Bantamweights Cory Sandhagen and Umar Nurmagomedov will conflict in the primary occasion of UFC Nashville on Aug. 5. UFC officers introduced the pairing on Thursday.
The reserving represents a quick stand up the ranks for Nurmagomedov, who’s undefeated at 16-0 however faces his stiffest check up to now. To this point, Nurmagomedov has received 4 straight UFC fights, together with finishes over Sergey Morozov, Brian Kelleher and Raoni Barcelos.
The cousin of ex-UFC light-weight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, Umar Nurmagomedov sought a step up in competitors, and he’ll definitely get that in August.
Acknowledged as a perennial contender at 135 kilos, Sandhagen competes in his third consecutive important occasion following wins over Marlon Vera and Music Yadong. Sandhagen beforehand competed for an interim bantamweight title however got here up quick in a combat with ex-champ Petr Yan.
Now, Sandhagen appears to cement himself on the high of the division whereas going through off with a younger gun in Nurmagomedov.
Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov headlines the UFC Battle Evening card in Nashville with extra fights anticipated to be introduced within the coming weeks.
