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Umar Nurmagomedov maintains the undefeated streak shared by him, former UFC light-weight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and Bellator light-weight champion Usman Nurmagomedov. Umar Nurmagomedov kicked off the UFC Fight Night primary card with an emphatic knockout in Las Vegas on Saturday evening.
Nurmagomedov befuddled Barcelos with a various hanging recreation from the second the struggle began. Crisp jabs and entrance kicks to the top and physique had been simply a number of the methods Nurmagomedov used to masks his actions. Nurmagomedov launched a fight-ending sequence within the last 20 seconds of Round 1 that required a replay simply to catch what occurred. Nurmagomedov stepped in with a failed knee to the top and instantly adopted with a sneaky left hand that put Barcelos to sleep. The subsequent ground-and-pound photographs had been definitive however pointless.
During his post-fight interview with UFC commentator Paul Felder, Nurmagomedov confessed that he had no clue how he landed the punch. Nurmagomedov, in the hunt for a fast turnaround, challenged anybody within the UFC bantamweight division to struggle him in March.
Nurmagomedov improved to 16-0 with the primary KO of his UFC profession and second KO total. Umar Nurmagomedov, Usman Nurmagomedov (16-0) and Khabib Nurmagomedov (29-0) are actually a mixed 61-0 in MMA.
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