MOSCOW, Jun 28 Former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov congratulated his cousin Umar Nurmagomedov with a top 15 bantamweight promotion. On Tuesday, the organization released updated fighter ratings and included Nurmagomedov there for the first time. The Russian closed the top 15 of the lightest category. «Welcome to the high level, brother,» Khabib wrote on his social networks. A few days ago, Nurmagomedov defeated American Nate Maness at the UFC tournament and won the third victory in a row under the auspices of the promotion. During his career in MMA, the Russian won all 15 fights. The current bantamweight champion of the league is Aljamain Sterling of the United States.
