Khabib Nurmagomedov News

Tom Taylor - April 18, 2018

There are several options on the table for the first title defense of new UFC lightweight champ Khabib Nurmagomedov. One is Dustin Poirier, who says he’s been contacted by Nurmagomedov’s camp to discuss a title fight. Another is Tony Ferguson, who’s been scheduled to fight Nurmagomedov a whopping four times to no avail in the past. And then, of course, there’s former UFC lightweight champ Conor McGregor, who’s beef with Nurmagomedov is currently absolutely sizzling. Whether it serves as Nurmagomedov’s first title defense or not, UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier believes a Nurmagomedov vs. McGregor fight will happen in the near future. Given that he’s both a long-time Nurmagomedov training partner and a UFC analyst, Cormier’s confidence in this matchup occurring is certainly interesting.

Tom Taylor - April 17, 2018

After his riveting knockout win over Justin Gaethje last Saturday in Glendale, AZ, Dustin Poirier called for a title shot opposite new UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. From the sounds of it, he may just get his wish. Speaking on the MMA Hour on Monday, Poirier divulged that he’d heard from Nurmagomedov’s manager, who he says broached the idea of a title fight — perhaps even in Nurmagomedov’s native Russia.

Tom Taylor - April 16, 2018

One of the biggest fights that could possibly be made in MMA today is a showdown between undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, and former champion Conor McGregor. This potential matchup has fans divided right down the middle, as some firmly believe that Nurmagomedov would pound McGregor into applesauce on the mat, while others feel McGregor’s crackling firepower would be more than enough to put Nurmagomedov down.

Tom Taylor - April 12, 2018

https://www.instagram.com/p/BhdV4YYlBKY/ Dagestani featherweight Zabit Magomedsharipov has all the makings of a future star. In the opinion of new UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, however, Magomedsharipov would be wise to start learning English in order to supercharge is rise to superstardom.

Tom Taylor - April 12, 2018

At long last, undefeated Dagestani lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov finally has a UFC belt wrapped around his waist. He earned that belt last Saturday, when he dominated last-minute replacement opponent Al Iaquinta to a unanimous decision win in the main event of UFC 223. While Nurmagomedov is now the undisputed lightweight champion, however, not everyone is buying his reign. UFC lightweight contender Dustin Poirier, for example, has some issues. Poirier, who battles Justin Gaethje in the main event of the UFC’s Saturday stop in Glendale, Arizona, shared his gripes with Nurmagomedov’s reign in a chat with MMAJunkie. For him, it all comes down to the fact that Iaquinta hadn’t really earned the title shot in the same way that Nurmagomedov had.

Tom Taylor - April 11, 2018

Khabib Nurmagomedov is, at long last, the UFC lightweight champion. He earned that distinction with a lopsided unanimous decision win over last-minute replacement opponent Al Iaquinta in the main event of UFC 223 last weekend. Now a ridiculous 26-0 overall, Nurmagomedov can start looking forward to his first challenge as UFC lightweight champion. While nothing is set in stone just yet, the frontrunners when it comes to his first challenger are former champion Conor McGregor, and former interim champion Tony Ferguson—both of whom were stripped when Nurmagomedov won the title at UFC 223.

Tom Taylor - April 11, 2018

https://twitter.com/ZidanSports/status/984084222871724033 UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has referred to the former champion Conor McGregor as a “chicken” many times over the last few years.

Tom Taylor - April 10, 2018

Over the weekend, in the main event of UFC 223, Khabib Nurmagomedov thwarted a last minute opponent Al Iaquinta, moving to a flawless 26-0 overall, and capturing the UFC lightweight title in the process. With a UFC belt finally wrapped around his waist, Nurmagomedov can look forward to any number of interesting options going forward. There’s Georges St-Pierre, who he called out post-fight. There’s Conor McGregor, the former champion. And of course, there’s former interim champ Tony Ferguson, who Nurmagomedov has been booked to fight a whopping four times to no avail.

Tom Taylor - April 9, 2018

Khabib Nurmagomedov on Dagestani Airport with more than one thousand fans #eaglesmma pic.twitter.com/67N3tp4xPB — gornii veter (@neluibit) April 9, 2018

Tom Taylor - April 9, 2018

Last Saturday, in the main event of the seemingly cursed UFC 223 card, undefeated lightweight contender Khabib Nurmagomedov captured the UFC lightweight title with a lopsided unanimous decision win over last-minute replacement opponent Al Iaquinta. As always, Nurmagomedov’s world class grappling acumen served as a significant catalyst for his victory. This time around, however, Nurmagomedov’s striking—particularly his jab—also helped win him the fight. Though he was believed to be at a significant disadvantage on the feet against Iaquinta, the Russian spent significant portions of the fight engaging his foe in a striking battle, and surprisingly performed quite well.

Chris Taylor - April 8, 2018

VIDEO | Dana White says Khabib Nurmagomedov is “absolutely” the most dominant fighter in UFC history Khabib Nurmagomedov captured the UFC’s undisputed UFC lightweight title at last night’s UFC 223 event in Brooklyn by defeating “Raging” Al Iaquinta via unanimous decision.

Chris Taylor - April 8, 2018

Georges St-Pierre responds to Khabib Nurmagomedov’s respectful challenge Khabib Nurmagomedov captured the UFC’s undisputed lightweight title at last night’s UFC 223 event in Brooklyn by scoring a dominant decision victory over “Raging” Al Iaquinta.

Chris Taylor - April 8, 2018

Khabib Nurmagomedov has a message for his fans and Georges St-Pierre following UFC 223 Undefeated Russian standout Khabib Nurmagomedov improved his record to a perfect 26-0 in the healiner of last night’s UFC 223 event in Brooklyn defeating Al Iaquinta via unanimous decision.

Chris Taylor - April 7, 2018

MMA Community reacts to UFC 223’s Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Al Iaquinta main event! A lightweight title fight between Khabib “The Eagle” Nurmagomedov and “Raging” Al Iaquinta served as the headliner of tonight’s UFC 223 pay-per-view event in Brooklyn, New York.

Chris Taylor - April 7, 2018

UFC 223 Results: Khabib Nurmagomedov defeats Al Iaquinta A lightweight title fight between undefeated Russian standout Khabib Nurmagomedov and streaking division contender Al Iaquinta served as the main event of tonight’s UFC 223 fight card in Brooklyn, New York.

Russell Sai - April 6, 2018

Just when you thought things couldn’t get any crazier for UFC 223, Dana White announced a unique stipulation for the lightweight title fight main event. Earlier today, UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway was “declared medically unfit to fight” and was pulled from the lightweight title fight against Khabib Nurmagomedov. After going through a short list of possible replacements, the UFC was able to put together Nurmagomedov vs. Al Iaquinta, as Iaquinta was originally scheduled to fight Paul Felder on the card. With Iaquinta weighing in earlier in the day at 155.2-pounds, initially, he was not going to eligible to win the lightweight title being 0.2-pounds over the 155-pound title fight limit.

Tom Taylor - April 6, 2018

This morning, the MMA community was rocked by the terrible news that Max Holloway—in the midst of his cut down to 155 pounds—was deemed unfit to fight at UFC 223, and forced of his planned lightweight title fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov as a result. “[Khabib Nurmagomedov] my brother, I want to keep going but they are stopping me,” Holloway said in a Friday morning statement on Twitter, assuring that he would have continued to cut weight were it not for the intervention of the New York State Athletic Commission. “Sorry to your team and the fans. You don’t deserve this. This is number one. Shout outs to you and [Anthony Pettis]. Give the fans what they deserve.”

Tom Taylor - April 6, 2018

If ever there was a truly cursed fight card, it’s UFC 223. A week after Tony Ferguson withdrew from his originally scheduled main event battle with Khabib Nurmagomedov, and less than 24 hours after Conor McGregor and his cronies caused the cancellation of a whopping three scheduled fights, featherweight champ Max Holloway has been forced out of his last-minute showdown with Khabib Nurmagomedov, having been deemed medically unfit to fight. The good news is that Khabib Nurmagomedov could still fight on the card. According to multiple reports, Anthony Pettis has been called on to step in against the undefeated Dagestani star. Pettis will first need to hit the 155-mark.