At the press conference following UFC Fight Night 238, Umar Nurmagomedov, a fighter in the promotion's lightweight division, said that he can smear the organization's former featherweight champion Petr Yan.
"When I say I can smear and finish Peter Yan, I mean it. I can do it. When I say I can finish Corey Sandhagen, I know I can do it. Not because I'm some kind of Hercules out there, I just know my team," stated Umar.
At UFC Fight Night 238, Umar Nurmagomedov won a unanimous decision over Bekzat Almakhan before challenging Corey Sandhagen.