Russian mixed martial artist (MMA) Umar Nurmagomedov defeated American Brian Kelleher at the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) tournament. This is reported by the correspondent of “Lenta.ru”.
The meeting in the featherweight category took place on the night of Sunday, March 6, in Las Vegas (Nevada, USA). The Russian successfully held a choke hold in the first round and forced the opponent to surrender.
For Umar Nurmagomedov, who is the cousin of Russian MMA fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov, this victory was the second in the second fight in the UFC. In January 2021, he defeated Kazakhstan’s Sergey Morozov via submission in the second round.
In total, Nurmagomedov has 14 fights in MMA. In all fights, the 25-year-old Russian won.
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