Umar Nurmagomedov returns to winning ways

Bautista and Nurmagomedov gave america a precise dynamic fight. After a lullaby prepared by Aleksander Volkov and Jailton Almeida, 1 of the champion matchups astatine the UFC 321 lawsuit followed. Umar, Khabib Nurmagomedov's cousin, returned to the cage aft losing to champion Merab Dvalishvili astatine the opening of the year, portion Mario Bautista entered the lucifer aft 8 consecutive victories.

Nurmagomedov instantly took down his opponent, but successful the "scramble" Bautista caught the Dagestani's leg, attacked with a "toe hold" and tried a "kneebar", but the 24-year-old combatant remained calm and took power from the apical position. Very dynamic exchanges connected the crushed lasted for respective minutes and crushed fans enjoyed it. A infinitesimal and a fractional earlier the extremity of the archetypal round, Umar took Bautista's backmost and locked successful a "body triangle"; helium held that presumption until the extremity of the circular and the archetypal circular went his way.

Second round

The commencement of the 2nd circular was spectacular! Bautista placed a close "kick" connected the caput of Umar, but deed the Dagestani with his knee. He was concisely connected the ground, but rapidly got backmost to his feet, recovered and got the takedown. This time, Nurmagomedov rapidly gains power from down and "body triangle". 

Bautista moved much and was capable to propulsion retired aft astir a minute.

Umar tried to support the combat connected the ground, but Bautista defended the effort with a large "switch" and returned to his feet. Both fighters fought astatine a unspeakable pace, but Nurmagomedov settled the people of events with different knockdown 2 minutes earlier the extremity of the round. Bautista landed the hardest punch and knocked him down aboriginal successful the round.

At the extremity of the 2nd round, Umar gains assurance and starts the 3rd circular with exchanges with Bautista. After 45 seconds, helium placed a near "high kick" that stayed connected the block; aboriginal helium lands a near manus and goes for different takedown. Great operation of striking and catching conception of the combat and fantabulous gait of some fighters.

Nurmagomedov was perpetually 1 measurement ahead, grabbing the triumph and performing a tactically flawless 3rd round. He won by unanimous determination (30-27 x3). Umar admitted: "I underestimated Bautista. Mario was a overmuch tougher and much hard hostile than I thought."

This is his seventh triumph successful 8 appearances successful the UFC, and contiguous helium broke the winning streak of an fantabulous fighter.