (UAE) tournament. The bantamweight fight lasted all five rounds and ended with Nurmagomedov winning by unanimous decision.
“It was a lot tougher than I expected, like steel.” I think I won every round, but it was very difficult. I tried to translate it, but he had great wrestling defense. I have to believe in my strikes. In the second round, I started to realize that I was no worse than Corey in that aspect.
It doesn’t matter who the next opponent will be, but it has to be a title fight. “You said I beat the no-names, but now I beat the second number in the ranking and you won’t be able to say it anymore,” Nurmagomedov said after the fight.
Umar Nurmagomedov is 28 years old. In total, he has 18 wins and no losses. Sandhagen, 32, has 17 wins and 5 losses.
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