Heading into O’Malley and Dvalishvili’s clash at Sphere in Las Vegas, it appeared clear that Umar Nurmagomedov was the clear number one contender. He had just defeated Corey Sandhagen in Abu ...

UFC Hall of Famer Khabib Nurmagomedov went through a similar delayed coronation to a world title shot as his cousin Umar Nurmagomedov now traverses. Umar, the presumptive No. 1 bantamweight contender ...

UFC champion Merab Dvalishvili has claimed that 18-0 contender Umar Nurmagomedov doesn’t deserve a chance to fight for the world title, despite him being the #2 ranked bantamweight in the world.

A new Washington Post report sheds a lot of light on the IBA and Umar Kremlev, key figures in stoking Imane Khelif discussion this summer. A fascinating and underdiscussed element of this summer ...

Umar Nurmagomedov criticizes Sean O'Malley for not showing a sense of urgency in his UFC 306 loss to Merab Dvalishvili. O’Malley (18-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) dropped his bantamweight title to Dvalishvili ...

Spanish La Liga club Las Palmas are the latest to be linked with Nigeria international Sadiq Umar, with the Canary Island side eyeing a January move for the striker, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.

In a surprise twist, Umar Nurmagomedov vs Song Yadong has been announced for the main event of UFC Tampa Bay, per Red Corner MMA. It was previously assumed that Umar Nurmagomedov would be fighting ...

Surrounded by world champs such as Islam Makhachev, cousin Khabib and brother Usman, Umar Nurmagomedov is being built up to become a champion himself with a perfect 18-0 record and six-straight ...

Surging bantamweight contender, Umar Nurmagomedov is reportedly slated to make his return in a main event feature against Chinese challenger, Song Yadong in the main event of UFC Fight Night Tampa ...

Umar Nurmagomedov is convinced Merab Dvalishvili is ducking him. Nurmagomedov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) claimed the No. 1 contender spot when he defeated Cory Sandhagen in his first UFC headliner in August.