UNDEFEATED LIGHTWEIGHT IS COUSIN AND TRAINING PARTNER OF KHABIB NURMAGOMEDOV

LOS ANGELES— Bellator MMA自豪地宣布它不敗, highly touted prospectUsman Nurmagomedov(11-0) has signed an exclusive multi-year, multi-fight contract with the ViacomCBS-owned promotion.

Unbeaten to start his mixed martial arts career, a run that has taken place in regional promotions around the globe, the younger cousin of Khabib Nurmagomedov has been lauded by those close to both fighters as an elite talent that is capable of eclipsing the current world champion. Training under the tutelage of Javier Mendez at American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose, 加利福尼亞州. as well as Khabib’s late father Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov in Dagestan, 俄羅斯, Usman has utilized his stellar wrestling and Muay Thai credentials to breeze through his first 11 專業競賽, with finishes in all but one outing.

“With today’s signing of Usman Nurmagomedov, we are making it clear that Bellator is home to the best fighters on the planet and an organization where the sport’s future stars are coming to compete,“Bellator總裁Scott Coker的說. “I am thrilled to have Usman join the promotion and he will be placed in an immediate position to showcase his skills and contend at 155-pounds. We hope to have him in action inside the Bellator cage by December or January.”

Nurmagomedov will compete in Bellator MMA’s lightweight division, a weight class currently championed by double champ 帕特里西奧“鬥犬” and includes other top athletes, including brother Patricky “Pitbull,” 西德尼·奧特洛, 布倫特博智, 本森·亨德森, 山內達 和 克里斯·岡薩雷斯, 除其他.

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