Tagir Ulanbekov made a successful octagon debut on Saturday when he beat Bruno Silva at UFC on ESPN+ 37, and he dedicated the win to Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov. Ulanbekov (11-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC), who beat Silva (10-6-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC) by unanimous decision in their flyweight bout at Flash Forum in Abu Dhabi, is a teammate of UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and was one of many fighters in his father Abdulmanap’s stable before he passed away in July .