MOSCOW, March 6 Umar Nurmagomedov, Russian fighter of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) defeated American Brian Kelleher at the 272nd numbered league tournament in Las Vegas (USA). The fight took place in the featherweight division and ended with a rear naked choke in the first round. View this post on Instagram
For former UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov's cousin this victory was the second in the UFC (in January 2021, he defeated Kazakhstani Sergey Morozov by choke in the second round) and the 14th in his career, the Russian athlete does not know defeat. Kelleher's record is 24 wins and 13 losses. Earlier in the tournament, Nurmagomedov's compatriot Tagir Ulanbekov failed to defeat American Tim Elliott.