Khabib Nurmagomedov’s cousin Umar Nurmagomedov made his UFC debut in Wednesday’s Fight Night Prelims against Bantamweight fighter Sergey Morozov.
The 24 year old Dagestani fighter was a huge favourite going into the fight having a professional record of 12-0 before making his UFC debut.
He showed off good striking prowess before taking down Morozov in the second round and executing a rear naked choke to finish the match by submission.
This is the same move his veteran cousin used on Dustin Poirier.
The MMA legend must have shown his young cousin some tips before entering the octagon.
Nurmagomedov by name, Nurmagomedov by nature!
🇷🇺 @UmarNmgdv remains undefeated in his Octagon debut! #UFCFightIsland8
🏝️ #InAbuDhabi | @VisitAbuDhabi pic.twitter.com/cVnXDzYNuV
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) January 20, 2021
Pictures courtesy of UFC Europe
In a social media post after the fight, Umar is seen with UFC president Dana White with the caption “Impressed the boss on Day One”.
If Umar is anything like his cousin Khabib then he’s set to make Dana a lot of money with a very long future possibly ahead for the 24 year old Dagestani fighter.