Dana White shared a one-word response as to whether he could be all for bringing certainly one of MMA’s hottest free brokers, Usman Nurmagomedov, to the UFC.
The Russian took on Archie Colgan yesterday at PFL New York and earned a stunning first-round knockout win over the American to efficiently defend his PFL Light-weight Championship for the second time. It was additionally Colgan’s first-ever loss in his skilled MMA profession.
Following his win, Nurmagomedov addressed his future, talking to the reporters. Nonetheless undecided, the 28-year-old said that he must speak with Khabib and his staff to decide, with Jake Paul’s (MVP-PFL merger) takeover additionally in his thoughts.
Within the wake of this, Dana White was requested on the presser following the conclusion of UFC Belgrade if he could be all for signing Nurmagomedov. The UFC President had a one-word response, with a smirk:
Certain.
Take a look at Dana White’s response to bringing Usman Nurmagomedov to the UFC, under (1:17 mark):
Usman Nurmagomedov is 22-0 in his MMA profession, And It May Be Excessive Time The UFC Indicators Him
Usman Nurmagomedov continues to be unbeaten in his 22-fight profession. The Russian made his MMA debut when he was simply 18, again in March 2017.
And, in solely his twelfth skilled battle, he was within the now-defunct Bellator, and there was no trying again after that. Simply 19 months into his Bellator debut, he went on to win the Light-weight World Championship. He now boasts wins over notable fighters like Patricky Pitbull, Benson Henderson, and Paul Hughes (twice), and solely seems to be going from energy to energy.
With the UFC’s light-weight division nonetheless as thrilling as ever, it could be excessive time for the promotion to signal the 28-year-old Russian.
