2 weeks Ago By Jordan Ellis
Khabib Nurmagomedov looked distraught after the UFC 311 co-main event. The Russian MMA legend was on corner duty and guided lightweight champion Islam Makhachev to a resounding win over Renato Moicano in the UFC 311 headliner. In the first fight of the evening, Khabib Nurmagomedov ’s other teammate, Tagir Ulanbekov, had Joe Rogan in stitches during his unanimous decision win over Clayton Carpenter.
However, Umar Nurmagomedov failed to make it three victories out of three fights for the team. READ MORE: Joe Rogan makes the case for Islam Makhachev being greater than Khabib Nurmagomedov after UFC 311 win Viral footage shows gutted Khabib Nurmagomedov Bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili lost the first two rounds on the judge’s scorecards before using his world-class cardio to mount a sensational come-from-behind victory. Ultimately, ‘The Machine’ picked up a unanimous decision to defend his 135lb title for the first time since outpointing Sean O’Malley to become a champion at UFC 306 last September.
As the 48–47, 48–47, and 49–46 scorecards were being read out, a fan in the UFC 311 crowd locked their camera on Khabib, who looked extremely anxious. The 29-0 former champion held onto the Octagon fence and bowed his head as Bruce Buffer announced that his cousin had suffered the first defeat of his 19-fight MMA career. At one point, Nurmagomedov covered his face before turning away from UFC boss Dana White in anger as he reacted to his team suffering a rare setback.
Khabib Nurmagomedov issues statement after UFC 311 On Sunday, Khabib Nurmagomedov shared some thoughts on his ‘rough night’ at California’s Intuit Dome. “Had a rough night last night as I expected,” he wrote on Instagram. “[Islam] has once again proven that he is the best in the world right now, and I am very happy for him and the journey he has taken in this sport, in the history of mixed martial arts, very few fighters have achieved what he has achieved.
Keep working my brother, this is not the limit. “[Umar] keep your head up Junior, yesterday you showed that you are one of the best in the world, at the moment we have something to work on, we will work on the mistakes and return to the title race. “[Tagir] did a good job and made me very happy, but I know he can do even better, this year we need to win a couple more fights.
Don’t forget about our target, bro.”.
