Said Nurmagomedov showed a unique striking approach over three rounds, earning a unanimous win over Douglas Silva de Andrade in UFC Vegas 58.
Silva de Andrade was constantly surprised by Nurmagomedov’s spinning kicks, punches, and other moves from every corner of the octagon. The judges gave the fight 30-27, 29-28, and 29-28 to Nurmagomedov who had now won three consecutive fights.
With this latest victory, Nurmagomedov is hoping he’ll be seeing an opponent with a number next to their name when he returns for his next fight.
“Anyone who is not a top 10, Nurmagomedov. It’s my turn to join the .”
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Nurmagomedov is a fast starter and was looking for a third straight finish under 1 minute. However, Silva de Andrade wanted to slow him down. Nurmagomedov began to separate himself from Silva de Andrade after some vigorous clinching against his cage.
Silva de Andrade was at his most effective when he could close the distance. But standing outside made it dangerous because Nurmagomedov had a reach advantage that combined with blinding speed, wild creativity and blinding speed.
Silva de Andrade was constantly having trouble with the kicks from Nurmagomedov because he couldn’t resist rushing to enter. When Silva de Andrade finally threw caution to the wind, Nurmagomedov uncorked a nasty question mark kick along with a jumping knee strikes that nearly connected flush.
Silva de Andrade finally made Nurmagomedov pay late in the second round when he threw a spinning backfist of his own that put the Russian down on the canvas. Nurmagomedov was forced to adjust his attacks and make sure that he wasn’t in range of Silva de Andrade’s power.
As time was running out, the bantamweights really started unloading but it was still Nurmagomedov landing with more accuracy and power as he added another win to his resume while Silva de Andrade falls to 2-2 in his past four fights.
