The current UFC lightweight champion, Islam Makhachev, has confirmed that his friend and teammate, Umar Nurmagomedov, will face American Corey Sandhagen in the next fight.
“Umar Nurmagomedov, 5 rounds, main event,” Makhachev wrote on the social network, posting a photo of Nurmagomedov and Sandhagen.
At the same time, Nurmagomedov himself announced where exactly the fight would take place.
“The story continues,” the Russian fighter wrote, posting a photo of the T-Mobile arena in Las Vegas.
The day before, well-known sportswriter Ariel Helwani reported that the duel between Nurmagomedov and Sandhagen was in development, although a few days earlier the Russian announced that he already had a fight.
27-year-old Umar Nurmagomedov is on a four-fight streak in the UFC, knocking out Raoni Barcelos in the last fight in the first round, and 31-year-old Corey Sandhagen won two fights in a row, defeating Song Yadong by technical knockout and a split decision by Marlon Vera.
Currently, Corey Sandhagen and Umar Nurmagomedov are ranked fourth and eleventh in the UFC bantamweight division, respectively.
Source: https://fighttime.ru/news/item/31566-islam-makhachev-podtverdil-sopernika-umara-nurmagomedova.html?rand=19907
