At the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Umar Nurmagomedov defeated Raoni Barcelos with ease, but despite his overwhelming joy, he couldn’t help but feel a little bad for the way he destroyed his opponent.
Umar Nurmagomedov, the cousin of the former lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, competed against the Brazilian fighter Raoni Barcelos on UFC Vegas 67 on Saturday. The evening performance that Umar gave in the octagon undoubtedly served as a source of pride for his cousin.
Umar Nurmagomedov emerged as one of the true elite fighters of the bantamweight division with his stunning knockout over the highly-regarded Raoni Barcelos. He showed off impressive range striking, counter striking, and defense. Let’s take a closer look at how he did it. pic.twitter.com/4NLc64VJwE
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The Russian boxer, who is only 27 years old, took control of the bout right from the start, and Barcelos had no response to any of his crisp jabs, punches, or body kicks. Umar’s mixed martial arts career has been on a roll, and it only seemed like a matter of time before he knocks out his opponent and extends his winning streak.
At the moment, Umar has a record of 16-0-0 in all mixed martial arts competitions, including four victories in the Bantamweight division of the UFC. What this means is that yet another Dagestani fighter has continued an unbeaten streak and an outstanding record in this sport.
In his first fight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, “Young Eagle” took on Sergey Morozov two years ago. Since then, and before taking on Raoni, he has fought and defeated Nate Maness and Brian Kelleher in the interim between those two bouts.
Khabib’s cousin Umar Nurmagomedov is a BAD MAN. @SpinninBackfist https://t.co/Hh8DPbJMu4
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Umar’s first knockout victory, however, came yesterday when he knocked out Barcelos with a body kick and a left hook. Although he had knocked out the Brazilian, he continued to punch him, prompting an apology from him to his opponent.
“I’m a little bit feel bad. I didn’t see [he was knocked out]. I did this very quickly, emotional. I feel bad. For win, I’m happy, of course. First time I do a [knockout] in my life. Crazy.” Umar said in a post-match interview.
Khabib makes all his fighters learn English so they can increase their marketability.
Umar Nurmagomedov coming along nicely #UFCVegas67 pic.twitter.com/6QhvP5WhbB— Kevin Thang (@Skip2MyJays) January 15, 2023
Following the bout, Umar received a lot of praise from his UFC legend cousin Khabib, as well as from other fighters from Dagestan.
