This past Saturday on the main card of UFC 321 , we saw a potential title eliminator in the bantamweight division. Former title challenger Umar Nurmagomedov (19-1) was looking to bounce back after losing in his last fight as he took on Mario Bautista (16-3) who was looking to continue his eight-fight win streak.

Nurmagomedov was the biggest betting favorite by far on the main card on Saturday. By the lines, most felt that he would run through Mario Bautista, but Bautista was much more game than anyone thought. In the first round, Nurmagomedov got an early takedown, but Bautista did an excellent job forcing scrambles.

In one scramble, he actually got a deep leg lock. However, Nurmagomedov did an excellent job rolling with it and got out of it. He went on to control the rest of the round w

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