It’s not typically that Khabib Nurmagomedov watches one in all his fighters get put out chilly.
That was the case at UFC Shanghai on Saturday, as one in all his cousins suffered a brutal setback in the principle occasion.
Umar Nurmagomedov was knocked out by Song Yadong to ship the Chinese language followers house glad. A brutal proper hand because the Dagestani shot in for a takedown immediately rendered the previous bantamweight title challenger unconscious.
Three notable faces have been watching on from Umar’s nook, they usually have been visibly distraught at ‘The Younger Eagle’s’ demise.
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‘The Kung Fu Child’ made a press release by KO’ing Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC Shanghai
Khabib Nurmagomedov seemed devastated as Umar Nurmagomedov obtained KO’d at UFC Shanghai
Umar was being cornered by his cousins, the legendary Khabib and his fellow ex-UFC fighter Abubakar, and his brother, PFL light-weight champion Usman.
All three reacted in horror as Song linked with a vicious proper hand to knock Umar out chilly. The printed confirmed the nook’s reside response to the knockout, and the clip quickly made its means onto social media.
Khabib and Abubakar each seemed distressed, but it surely was Usman who had the largest response.
He appeared to panic and immediately jumped to get to his stricken brother, climbing over each ‘The Eagle’ and his different cousin to achieve the cage.
The previous UFC champion made a failed try to carry Usman again, and he’ll want he’d gotten a firmer grip of the PFL star given what occurred when he entered the cage.
After operating into the celebrating victor, Usman threw an elbow at Song earlier than persevering with towards his unconscious brother.
Followers have been extensively criticizing Usman’s motion after Umar’s knockout loss, with some even suggesting the UFC ought to rethink its reported plans to signal him.
The undefeated PFL champion is a free agent after combating out his contract with the UFC’s rival promotion.
Usman is at present in an unique negotiating interval with the PFL and just lately claimed to have turned down a suggestion of $2 million per battle.
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