"It's going to be a good fight. I'm a big fan of Sandhagen's striking technique, but of course Umar knows how to stop this guy. So I'm going to bet on Nurmagomedov winning this fight," Rodriguez said in an interview with James Lynch.
Not so long ago it was reported that the fight between Nurmagomedov and Sandhagen will have the status of a challenger, but today Umar's manager denied this information.
Recall that Nurmagomedov and Sandhagen will fight at the UFC tournament in Abu Dhabi on August 3.