The start of the year marked a historic moment as Umar Nurmagomedov became the first in his legendary family to suffer a defeat in his professional MMA career, losing to Merab Dvalishvili. However, it didn’t take him long to bounce back, as in his next fight at UFC 321, he secured a win over Mario Bautista.

The fight began with Umar immediately attempting a takedown, which he successfully executed, but Bautista defended himself on the ground. There were several moments when it seemed Bautista was close to handing him his second straight loss from big knees to the chest and chin to toe lock; he came close many times.

However, in the end, Umar won the fight with relentless pressure throughout all three rounds. Despite a few challenging moments, ‘The Young Eagle’ dominated the fight and sec

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