"I expected it to be easier, but it's okay. A win is a win, I did my job. I thought I was going to finish this guy, but he's too strong. When I went into the octagon, I had a plan to take a tekdown and finish him. But it was not possible to finish," Nurmagomedov said at the press conference.
Nurmagomedov defeated Almakhan by unanimous decision of the judges after three rounds. Their confrontation took place today in Las Vegas in the main card of UFC Fight Night 238.
We would like to remind you that after the victory over Almakhan, Umar Nurmagomedov announced his desire to hold a fight with Cory Sandhagen.
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