Usman Nurmagomedov obtained the step up in competitors he was on the lookout for.
Nurmagomedov (14-0 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) meets Chris Gonzalez at Bellator 283, which takes place July 22 at Emerald Queen On line casino and Lodge in Tacoma, Wash.
The unbeaten rising star has torn by way of competitors thus far, however Crew Alpha Male’s Gonzalez (7-1 MMA, 6-1 BMMA) arguably will mark Nurmagomedov’s sternest check up to now.
“My opponent is an excellent fighter, good athlete, an excellent problem for me, and yeah, I used to be asking for some combat like that,” Nurmagomedov informed MMA Junkie. “After my final combat, I used to be asking Bellator and I used to be asking my administration to get me a troublesome opponent for my subsequent combat.
“After this combat, possibly he’s going to place me in a contender’s (combat), possibly not. We’ll see. We’ve combat. First, we have to win this combat, and after we’re going to speak.”
Being former UFC light-weight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov’s cousin has added additional consideration and expectations towards the 24-year-old, who now finds himself Bellator’s third-ranked light-weight after simply three fights. However Nurmagomedov isn’t involved with the surface noise and plans on persevering with to let his combating do the speaking.
“An important factor I’m trying ahead to is to get extra expertise out of this combat,” Nurmagomedov stated. “I’m not seeking to get extra followers, extra hype. It’s not like my precedence. I’m trying ahead to getting my expertise and to point out my talent set – to show to everybody and to point out everybody that I belong to be the most effective one.”
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