Demetrious Johnson just lately previewed Umar Nurmagomedov’s upcoming bout. Nurmagomedov will tackle Deiveson Figueiredo on the prelims at UFC 324.
Each fighters have their eyes on the bantamweight gold. If Umar wins, he needs to tackle two-time and present champion Petr Yan subsequent, and Figueiredo can be attempting to find a rematch towards ‘No Mercy.’
The previous two-time UFC flyweight kingpin has gained 4 out of 6 bouts after shifting as much as bantamweight. Umar, however, has only one loss in his MMA profession, which got here towards Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 311. Umar additionally broke his hand in the course of the aforementioned bout. Following restoration, he made his comeback at UFC 321 reverse Mario Bautista and cruised to a dominant unanimous resolution victory.
Demetrious Johnson picks Umar Nurmagomedov over Deivison Figueiredo
‘Mighty Mouse’ believes the Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Deivison Figueiredo bout shall be a grappling-heavy affair, and Umar will take ‘Deus da Guerra’ down and management him. On the Jaxxon Podcast, Johnson mentioned:
“So the battle between Umar and Figgy is gonna come all the way down to the grappling. Umar is gonna take him down, it’s gotta be a grappling change. Figgy is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu… If I’ve to choose one, I’m gonna decide Umar Nurmagomedov.”
Nextup, Johnson highlighted that many Dagestani fighters overtrain, which is likely one of the essential causes they usually tire out on battle evening. ‘Mighty Mouse’ added:
“These guys practice so exhausting….The one motive these guys lose is as a result of they fuel out from overtraining.”
Take a look at Demetrious Johnson’s feedback beneath:
Whereas Dagestani fighters like Islam Makhachev, Khabib Nurmagomedov, and even Usman Nurmagomedov have displayed elite endurance, others, corresponding to Umar Nurmagomedov and Mentioned Nurmagomedov, have at occasions proven noticeable points in the identical division.
In Umar’s UFC 311 title battle towards Merab Dvalishvili, the previous wilted underneath Dvalishvili’s relentless strain and ran out of fuel within the championship rounds.
Mentioned Nurmagomedov has additionally shown similar tendencies in his earlier two fights, each of that are losses.
