Umar Nurmagomedov has revealed that he has recently been struggling with a hand injury. The undefeated fighter has now recovered and is preparing to return to the UFC octagon.
Umar Nurmagomedov has announced that he wants to fight for the cock category championship belt before Ramadan begins in 2025. That didn’t leave the UFC matchmakers many open doors to arrange such a matchup.
After all, Ramadan begins on February 28, 2025, and Merab Dvalishvili has not been mulling over a quick return and announced a break and rest. Probably for this reason, it was decided to make Nurmagomedov an offer to fight Song Yadong in January.
There were immediate rumors among the fighters in the cock category that the Dagestan had turned down the fight with the Chinese. Now Nurmagomedov decided to clarify the topic and revealed that he was struggling with a hand injury.
– I had a small bone fracture in my hand that’s why I couldn’t take the fight in January. However, now everything is ok with my hand and I am ready to return. I will accept a duel with any opponent anywhere.
It seems that in this situation, UFC matchmakers will probably want to look for an opponent for Umar for the February 1 gala in Saudi Arabia. After all, the big event scheduled for February takes place in Australia, which is unlikely to be a market where an undefeated fighter would be known.