Khabib Nurmagomedov News

Scott Hernandez - November 17, 2016

This past weekend at UFC 205, top ranked UFC lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov stepped into the Octagon on the preliminary card portion of the historic fight card to square off against heavy handed lightweight Michael Johnson. The fight was an incredibly dominant one for Nurmagomedov, who made it 8 straight wins in the UFC, extending his undefeated professional record to 24-0 as he secured a 3rd round submission win over Johnson. As if the win, which included some brutal ground and pound shots from ‘The Eagle’ wasn’t enough, footage from the ‘UFC 205: The Thrill and Agony’ preview shows Nurmagomedov so confident and dominant in the fight that he begins to talk trash to Johnson while landing his ground and pound shots, saying: “You have to give up” before then turning to UFC President Dana White while still landing strikes on Johnson, and saying “I need to fight for the title, you know this. I deserve it.”

Scott Hernandez - November 17, 2016

This past weekend at UFC 205 in New York, top ranked lightweight Khabib Nurmgomedov continued his undefeated streak as he scored a 3rd round submission win over Michael Johnson to extend his unbeaten streak to 24-0 as he cemented his place at the top of the UFC’s lightweight division. The fight was a particularly impressive one for Nurmagomedov, who dominated the fight from bell to bell with his elite level sambo, landing devastating ground and pound shots before ultimately submitting Johnson in the third round.

Tom Taylor - November 16, 2016

Hundreds of fans crowded the tiny Makhachkala airport in Dagestan to welcome Khabib back to Russia. Few fighters ever receive this treatment pic.twitter.com/hkfL628XvW — Karim Zidan 🕊️ (@ZidanSports) November 16, 2016

Scott Hernandez - November 15, 2016

This past weekend in New York, undefeated Dagestani fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov took to the Octagon to fight top ranked UFC lightweight Michael ‘The Menace’ Johnson. The fight, which served as just Nurmagomedov’s second fight back in the Octagon following his two-year layoff from 2014-2016, was an incredibly dominant one for Nurmagomedov, who utilized his Sambo to take Johnson down, and land absolutely brutal ground & pound shots before ultimately submitting Johnson in the third round. With the win, which impressed famed rapper Snoop Dogg, Nurmagomedov now advances to 24-0 over the course of his professional career, and 8-0 over the course of his UFC career. During his post-fight Octagon interview, Nurmagomedov took the opportunity to call out UFC featherweight and lightweight champion Conor McGregor. Despite that, Nurmagomedov was MIA for a 1 on 1 with media members for his post-fight press conference.

Russell Ess - November 14, 2016

Michael Johnson is going back to the drawing board following his submission loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 205 over the weekend. Johnson was looking to climb his way up the lightweight rankings following his first round KO over Dustin Poirier at UFC Fight Night 94 back in September. However, current #2 UFC ranked lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov had plans of his own.

Russell Ess - November 14, 2016

Following Conor McGregor’s historic win over Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 over the weekend, everyone wants to know what comes next for the Irish UFC superstar. On Monday’s episode of The MMA Hour, McGregor’s long-time coach John Kavanagh spoke about the next potential fight for “The Notorious” and said that he personally would like to see the McGregor vs. Diaz trilogy fight because he feels Nate is the second best lightweight in the world next to Conor McGregor.

Tom Taylor - November 14, 2016

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Tom Taylor - November 13, 2016

Last night, on the undercard of UFC 205, lightweight contender Khabib Nurmagomedov extended his record to a sparkling 24-0. He did so with an incredible win over a game Michael Johnson. Nurmagomedov achieved this win by soundly out-grappling his foe until he found an opening for a kimura in the third round.

Chris Taylor - November 11, 2016

Current UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is set to fight Eddie Alvarez for the promotions lightweight championship in the main event of tomorrow’s UFC 205 fight card in New York. However, that didn’t stop “Mystic Mac” from getting into it with other fighters today before weigh ins. As most of you already know, the brash Irish superstar shared a heated moment with current UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley earlier this morning, which eventually led to the two champions trading barbs on social media.

Russell Ess - November 10, 2016

Khabib Nurmagomedov is still very upset that he received two contracts to fight UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez and still has not bout agreement to fight the lightweight champ.

Scott Hernandez - November 10, 2016

With just days to go until UFC 205, the UFC’s historical inaugural event in New York, which will be hosted at the Madison Square Garden, the anticipation among fans for the card is at an all-time high. While the card will play host to three title fights, fans have continued to talk about the preliminary card fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Michael Johnson, where Nurmagomedov could potentially continue his unbeaten streak and secure himself a lightweight title shot. On the other hand, for Johnson, the fight very well could aid him in cracking the lightweight top 5 should he beat the #2 ranked Nurmagomedov.

Russell Ess - November 1, 2016

The historic UFC 205 event is set to take place on November 12 at New York’s Madison Square Garden. The event will feature three UFC championship fights with strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz being the first of the championship fights set for the event. The co-main event will feature the welterweight champion Tyron Woodley vs. Stephen Thompson and last on the card, lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez vs. featherweight champion Conor McGregor for the lightweight title will headline the event.

Scott Hernandez - October 27, 2016

https://youtu.be/dsuKBl-ztSM #1 ranked UFC lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov is widely regarded to be not only one of the best fighters in the UFC’s lightweight division, but also one of the best grapplers in the entire UFC.

Scott Hernandez - October 20, 2016

Prior to the announcement that Conor McGregor & Eddie Alvarez would be squaring off in the main event of UFC 205 on November 12th for the UFC’s inaugural event at the Madison Square Garden, UFC President Dana White indicated in an interview that it was undefeated Dagestani fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov who would likely be getting the title shot against Eddie Alvarez. Several days later however, there had been no announcement of Alvarez vs. Nurmagomedov headlining UFC 205, which prompted ‘The Eagle’ to release several photos of contracts he signed for fights with Alvarez at UFC 205 & UFC 206. Nurmagomedov accompanied the photos with a statement in which he stated that he was waiting on Alvarez to sign the bout agreements.

Scott Hernandez - October 19, 2016

Khabib Nurmagomedov is riding one of the longest winning streaks for any fighter on the UFC roster. With 23 wins in a row, the Dagestani lightweight is on the cusp of a title shot, something he values far more than money.

Russell Ess - October 5, 2016

#1 UFC ranked lightweight contender Khabib Nurmagomedov is not happy that he is not challenging Eddie Alvarez for the UFC lightweight title at UFC 205 in New York. Nurmagomedov feels he was “used” to set up the lightweight title fight between Eddie Alvarez and Conor McGregor, which will headline the UFC 205 card. Instead of fighting for the lightweight title, Nurmagomedov was given a fight against Michael Johnson, which the Russian says will be his last fight before he gets to the title.

Tom Taylor - September 27, 2016

On Monday night, UFC 205 finally got its main event. The card, which will mark the organization’s debut in New York City, will be headlined by a lightweight title fight between reigning lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez, and current featherweight king Conor McGregor. This news, unsurprisingly, sent most of the fight game into a frenzy of excitement. Unfortunately, not everyone was thrilled with this news. Undefeated lightweight contender Khabib Nurmagomedov falls into the small segment of the fight game that was disappointed by the news – but his disappointment is certainly understandable. He was, after all, recently promised a shot at Alvarez’s lightweight title by UFC President Dana White himself, only to have that promise yanked away with the booking of Alvarez vs. McGregor.

Scott Hernandez - September 27, 2016

Leading up to the announcement that Conor McGregor & Eddie Alvarez would be fighting in the main event of UFC 205 for the UFC lightweight championship, it appeared as though Khabib Nurmagomedov, who is ranked at #1 on the UFC’s official rankings, would be getting the fight with Alvarez. While initial reports indicated that the UFC was attempting to book a lightweight fight between McGregor & Alvarez, UFC President Dana White revealed that it was Nurmagomedov who was offered the fight against Alvarez.